Slavery
Where did the majority of enslaved Africans come from?
West Africa
What was the Atlantic system?
Trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Angolan leader who fought, then made peace with the Portuguese, creating a semi-independent Angola
What made the Age of Exploration possible in the Americas?
Royal person appointed by a monarch to rule a colony or territory
Viceroy
What caused the rise of slavery in the Americas
This economic system emphasized accumulating gold and silver to increase national power
Mercantilism
He dissolved their social rank
What technology allowed mariners to accurately tell their longitudinal position?
The astrolabe
Dutch ship with a pear shaped hull, made it easy to carry cargo across the oceans
Fluyt
Why did African nations like the Asante participate in the slave trade?
Slavery was already part of their culture and they wanted access to firearms and European goods.
These crop from the Americas became a staple food in Europe and Asia.
Maize and potatoes
Time period when Spain reconquered the Iberian peninsula and expelled all the Muslims and Jews.
Reconquista
The massive transfer of plants, animals, culture, people , technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas (New World) and Afro-Eurasia (Old World)
The Columbian Exchange
Business entities in which shares of the company's stock can be bought and sold by shareholders and created colonies all over the Americas and Africa
Join-Stock Companies
Why did Europeans mostly enslave Africans instead of Native Americans?
Many natives died from plagues and diseases
Spain used this system to reward conquistadors with land and labor in the Americas
Encomienda
What did the Japanese shogunate decide to do to limit outside influence in their country?
Enacted Sakoku (Japanese isolationism)
Drink refined from sugar; Britain was a top consumer of this product
Rum
African traditional religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon peoples of Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria
Vodun (Vodoo)
Where did the majority of African slaves get taken during the Middle Passage?
Brazil and the Caribbean
Where did most European powers focus their trading efforts?
Asia
Aside from violence, how were the Spanish able to control indigenous populations
Through the introduction of Catholicism and the blending of native cultures.
Large ships created by the Spanish that could carry cargo and guns. Connected the Philippines with the rest of the Spanish Empire
Manila galleon
Religious story which helped merge Aztec and Spanish traditions
Our Lady of Guadalupe