Age of Exploration and Trade

Flashcards covering key concepts from the Age of Exploration and Trade lecture.

In the 1400s and 1500s, Europeans acquired control of the Americas and parts of Asia by __.

Exploring the world by sea.

The political changes interrupted the flow of goods overland to Europe via the __.

Silk Road.

Portugal was the first of the rising nation-states to begin exploring __ and a route to Asia around the African continent.

Africa.

Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered __ while seeking another route to Asia.

the Americas.

The Treaty of Tordesillas resulted from the sailing of __ around the world.

Ferdinand Magellan.

Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire using a few hundred men and exploiting local peoples' __.

assistance.

Diseases brought by Spanish explorers caused widespread death among __ populations.

Native American.

Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed Panama and found the __ Ocean.

Pacific.

Francisco Pizarro defeated the Inca Empire and took their leader, __, as a hostage.

Atahualpa.

Spain created one of the first empires that stretched across the entire __.

globe.

Viceroys governed Spanish colonies with the goals of bringing wealth back to Spain and converting __ to Christianity.

Native Americans.

Spain began to bring in __ to work on plantations and in mines after the Native American population declined.

enslaved Africans.

Pedro Cabral claimed what is now __ for Portugal.

Brazil.

French exploration established a lucrative fur trade as well as sugar and cotton __.

plantations.

England established colonies with explorers as well as with colonists seeking __ freedom.

religious.

Dutch traders built a trading empire through efficient __ of goods.

transportation.

European countries established colonies inspired by the theory of __.

mercantilism.

The __ Exchange describes a circular trade pattern between Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Columbian.