Iberian Empires in Americas and Asia

Role of sugar, slaves, silver

Sugar Slaves and sliver where the three most wanted items during trade. silver was used as one of the first world currancy. slaves where bought with slaves. and sugar was a new item that blew up.

Differences between Spanish and Portuguese colonization

Spanish focused on mining for gold and sliver to produce money and there colonies where much closer together. where as when Portuguese came to the Americas seeking for gold and silver most land was taken out by Spanish but they found fertial soil so they grew sugar plantations and hired slaves to work on it.

Atlantic System

a triangular trade that traded silver sugar and slaves. Europe America and Africa.

Mughal empire during Age of Exploration

the Mughals had a strong army which led to no one wanting to take there land as they where powerful. Europeans traded with them but never tried to take over. the Mughals offered silk spices etc.

Ming China during Age of Exploration

they traded luxury goods like silk and silver they where a tribute system and they would fall do to corruption.

Sugar

was one of the most wanted trade goods. 

Smallpox

a deadly illness brought for old world to new world

Silver

a wanted trade good by all colonies and was used as a currency

Ships

used to transport people or goods to other places by water

Mita

a spanish force labor system used males. high death rates as they where not treated properly housing food and hard work killed them.

Gold

a wanted item also used for currency

Genocide

destruction of racial or ethnic or religous group metal physical harm to them or force converting. or killing them. and even stop them from repruducing. 

Encomienda

Taking land from indigenous people,

Ming Emperors

16 emperors in 300 years.

Ferdinand and Isabella

Catholic monarchs who sponsored Columbus voyage lived in Spain and where married.

Akbar (“Great Mughal”)

emereror who lead the mughal empire he expanded the empire respected all religons built his empire through war and conquest. 

AmerIndians

the indigenous people of the Americas.