World History Study Guide Ch. 11a

Some of the definitions and the key people will be used for a matching section, and some for multiple choice questions.

Know these Definitions:

1. Treaty of Tordesillas- agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers.

2. Circumnavigate- sail around

3. Conquistador- conquerors

4. Tenochtitlan-the capitol of the aztec empire

5. Encomienda- the right to demand labor or tribute from native americans in a particular area

6. Mestizo- people of the native american and european descent

7. Mulatto-african and european descent

Know what each of these People accomplished:

1. Prince Henry the Navigator-wanted to find an easier way to reach Asia, believed he could convert africans to Christianity

2. Bartholomeu Dias- rounded the southern tip of africa

3. Vasco da Gama- led 4 ships around the Cape of good hope, also reached the great spice port of calicut on the west coast of India

4. Christopher Columbus-sailed west across the atlantic, made in 1492 with three ships

5. Ferdinand Magellan- set out from spain with 5 ships to find a way to reach the pacific, he pushed across the east indies, was killed in 1521

6. Matteo Ricci-european jesuit priest, his goal was to convert upper-class chinese to christianity

7. Hernán Cortés-earliest conquistadors, land owner in cuba, believed he could succeed where none had before, arranged alliances with the aztec gods

8. Moctezuma- Aztec emperor

9. Francisco Pizarro- went to the inca leader and urged him to convert him to christianity and when he refused killed him

10. Bartolomé de las Casas-bold priest, condemned the evils of the encomienda system

Big picture questions to consider:

• Why did Europeans start exploring? Where did they go? Who explored where?

• Why did Japan and China not want to trade with exploring Europeans?

• How did the Spanish conquer their empire in Central and South America?