11.1
Why did Europeans want to find a new route to Asia?
A. To locate the Bermuda Triangle
B. They wanted to cut out a middle-man and gain direct access to the riches of Asia
C. They wanted to cut through to to Asia using the Nile as a shortcut
D. They were trying to locate Br. Zacharia's great great great great grandfather
What is B? (They wanted to cut out a middle-man and gain direct access to the riches of Asia)
True or False:
The Dutch were the first Europeans to challenge the Portuguese domination of trade with Asia.
What is true?
Immunity in the context of travel, trade, and people visiting new lands is brought up in this chapter in what regard?
What is disease/sickness/illness etc.?
This vocab. word that is defined as a formal agreement among people
What is a compact?
What century was the international slave trade first established?
What is: 1500's / 16th century
In 1497, which Portuguese explorer set out to India and acquired a vast amount of spices to sell in Europe?
Who is Vasco da Gama?
True or False
The Portuguese seized the island of Calicut off the coast of India in 1510
What is False?
This is the capital of the Aztec Empire (We have covered this 3 times please someone get this)
What is Tenochtitlan?
This was the name of the first English colony built and established in NA.
What is Jamestown?
How were slaves transported across the Atlantic Ocean?
(descriptive/specific)
What is: shackled, in horrible conditions under the ship's deck, extremely close together.
This dividing line designated in 1494 by the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New World up for Spain and Portugal.
What is the Line of Demarcation?
Name 3 spices commonly found in the Spice Islands that were in high demand
What are cloves, nutmeg, pepper, turmeric, paprika, cinnamon ...
(need at least 2 bold)
(First Name) _____ Cortez was a famous Spanish conquistador
Who is Hernan?
The word 'slav' meaning slave originated from what area of the world?
What is Eastern Europe / Slavic peoples
What was the basis of Mercantilism?
Sell more than you buy / Wealth of a nation is dependent on Gold and Silver.
Early into European exploration to Asia, what major sickness disrupted trade?
What is 'The Black Death' / (will also accept scurvy due to ambiguous wording) ?
The geographical name for the Spice Islands is
What is Moluccas?
The three G's of Spanish Conquest (reasons for why they were expanding/conquering/etc) were...
What is God, Gold, and Glory?
French claimed Canada/North America was called?
What is New France
Give 3 examples of who was trading who during the Triangular Trade with one example for each of what was traded? (Ex: 1. NA to EU - fur)
NA/Indies to Eu - Molasses, Cotton, Rum, Tobacco
SA to Africa - Gold, tobacco
Africa to all - gold, slaves, manufactured goods
These two cultures/peoples dominated trade prior to the rise of the Spanish and the Portuguese.
Italians and Arabs
Why did the Ming Dynasty start decaying by the early 1600's?
What are: revolts and/or Manchu invaders getting past the Great Wall
Distinguish the difference between Mestizo and Mulatto people?
What is Mestizo refers to individuals of mixed European (usually Spanish) and Indian/Indigenous American ancestry. Mulatto refers to individuals with mixed European and Black African roots.
What did the 1763 Treaty of Paris establish? (explain)
What is: end the worldwide war, ensured British dominance in NA with France giving up Canada and everything east of the Mississippi River.
Approximately how many slaves where brought the the Americas during the slave trade and approximately how many died during the Middle Passage?
2 part question - need both to be correct for points
What is 12.5 million slaves brought and ~2 million died during travel. (Acceptable range is + or - 0.5 million for both numbers)