a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century
2
New cards
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.
3
New cards
Mercantilism
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
4
New cards
Import
bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.
5
New cards
export
send (goods or services) to another country for sale.
6
New cards
Balance of trade
the difference in value between a country’s imports and exports.
7
New cards
Triangular trade
a multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another.
8
New cards
Middle passage
the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
9
New cards
Joint stock company
a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.
10
New cards
Capitalism
an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
11
New cards
How big was the “explorer of the seas” cruise ship?
1,020 feet with a crew of 1,185
12
New cards
how did the Renaissance enable European exploration to occur?
curiosity of the lands and people
13
New cards
how did the reformation enable the european expansion to occur?
refugees and missionaries
14
New cards
how did the Monarchs enable the European Exploration to occur?
seeking new sources of revenues
15
New cards
What was money?
power
16
New cards
how did the technological advances enable european exploration to occur?
better maps, compass, astrolabe, and sextant
17
New cards
how did marco polos book “the travels” enable european exploration to occur?
stirs Europes curiosity/fascination with Asia.
18
New cards
How was travel by land dangerous
needed to find sea route.
19
New cards
what were the motives for the Exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
20
New cards
when was the age of enlightment and why?
it happened in the 18th century because of success of the scientific revolution
21
New cards
what were the philosophers?
mostly french enlightment thinkers
22
New cards
what did the philosophers do
they changed the world forever
23
New cards
What was a Salon in the age of enlightment?
it’s where guests would engage in conversations about the new philosophical ideas.
24
New cards
what would women who a Salon, do ?
they found themselves in a position to sway political opinion & influence literary and artistic taste
25
New cards
Who are three enlightment thinkers?
Rene, Votaire, and Rosseau
26
New cards
Rene Descartes
1637; wont believe something to be true unless he himself determined it was.
27
New cards
Votaire
pushed for deism; the belief that god was a mechanic who created the world and allowed it to run without interference.
28
New cards
who believed people make the world go around?
votaire
29
New cards
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
30
New cards
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)