Vocabulary
the rebellion of a ship's crew against the captain
Where did Bartolomeu Dias land and where was he headed?
Headed west of Africa, landed at the Cape of Good Hope, southern tip of Africa
Where did Christopher Columbus land and where was he headed?
Headed to Spice Island, landed in the Bahamas
Who was Sir Francis Drake?
English explorer, pirate, looted ships for Queen Elizabeth I
During the Middle Ages, the spice trade was controlled by
Arab Traders
cartographer
a mapmaker
Where did Vasco da Gama land and where was he headed?
headed to India, passed the Cape of Good Hope and was on the east coast of Africa (trading centers, trouble with Arab traders)
Wanted control of the trade on the eastern coast of Africa
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
Where was the Strait of Magellan?
a Portugal explorer who sailed for Spain, he circumnavigated the world
Southern tip of South America
What happened between the fight between the Spanish Armada and the English?
England tricked the Spanish, England won
Dutch people are from where?
The Netherlands
colonization
the practice of controlling and settling an area with people from another country
Where did Pedro Alvares Cabral land and where was he headed?
headed to India, landed in Brazil (South America) then went to India
What is the encomienda system?
if you were Spanish you would get slaves and land for free in Central America
Nice to Native Americans and known for the Fur Trade
Where is the spice island located?
answer options: Maluku Islands, East Indies (Indonesia)
monopoly
a situation in which one person, country, or company has complete control of the supply of a good or service
What body of water is between Africa and India?
Indian Ocean
Who was Bartolome de Las Casas?
A Spaniard who realized that encomienda was not fair and exploited the truth of how indigenous people were treated
What was the Middle Passage?
At the start of the Age of Exploration, after the ____ traders, who controlled the Spice Island?
a sea route connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America
Cape of Good Storm
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas
1494 an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole. All land west of the land can be claimed by Spain and all land east could be claimed by Portugal
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown, Virginia
How did the Dutch people get control of the spice trade?