1.1 Emergence of Europe
Who was the Italian Traveler who wrote a Book thaqt increased European interest in the Outside World in the 1300s?
Marco Polo
Where was Columbus from?
Italy
What are the Three Gs of Motivation?
God, Gold, Glory
How did the exchange of crops lead to an increase in global populations
Diets became healthier
What war allowed for Euorpeans to open trade with the Middle East, thus ending the "Middle Ages"? (Hint: Tampa Catholic)
The Crusades
What country did Coulmbus sail for?
Spain
What Religion was primarily spread in the Americas? (What Specific Denomination)
Catholicism
90% of the population died because their immune systems had never experienced Old world diseases
What Land based trade route did Europeans use to trade with Asia?
The Silk Road
What region of the Americas did Columbus discover
The Caribbean
The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) was an agreement to split the world in Colonization throuw what two countries?
Spain and Portugal
Why did American diseases not spread as much in AfroEurasia?
They were harder to spread and there were not as many Americans settling in AfroEurasia
What was the problem with Silk Road trade for Europeans that required them to search for a Maritime Trade Route?
Ottoman Taxed East/West Trade Heavily
What good did Columbus think there was a lot of in the New World once he first arrived?
Gold
Why does Brazil speak Portuguese?
They were the only colony in the Americas colonized by the Portuguese
Name the two American crops that have become global staples throughout the world
Potatoes and Corn
How was Columbus' Idea different from previous explorers in his mission to find Asia?
Sail West instead of South around Africa
Why has Columbus day been cancelled?
Explain the difference between raw goods and manufactured goods
Raw goods are naturally occurring in nature, manufactured goods are made from raw goods, and must be produced
What was the only domesticated Animal in the Americas prior to the Columbian Exchange
The llama