Chapter 1 History Test

They were sailing to Asia to purchase what item?

spices

Which direction did the Portuguese first sail to try to find a sea route to Asia?

Around Africa to India

The invention of what ship allows the Portuguese to take the lead in exploration?

Caraveals

Why does Christopher Columbus sail west instead of East to find Asia?

The Portuguese controlled the route to the east so he wanted to find a western route

Why does Columbus call the location that he landed in the Caribbean the Indies?

He thought he was in Asia

What is Ferdinand Magellan credited for

Circumnavigating the world.

What was a major contributing factor to the downfall of most Native American tribes?

Disease

What did the Europeans establish in the colonies to create profit?

plantation or agriculture and mining

How did Catholic missions benefit the people of Latin America, especially women?

being a nun

Cortes did what?

He defeated and invaded Mexico and conquered the Aztecs people.

Def. of Mercantilism

The idea that power is how much gold you have

What was the Columbian Exchange?

It is the top part of the triangular trade. It was an exchanging goods from the old world and new world.

Define and describe the Encomienda system

The “social” system for the Spanish conquistadors and settlers for their service. It was to extract wealth from the New world particularly through agriculture and mining.

Give me the correct social status in order.

Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Mulattoes, Native Americans, Slaves

Amazing Grace was made by…

John Newton

What was this called

The Triangular Trade

what was the top part of the Triangular trade showed in the picture

The Columbian Exchange

What is the catchy rhyme for Columbus?

In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean blue.

What was traded from Europe to Africa?

Textiles, rum and guns

Where was textiles, rum and guns traded

the right, Europe to Africa

What was the bottom

The Middle Passage

Why did they import slaves?

They did this because many Native Americans died from disease.

What were the three main reasons Europeans explored

Gold, God and Glory

What does Gold, God and Glory represent

God: represents the European desire to spread Christianity and seize Muslim lands.

Gold: represents what merchants tried to gain through trade.

Glory: represents the drive to create an empire and to gain political power

Who were Spanish settlers or conquerors, who were born into europe and held the highest positions in power.

Peninsulares

Creoles where…

The people of spanish ancestry were born in the Americas. The held positions in power but were considered second class

Native Americans were…

At the bottom of the social hierarchy in the encomienda system.

The people who were brought in from Africa and the Caribbean

slaves

Give me three specific positives on Christopher Columbus.

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Columbus gave …

People the inspiration of exploration