exploration Flashcards

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Answer 1

Agreement in 1494 between Spain and Portugal that divided up the lands of the New world. It was important because it prevented conflict, influenced future claims, and shaped colonial expansion. Spain took over most of South America, and Portuguese took over more of east around the Cape of Good Hope.

Answer 2

Portuguese exploration was mainly focused on seeking access to the spice trade of the indies by sailing eastward through the Indian Ocean.

Answer 3

The Spanish were attempting to reach the same destination by sailing westward across the Atlantic. They were able to expand far grander overseas because of their resources.

Answer 4

Portugal wanted to establish sea routes to Asia.

Answer 5

Spain focus on exploiting mineral wealth, establish large territory settlements, and spread Catholicism.

Answer 6

Spanish conquistadors were hardy individuals that were motivated by a typical 16th Century blend of glory, greed, and religious crusading zeal. They used weapons, organizational skills, and determination. They also benefited from rivalries among native peoples and decimation of native peoples by European diseases.

Answer 7

A conquest where Spanish conquistador Herman Cortes led a small spanish force and numerous indigenous allies, overthrowing the Aztec empire. Diseases like smallpox, spanish weaponry, and allies, helped them defeat the.

Answer 8

The Spanish conquest of the Inca empire. Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro ambushed and captured Inca emperor Atahualpa. They used superior weaponry and fear of their horses and guns to defeat the Inca.

Answer 9

An economic and social system that permitted the conquering Spaniards to collect tribute from the Indians and use them as laborers. In return the Spaniards were supposed to protect the Indians, pay them wages, and supervise their spiritual needs. So, a paternalistic system of the government.

Answer 10

A Dominican friar who championed the Indians. At first he was a conquistador but was horrified by the treatment of Indians. He wrote two books one of them called, The Tears of the Indians, that caused a scandal.

Answer 11

Disease was really strong in the Age of Exploration. Europeans spread smallpox and measles to Native Americans. Syphilis was introduced by Native Americans. Millions died.

Answer 12

Spain and Portugal have been important aspects of history because they mainly started the Age of Discovery and also established massive global empires, which shaped world history through exploration, colonization, and the global trade networks. Spain and Portugal impacted history by being a very influential part of the global trade networks, and various other reasons. But the most impact they had was on their leadership in the Age of Discovery.

Answer 13

The Slave Trade fueled the economys growth in Europe by providing a cheap source of labor for the plantations, which generated massive wealth for multiple European nations. The Slave Trade impacted history by fueling the economy, industrial growth, and development of social hierarchies.

Answer 14

The Triangular Trade was important to history because it ended up creating a powerful transatlantic economic system that later on enriched Europe due to them providing cheap raw materials from the Americas, made goods from Europe, and enslaved labor from Africa. The Triangular Trade impacted European history by declining the African population due to many deaths in the process of the trade. It also created a very brutal labor system in Africa.

Answer 15

The Middle Passage started one of the most brutal and dehumanizing episodes of human suffering, they would take millions enslaved Africans and ship them across the Atlantic to then be enslaved in the Americas. The Middle Passage not only was one of the biggest reasons for the start of slavery but also impacted cultures, economies, and societies in Africa and America.

Answer 16

The slave trade impacted parts of Africa and the Americas. From the slave trade Africa had gained political instability, demographic changes, economic issues, and social and cultural changes. For the Americas slavery brought, forced labor and economic exploitation, racist systems, destruction of families, and even cultural trauma.

Answer 17

The Major European Rivalries were important because they drove global imperialism through mechanisms like the pursuit of prestige and budget pressures. Which influenced the formation of entangling alliances that ended up leading to the large wars. The Major European Rivalries impacted Europe by fueling global imperialism as nations sought prestige and wealth through colonial expansion.

Answer 18

The British East India company was important to Europe because it was a powerful commercial and imperial force that provided Europe with lucrative commodities like tea, cotton, and indigo, and also financed Britain's industrial Revolution. The British East India company impacted Europe by creating many new markets for European goods, gaining wealth, and fueling Britain's Industrial.

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European Rivalries were important to Europe because they drove the Age of Imperialism which was leading to competition of global territory, resources, and prestige. European Rivalries impacted history by fueling global imperialism, leading to widespread colonization, resource exploitation, and conflicts for dominance.

Answer 20

China and Japan both had recourses that Europeans were after. China provided the magnetic compass, which was crucial to navigation. Japan introduced advanced firearms and technologies that influenced European warfare.

Answer 21

European rivalries in the West indies were driven by the desire to control sugar producing colonies. This led to frequent conflicts between Britan, France, and Spain. These powers fought wars, seized islands, and signed treaties that shifted colonial control, with Britain and France being the dominant powers in the 18th century.

Answer 22

Spain, France, Britain, and the Netherlands

Answer 23

Spain, France, Britain, and the Netherlands established colonies in North America to expand their empires, gain wealth, and spread religion. Spain focused on the southwest and Florida, France on Canada and the Mississippi Valley, Britain on the Atlantic coast, and the Dutch briefly held parts of the Northeast. These colonies shaped the continent's languages, cultures, and political systems, laying the groundwork for modern North American nations.

Answer 24

In the late 15th and 16th centuries, power in Europe shifted from Mediterranean states like Venice and Genoa to Atlantic states such as Spain, Portugal, England, and France. This change happened by the discovery of the Americas and new routes to Asia, which brought immense wealth and global influence to Atlantic nations. Mediterranean dominance declined, and the Atlantic powers became the leaders of global exploration and trade.

Answer 25

In the Americas, colonial society was divided by race and birth. Europeans born in Europe were at the top, colonists born in the Americas, mixed race people, indigenous people, and enslaved Africans at the bottom. This system

Answer 26

In the Americas, colonial society was divided by race and birth. Europeans born in Europe were at the top, colonists born in the Americas, mixed-race people, indigenous people, and enslaved Africans at the bottom. This system helped Europeans keep power and control.

Answer 27

The spread of Christianity in the Americas was closely tied to European colonization and often forced on Indigenous peoples. Missionaries wanted to convert them, but this also meant destroying native religions, languages, and traditions. As a result, Christianity became a tool for spiritual and cultural control over Indigenous people.

Answer 28

The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the old world and the new world after 1492. Europeans brought horses, cattle, and wheat to the Americas, and receiving crops like corn, potatoes, and tomatoes. This exchange impacted global diets, economies, and populations, but also led to the spread of deadly diseases that killed a lot of Indigenous peoples.

Answer 29

This would be a part of the economic growth of European countries, and suffering of European common people. It would involve merchants, trading, and joint stock companies that would raise inflation while wages did not rise. This was influenced by the rise of colonies and exploitation of resources in the New World, Asia, and Africa. This would also be increased by the want to outgrow other European countries in wealth, causing trade wars and the fight for gold and silver.

Answer 30

Mercantilism was the power a country had based on its wealth (gold and silver), a system that would make countries fight over trading. Countries like Spain and Portugal would establish and exploit colonies in order to obtain gold, silver, or other goods that could be traded for gold and silver. They would establish trade with another country in order to do this malicious trading, enhancing European powers over other states.

Answer 31

The Bank of Amsterdam was the first central bank (in and during the Dutch rise), and would replace the House of Fugger. It was the center of the Dutch East Indian Company, and would be the center of financial works, along with the shipments of goods. The DEIC would be the first stock trading/exchange business.

Answer 32

This was a powerful, rich, and influential banking family, made up of a dynasty of private banks and merchants. They became one of the most powerful banking families with the help of Jakob Fugger. They would give money to the Vatican to build the St Peter's Basilica, and the monarch Charles V in order to finance wars and colonialism.

Answer 33

A joint stock company was, and is, a company

Answer 34

This would be a part of the economic growth of European countries, and suffering of European common people. It would involve merchants, trading, and joint stock companies that would raise inflation while wages did not rise. This was influenced by the rise of colonies and exploitation of resources in the New World, Asia, and Africa. This would also be increased by the want to outgrow other European countries in wealth, causing trade wars and the fight for gold and silver.

Answer 35

Mercantilism was the power a country had based on its wealth (gold and silver), a system that would make countries fight over trading. Countries like Spain and Portugal would establish and exploit colonies in order to obtain gold, silver, or other goods that could be traded for gold and silver. They would establish trade with another country in order to do this malicious trading, enhancing European powers over other states.

Answer 36

The Bank of Amsterdam was the first central bank (in and during the Dutch rise), and would replace the House of Fugger. It was the center of the Dutch East Indian Company, and would be the center of financial works, along with the shipments of goods. The DEIC would be the first stock trading/exchange business.

Answer 37

This was a powerful, rich, and influential banking family, made up of a dynasty of private banks and merchants. They became one of the most powerful banking families with the help of Jakob Fugger. They would give money to the Vatican to build the St Peter's Basilica, and the monarch Charles V in order to finance wars and colonialism.

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