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Conquistador
a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century
Colony
a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
Mercantilism
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
Import
bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.
export
send (goods or services) to another country for sale.
Balance of trade
the difference in value between a country’s imports and exports.
Triangular trade
a multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another.
Middle passage
the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
Joint stock company
a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.
Capitalism
an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
How big was the “explorer of the seas” cruise ship?
1,020 feet with a crew of 1,185
how did the Renaissance enable European exploration to occur?
curiosity of the lands and people
how did the reformation enable the european expansion to occur?
refugees and missionaries
how did the Monarchs enable the European Exploration to occur?
seeking new sources of revenues
What was money?
power
how did the technological advances enable european exploration to occur?
better maps, compass, astrolabe, and sextant
how did marco polos book “the travels” enable european exploration to occur?
stirs Europes curiosity/fascination with Asia.
How was travel by land dangerous
needed to find sea route.
what were the motives for the Exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
when was the age of enlightment and why?
it happened in the 18th century because of success of the scientific revolution
what were the philosophers?
mostly french enlightment thinkers
what did the philosophers do
they changed the world forever
What was a Salon in the age of enlightment?
it’s where guests would engage in conversations about the new philosophical ideas.
what would women who a Salon, do ?
they found themselves in a position to sway political opinion & influence literary and artistic taste
Who are three enlightment thinkers?
Rene, Votaire, and Rosseau
Rene Descartes
1637; wont believe something to be true unless he himself determined it was.
Votaire
pushed for deism; the belief that god was a mechanic who created the world and allowed it to run without interference.
who believed people make the world go around?
votaire
Rosseau
believed people should be governed by the general will of all people of a society; people give up sovereignty in order to maintain social orders
What was the Enlightments greatest impacts on world history?
art, literature, and music had a period of maturation and growth; people read and wanted to go to school more; and the spread of renaissance ideas (individualism)
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