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Why did the Portuguese first start exploring?
They didnāt have a port on the Med. Sea.
Also wanted to embody the 3 Gās (god, gold, and glory)
Prince Henry the Navigator
Started school of exploration in Sagres and was knowledgable of sailing and travel
Bartolemeu Dias
found cape of good hope by sailing along the coastline of A frica
Vasco de Gama
Rounded cape of good hope and reached Calicut India
Began making yearly voyages there and made Lisbon a trading marketplace for Europe
What 2 big things did Africa Trade?
Salt & Gold
Mansa Musa
One of the richest individuals in history
Strong Muslim leader
Vikings found/settled . . .
Greenland, Iceland, and present day Newfoundland came from Scandinavia
(first to the Americas but didnāt say anything about it)
Leif Erikkson
son of Leiff settled Norsemen in North America
Christopher Columbus
Born in Italy, wanted to spread Christianity/convert Native Americans
Sponsored by Spain (3 ships - NiƱa, Pinta, Santa MarĆa)
Encountered San Sansalvador and named it Holy Savior
Encountered Taino Indians - traded with them
disease spread and enslavement started and caused bad relationships
Line of Demarcation
Spain and Portugual - turned to Pope Alexander VI Had and imaginary line drawn dividing and splitting the āhemispheresā
Portugual - line of Demarcation territory
East
Spain - line of Demarcation territory
West
How many miles did the line OD move and in what direction?
810 miles, WEST
Amerigo Vespucci
realized the Americas were different from Asia
Continents were named after
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
first European to see the Pacific ocean from the Americas
Crossed the Isthmus Panama in 1513
Caste System - correct
Peninsulares - People born in Spain
Creoles - peoples whoās parents were born Spainish
Mestizos - one Spanish and one Native American parent
Mulaffoes - Anybody with African blood or both Native American parents
Caste System - incorrect
Peninsulares - People born in Portugual
Creoles - peoples whoās parents were born Portuguese
Mestizos - one Portuguese and one Native American parent
Mulaffoes - Anybody with Native American parents or African buddies parent born
Bartolome de Las Casa
Spoke out about Native Americans cruel treatment
Spanish Priest
Suggested using enslaved Africans instead and later regretted his decision
Encomienda
Spanish Labor contract rewarding conquerors with conquered non - Christian people
Hacienda
large estate or plantation with large dwelling house
Mercantilism
an economic theory taht a nation power depends on its ability to increase wealth by accumulating precious metals
export
to sell goods to other countries
bullion
a countries supply of gold and silver
Examples of raw materials . . .
lumber, iron or cotton
Examples of not raw materials
thing and things and things
Why was a favorable balance of trade important?
It was thought that the more goods and trade you did the more powerful your country was.
bullion
countries growth and supply of gold and silver
export
to sell goods to other countries
The Treaty of Tordesillas
This is when they Spain and Portugal agreed to move the LOD 810 miles to the west so then Portugal could colonize Brazil
What did Europeans want?
God, Gold, and Glory
What did Martin Luther do first?
Started complaining and disagreeing with the Catholic Church
Pope Leo X did or didnāt like his suggestions
didnāt in fact he rejected them
Martine Luthers ideas . . .
helped a religious movement
What was this religious movement called?
The Reformation
What year did protestant reformation began?
1517
Protestantism
a form of Christianity in opposition of the Catholic church
Who established England as a Protestant nation?
King Henry the 8th and later his daughter Elizabeth
Why did not very many people resist Protestanism?
Because they would lose there land and fortune
Spain tried to overthrow Proism. and sent a(n) ____ over.
Armada
England _____ the Armada
defeated
What are the two religions are try to convert Native people?
Proism., and Catholicism
What happened when people began trading goods, ideas, animal etc.
Global Exchange
Mundus Novus translates to . . .
New World
What is the Mundus Novus
A written book/article that Amerigo Vespucci wrote explaining his accounts and experiences in the new world and that it was separate from Asia.
How many native people did small pox kill?
20 million
Florentine Codex is . . .
A book that illustrates Aztec culture
Toribio de Benvente
a missionary who wrote accounts of natives he converted & described symptoms of small pox
How many volumes are in the Florentine Codex
12
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