European Exploration and the Americas SS 23-24

Vasco de Gama

who was the portuguese explorer who was first to sail in the Indian Ocean (of european explorers)

1497

Porgtuguese explorers were the first to sail in the Indian Ocean. when?

1488

Portuguese were first to sail along the coast of Sub Saharan Africa in ____

china

where did gunpowder and compass come from

favorable balance of trade

export > import

Ferdinand Magellan

who is the person who died on a trip around the world

God, Gold, Glory

three Gs

Guns, Germs & Steel

three things that the allowed the Europeans to be successful

Francisco Pizarro

conquistador leader

Atahualpa

name of inca leader

Tenochtitlan

Aztec capital city

Treaty of Tordesillas

the pope drew a line between where the Spanish could claim and Portugues could claim.

Columbian Exchange

international exchange of food, plants, animals, etc

Capitalism

economic system where you individually own your money and make profit individually based on your work

Joint-stock company

company that people can buy small shares of and is invested in by many people

Inflation

more money = higher price

Mercantilism

idea that power is based on exports vs import

Middle Class

class between upper and lower (idk why this was on the review sheet she gave us tbh)

ok

make sure you know shit about the civ. you did for your poster project then say “ok”

Fertile Crescent

Where did the Europeans get cattle and steelsmithing from?

materialism, individualism, machiavelli, skepticism, secularism, humanism

how was the renaissance connected to exploration? (list the five values and the person)

they were inaccurate, hard to navigate with/plan for trips

what was the takeaway from the map activity

ok

remember johnny jones and sam smith exercise we did and say “ok”

they won because of their bravery and skill

what do textbooks imply about explorers that wasn’t the case

ok

European explorers killed tens of millions of natives. remember this then say “ok”

merchants

what class profited the most from exploration (besides kings etc)

mercator

map projection that inflates latitude but keeps angles

Winkel tripel

standard for maps in the national geographic society, less distortion

ok

think about the old Aztec capital. If you don’t remember, it was the one that was like a floating island on a lake. look back at the stuff if you don’t remember still. say “ok”

there were a lot of native Americans, they were diverse, the colonizers killed a lot

takeaways from the khan academy edpuzzle