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While trade was the origin of faster exploration, this entire era is characterized by nations trying to spread the “3 Gs”. What are they?
God, Glory Gold
What was the Encomienda System?
A labor system used by the Spanish that rewarded conquistadors by placing all in the New World into a social hierarchy.
Is known as the "old World"
Europe, Asia, Africa
established navigation schools to teach budding explorers the art of navigation, and how to use the astrolabe.
Prince Henry of Portugal
Was killed in a tribal war in the Philippines, and his crew became the first to circumnavigate the globe and proves the world is round.
Ferdinand Magellan
Spanish explorer known for conquering Mexico and defeating the Aztec Empire.
Hernando Cortez
True or False? Native peoples were forced into farming (or mining) the land.
True
Is known as the "New World"
North America
becomes first explorer to reach India by sailing around Africa.
Vasco Da Gama
Sails for England and claims most of modern day NE North America for England.
John Cabot
What year did Christopher Columbus sail and first land in America?
1492
True or False? The Peninsular class was at the bottom?
False, they were at the top. (European-born whites living in the Americas, mainly Spanish or Portuguese.)
China’s silk and porcelain as well as India’s spices lured travelers
Silk
Italian explorer who, in 1497, set sail to go further with Columbus’ discoveries.
Amerigo Vespucci
Dutch sailor who spent his life looking for a northwest route to India.
Henry Hudson
True or false? Enslaved natives form the first class at the top in the encomienda system.
False. (They form the bottom class.)
True or False? The Creole class was 2nd highest.
True. (They were white people who were born in the Americas.)
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For speed, safety, and to save money, countries sought an all-water route to the ____.
east
Spanish explorer who became obsessed with finding the mysterious “fountain of youth.”
Juan Ponce De Leon
Sailed the entirety of the Mississippi River and claimed it for France, also named area “Louisiana” after King Louis XIV.
Sieur De Lasalle
Describe who the Mulattos were in the encomienda system.
A person whose parents are Black and White. (is also 4th down in the encomienda system.)
True or False? Mestizos were 3rd down.
True. (A person whose parents are Native American and white)
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China’s ____ and porcelain as well as India’s ____ lured travelers
Silk, spices
Spanish explorer who discovers the Mississippi River.
Hernando De Soto
Spanish explorer known for defeating the Inca Empire in modern-day Peru.
Francisco Pizarro