Floating Words
method used to represent the curved surface of the Earth on a flat map
projection
this event initiated a transformation in agriculture, trade and cultural exchanges between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia.
Columbian exchange
slaves were abducted from this continent
Africa
Name the earliest organized states that slavery existed in.
Athenians
Romans
Assyrians
China
India
to travel all the way around the earth
circumnavigate
key species introduced during the Columbian exchange
Horses, cattle, sheep, goat
types of projections used in maps
Mercator projection
Robinson projection
area in which slavery existed
Triangle Trade/Middle Passage
to cause to be a slave or to be in condition of bondage.
enslave
Reason why many died of diseases like smallpox and measles
Lack of immunity
these tools were used in navigating seas like the Indian and Atlantic oceans
astrolabe
magnetic compass
lateen sail
How people became property in the Americas.
defined legally as property
racial hierarchy
religion and science
a large estate used for cultivating commercial crops such as rubber, tea, cotton, sugar, or coffee.
these were used in place of trade
Joint stock companies
reasons why European exploration began
spread of Christianity
Personal glory
New sea route through Indian Ocean
name the order in which a racial hierarchy operated during the Transatlantic slave trade
People of European descent
Free people of African descent
Enslaved People of African descent
crop grown for selling on the market for profit rather than for food or personal use
cash crop
this vegetable became a staple crop during the Columbian exchange and beyond
Potato
intermediaries
Financiers
Merchants
scientific reasons why slavery considered legal
racial biases
lacking intelligence
submission to white authority
freedom damaging to mental health