unit 7 - age of exploration

rivas test

rudder

a moveable piece at the back of the ship that allows it to maneuver throughout the waters

bartolomeu dias

first one to sail to the tip of africa

treaty of tordesillas

pope settling the conflict between the portuguese and the spanish, dividing the empire

quetzalcoatl

the god that montezuma thought cortes was

cottage industry

when people work at home and make their own products

colombian exchange

the transfer of foods between the old world and new world

middle passage

the journey that african slaves took from africa to the americas

mexico

present-day land where the aztec empire was located

beaver fur

the product that the french got rich off of in canada

mercantilism

the economic theory that you should export more than you import

henry hudson

the english explorer that came to present-day new york

vasco da gama

the first explorer to go around the tip of africa

entrepreneur

a person that opens up their own business

three g’s

gold, god, and glory are the three motivating factors for the age of exploration

atahualpa

inca emperor that was kidnapped and eventually killed

conquistadors

the spanish term for conquerors

triangular trade

taking products from europe, taking slaves from africa and bringing them to the new world, selling the african slaves and getting products form the new world, and bringing them back to the mother country and manufacture them

human sacrifice

many of the aztecs sided with cortes because they were upset with this practice

circumnavigate

to circle around the world

1400-1600

the years that are generally associated with the age of exploration

henry the navigator

not an explorer, but funded many explorations

inca empire

indigenous group of people that were taken down by the spanish explorer who was offered a room full of gold

cash crops

sugar cane, cotton, and tobacco are examples of

astrolabe

an innovative tool that allowed sailors to navigate using stars

ferdinand magellan

first explorer to circumnavigate the globe with his crew, dying before returning home

peru

present-day country home to the incas

champlain

french explorer known for exploring the great lakes, which opened up to present-day US

smallpox and measles

many native americas died as a result of this and not weapons

hernan cortes

the conquistador who took over the aztecs

christopher colombus

the conquistador that sailed the ocean blue in 1492

taino people

the indigenous group of people that colombus brought back to europe on his second voyage