Study Guide for Quiz on Columbian Exchange, Age of Exploration, and Atlantic Slave Trade

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What year did Christopher Columbus set sail?

1492

Who did Christopher Columbus sail for?

Spain

What was the primary reason for the beginning of the slave trade?

The demand for labor in the Americas due to the plantations.

What is mercantilism?

An economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances.

What were the effects of the Age of Exploration?

Involvement in global trade, colonization, cultural exchanges, and the spread of diseases.

What are the three Gs that caused exploration?

God, Gold, and Glory.

What was the purpose of the caravel?

To provide a vessel that could sail faster and carry more cargo, enhancing exploration.

What were the origins and reasons for Vasco Da Gama's exploration?

Portugal; to find a sea route to India for trade.

What were the origins and reasons for Ferdinand Magellan's exploration?

Portugal; to find a westward route to the Spice Islands.

What were the origins and reasons for Francisco Pizzaro's exploration?

Spain; to conquer the Incan Empire for wealth.

What was Bartolomeu Dias known for?

He was the first to round the southern tip of Africa, known as the Cape of Good Hope.

What does it mean to circumnavigate?

To travel all the way around the world.

Which religion did European missionaries attempt to spread to the New World?

Christianity.

What were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

Overcrowded, unsanitary, and inhumane, leading to high mortality rates.

What five countries led European exploration during the Age of Discovery?

Spain, Portugal, France, England, and the Netherlands.

Why was the Columbian Exchange important?

It facilitated the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.

Why did many Native American communities die from diseases such as smallpox?

They had no immunity to these diseases brought by Europeans.

What is the Columbian Exchange?

The widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World.