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Age of exploration
Age of Discovery synonym
15-16th century
When did Age of Discovery Take Place
Expand empire, mercantilism, spheres of influence
Reasons to expand empire?
Most influential explorer because found new land starting Age of exploration
Columbus
Monarchs of Spain
Who sponsored Columbus’s voyages
Mercenary (sold himself to highest bidder to explore for them)
Columbus was a ?
Portugal and Spain
Who were first countries in Age of exploration
Line that divided trading routes between Spain and Portugal
Line of Demarcation
Treaty for Portugal to be satisfied (adjust) with line of demarcation to avoid conflict
Treaty of Tordesillas
Explorer whose crew (he died) that Earth wasn’t flat by circumnavigating (traveling the world)
Ferdinand Magellan
Europe, Asia, Africa
Old World
Americas
New World
a cartographer: Amerigo Vespucci
Who were americas named after
Leif Ericcson (viking) not officially documented
Who probaby first saw North America
Francisco Pizaro
who conquered Incas
Hernan Cortes; aided because spanish were believed to be gods due to advanced tech
Who conquered Aztecs
Maya inca aztec
3 dynasties (long rule) of america
Things that can be bought sold or traded
Commodities
Commodities (most valuble was bullion; blocks of gold and silver
Cargos are filled with loads of?
Was North America connected to Asia by a land bridge and what was it called
Yes;Bering Straight
Indigenous People
Native to the land
Water highway in Transatlantic Slavery (used to get to old world to new world)
Atlantic Ocean
Who started transatlantic slave trade
Portuguese
What did powers use to justify slave trade
Christianity/the bible/religion (wanted to “save” blacks using religion ex: white mans burden)
Who passed Portuguese
Great Britain; bceause they were most technolgically advanced; major powers had caravel (lighter, faster ship).
who first banned slavery
Britain; used religion to abolish (great awakening); ironic
How did slaves get sold
Usually kingdom captured slaves and sold them to maintain superiority (they got guns and gunpowder which gave power)
what types of people were slaves
POW (prisoners of war), kidnapped people, disabled people, some sold their children as slaves
Water highway traveled
Clockwise (because thats how the current worked in Atlantic)
Where was hotspot for slave trade
Guinea Coast (west coast of africa)
Caravels
ships great powers used to explore (faster, lighter, better)
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