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3599469923Where was the Islam & Spice Trade located?At the important commercial city called Malacca0
3599470474What were the Spice Islands called?Moluccas1
3599471621Why was Malacca valuable?Important commercial city connected to China and Islamic worlds2
3599478826Who was the kingdom(of the spice trade) important to?to Islamic expansion in the region3
3599483204What famous admiral lived the Ming Dynasty?Admiral Zheng He4
3599484201What happened to Admiral Zheng He's voyages?Cut off abruptly5
3599490257Motives for early European Exploration?1. Monarchs had authority & resources to expanded/explore 2. Muslim merchants sold goods at outrageous prices (wanted spices, precious metals) 3. Motives: Gold, God, Glory (3 G's)6
3599498873What were advances of technology used during European Expansion?1. Astrolabe - 1532 2. Sextant 3. Mariner's Compass 4. Accurate maps 5. Knowledge of wind patterns7
3599502759Describe the technology of the Caravel?1. Large cargo area 2. Improved rudder to turn easily 3.Triangular sail (Lateen) to SAIL AGAINST THE WIND 4. Canons (recent European technology)8
3599513214Who were the principle navigators of PORTUGAL?1. Prince Henry the Navigator 2. Bartolomeu Dias 3. Vasco de Gama 4. Alfonso de Albuquerque9
3599521823Describe Prince Henry the Navigator?1. In 1419 - Founds navigational school 2. Explored western coast of Africa (established trading posts) looking for gold 3. Brought slaves to Portugal to sell 4. Stone forts on the coast of Africa 5. 1419-146010
3599531032Describe Bartolomeu Dias's accomplishments1. Rounds Cape of Good Hope 2. Round Africa for the first time 3. 1487 - 148811
3599532034Describe Vasco de Gama's accomplishments1. Arrives in Calicut, India (1498) 2. Direct route to India (wanted to destroy Arab shipping and establish a monopoly on spice trade)12
3599536749Describe Alfonso De Albuquerque's accomplishments?1. Set up port facilities at GOA, which became headquarters for Portuguese operations in the region (in 1510) 2. Attacker Malacca (in 1511), killed local Arab populations, provided a way station on the route to Spice Islands13
3599553363Describe Portugal's Expansion?1. Use of naval technology gave them advantage 2. Numerous trading posts, substantial profits, seized control of spice trade 3. Lacked power, population, and desire to colonize Asia14
3599558019Describe Christopher Columbus's voyages?1. Thought to get to Asia by sailing west, not around Africa 2. Financed by Queen Isabella 3. Set sail August1492 and lands October 12, 1492 4. Believed he reached Asia 5. 4 Voyages total15
3599564230Who was Ferdinand Magellan and what did he accomplish?1. Spanish explorer 2.1st known circumnavigation of the world 3. Dies in Philippines 4. Strait named after him (S. America) 5. 1519 - 152216
3599566015What was Treaty of Tordesillas and its significance?1. Divided the New World into two spheres of influence 2. Land west of the Line of Demarcation was reserved for Spanish, and land east of the line for the Portuguese17
3599586131Who was Jacques Cartier?1. French (1534) 2. Looking for route to Pacific through North America (NW Passage) 3. Did NOT find one 4. Named the region CANADA18
3599592179Who was Sir Francis Drake?1. British 2. 2nd expedition to sail around the world 3. 1577-158019
3599594370What does Mesoamerica consist of?Mexico and Central America20
3599594616Who were the Amerindians?Indigenous peoples of the Americas21
3599595825Describe the Mayan civilization1. Influenced by Olmec 2. Date: 300 CE - 800 CE 3. Yucatan Peninsula 4. Temples, pyramids 5. City-states 6. Agriculture 7. Calendars22
3599601430Describe the Aztec civilization1. Origins: Early 1100s 2. Capital: Tenochtitlan (Island) 3. Temples, causeways 4. Aqueduct (15th c) 5. Loose political organization, self-governing territories that paid tribute to Aztec ruler23
3599604061Describe the Inca civilization1. Origins: Late 14th c 2. Influenced by the Chavin 3. Centralized government 4. Road system, bridges 5. Quipu (writing)24
3599606669How were Conquistadors successful?1. Superior military technology 2. Help from Natives 3. Immunity to diseases like smallpox25
3599609625Who was the conquistador of the Aztec?Hernan Cortes26
3599610587Describe the conquest of the Aztecs1. 1519 - 1521 2. 550 men 3. Seized Montezuma 4. Destroyed Aztec temples, leveled pyramids 5. Hernan Cortes27
3599613390Who was the conquistador of the Inca?Francisco Pizarro28
3599614898Describe the conquest of the Inca?1. 1530 -1535 2. 180 Men 3. Seized Atahualpa 4. Captured Cuzco. establish Spanish capital at Lima 5. Francisco Pizarro29
3599616586What was the Columbian Exchange?The transfer of peoples, animals, plants, and diseases between the New and the Old Worlds30
3599617444What did the Columbian Exchange result from?From the European invasions of the 15th and early 16th centuries31
3599619805What are other exchanges similar to the Columbian Exchange?1. The Islamic Exchange 2. The Mongol Exchange32
3599621271How had the Columbian Exchange affect other exchanges.1. Intensified exchange where it was already happening 2. Columbian exchange inaugurated exchange where it did not previously happen33
3599627939What were demographic changes of the Columbian Exchange?1. Disease -1st and most significant -Historians claim anywhere from 0 to 80 percent perished (from 22-50 million to 4.5 million) -Inca: 9 million to 600,000 -SMALLPOX/MEASLES/TYPHUS/INFLUENZA -UNEQUAL IN TERMS OF TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE34
3599610564New World to Old World Exchanges:1. Tobacco 2. Corn 3. Potato 4. Avocado 5. Beans 6. Pumpkin35
3599635266Old World to New World Exchanges:1. Sugar Cane 2. Disease - Smallpox, influenza, typhus, measles, malaria, diphtheria, whooping cough 3. Livestock -cattle, sheep, pig, horse 4. Grains - Wheat, rice, barely, oats36
3599636791What were environmental changes that occurred during the Columbian Exchange?PLANTS 1. Maize: to Old World (more food per acre than wheat 2. Potatoes: -From Peru -Spain, Ireland, Poland, Russia grow potatoes 1st -Balanced nutrition -Does not need to be harvested, stored37
3600253473Who grew potatoes first?Spain, Ireland, Poland, Russia38
3600259946What were the three other environmental changes after Maize and Potatoes? And impact?1. Indigo - make dyes 2. Tobacco - psychological impact 3. Sugar Cane - staple of plantations, reasons for slavery39
3600265694Where did Sugar Cane come from?1. New World brought Sugar Cane to Old World when it became a staple crop - Derived from Indonesia40
3600274584What were the environmental changes concerning animals from the Columbian Exchange?ANIMALS 1. Horses ( by 1700, 50 million wild horses in S. America, N. Mexico, SW USA) 2. Great Plains Native Americans captured and used horses 3. Bison hunting from horseback41
3600278800What is the Conquest and Colonization Cycle?1. Explorers 2. Conquistadores 3. Missionaries 4. Permanent Settlers 5. Official European Colony42
3600285801Who were VICEROYS? and describe.King's representative in the New World -Operated fairly independently43
3600288567What were AUDIENCIAS?Special courts to review the Viceroys' decisions44
3600297470Where were governments set up during colonial administration in South America?In urban areas, large bureaucracies45
3600299695What was the goal of colonial administration in South America?Gold, God, Glory46
3600303504Why did Jesuits arrive during colonial administration in South America?To promote Catholic Reformation47
3600306283What did Franciscans do?Take care of the poor48
3600316017Was setting up missions a goal during colonial administration during South America?Yes49
3600317283What had living in the countryside done to priests/Jesuits?Began to feel sympathetic to Amerindians, eventually protested Spanish exploitation50
3600321425Where was the Spanish's major source for SILVER?Peru and Mexico51
3600326271What was the Encomienda System?Gave encomenderos right to force natives to work in their mines or fields. In return, Spanish look after well being of workers (conversion)52
3600331050Who were ENCOMENDEROS?Spanish settlers53
3600333137When had the Encomienda System been placed in South America?Before colonial administrative system had be developed54
3600337622What had the Spanish settlers claimed about the encomienda system?Would benefit both settlers and Indians55
3600340018What was the PLAN of the encomienda system?1. Spanish settlers protect, car for, and Christianize Indians 2. Indians work a portion of their time for Spanish settlers56
3600341765What was the REALITY of the Encomienda System?1. Spanish settlers force long labor, don't pay Indian workers, fail to protect Indians, and seize Indian lands 2. Indians die from disease and harsh living and working conditions57
3600345217When does the Encomienda System end?After clergy protests and Indians revolt58
3600348200How do abuses from the Spanish settlers continue against Indians after the Encomienda System ends?Under replacement Repartimiento (a colonial forced labor system imposed upon the indigenous population of Spanish America- in replacement of the encomienda system)59
3600356661Who was Father Bartolome de Las Casas? and his significance?1. -Convinced Spanish King to pass new laws in 1542, that Natives are to be considered free -no free labor could be demanded60
3600359102How had the New Laws of 1542 resulted from? And then what happened to these laws?From a civil war in Peru - Spanish king had to water-down laws by 155261
3600366999What was the purpose of the New Laws of 1542?Wanted to weaken the New World elite62
3600519944Who did the encomienda system respond to?The crown, Not hereditary63
3600523835Due to what caused too few workers to functions on colonial plantations in South America?Disease and mines64
3600527383What were HACIENDAS? Describe them. What did they replace?Large landed estates, with workers who earned wages for certain number of weeks of work 1. Replaced plantations65
3600533714What is a REPARTIMIENTO?Where a certain percentage of local population could be subject to labor in mines or in fields if such labor could provide country with essential food/goods66
3600567677Describe the Colonial Class System and the positions.1. Peninsulares - born in Spain and Christian 2. Creoles - Spanish born in New World 3/4.Mestizos - One Spanish parent and One Indigenous parent 3/4.Mulattos - One African parent and One Spanish parent 5. Native Indians & Black Slaves67
3600577055What does the term CASTAS mean? and provide example"Middle level status" 1. An Iberian word meaning "lineage", "breed", or "race" 2. Derived from the older Latin word "castus", "chaste", implying that the lineage has been kept pure . Mestizos and Mulattos68
3600585823When do Casta Paintings dat to?18th century colonial Mexico69
3600588531When was the value of Gold and Silver at its highest?1596 - 160070
3600591833What is another name for the Great Circuit of the Atlantic?The Triangular Trade71
3600593134Describe the Great Circuit of the Atlantic1. Sugar, tobacco, and cotton to Europe 2. Textiles, rum, and manufactured goods to Africa 3. Slaves to the Americas72
3600599150Where had the slaves from Africa, during the Trans - Atlantic Slave Trade, been sent mostly to?The Caribbean and Brazil73
3600602866Did the Slave Trade exist in Africa before the coming of the Europeans?Yes74
3600607274With whom did the Portuguese replace European slaves with?Africans75
3600611744Why had the African slaves been brought to the New World?Sugar cane and for Sugar plantations76
3600613285When was the FIRST boatload of African slaves brought by the Spanish?151877
3600614698How many other enslaved Africans were exported to other countries.275,00078
3600616865How many African slaves were shipped to the Americas, between the 16th and 19th centuries?11 million slaves79
3600618892What is the name of the part of the Triangular Trade where African slaves were sent on to the New World?The Middle Passage80
3600625967What was the position slaves were put in below deck?"Coffin Position"81
3600629235WHAT WERE THE IMPACTS OF EUROPEAN EXPLORATION?1. Native populations ravaged by disease 2. Influx of gold, and especially silver, into Europe created an inflationary economic climate -"Price Revolution" 3. New products introduced across the continents - "Columbian Exchange" 4. Deepened colonial rivalries82
3600641886What was the "Price Revolution"?Influx of gold, and especially silver, into Europe creating an inflationary economic climate83
3600646370What were the key colonies of England exploration and when?1. Roanoke (1585) 2. Jamestown (1607) - Tobacco 3. Plymouth (1630) - Pilgrims (Separate from Church of England) 4. Massachusetts (1630) - Puritans seeking religious freedom (purify the Church)84
3600650696What is a Joint Stock Company? and an exampleOrganization created to pool the resources of many merchants, thereby distributing the costs and risks of colonization and reducing the danger for individual investors 1. Jamestown (1607)85
3600658097What part of English society were most Colonists fromMiddle-class86
3600680113Describe different roles/jobs colonists had.Farmers, artisans, indentured servants87
3600682524Who were indentured servants?88
3600684303Describe the type of governments in the New World under England control.Local and independent89
3600686140Describe relationship between English and indigenousInitially friendly, however go worse90
3600690463Describe King Philip's War?1. 1675 - 1676 2. Started by Metacom who attacked colonial villages in Massachusetts 3. Colonists win after 1 year of fighting91
3600709933How were both British and Spanish Settlement the SAME?Women did not escape class/social restrictions, conflict with the indigenous, slavery in the agricultural southern colonies, established for profit92
3600719102How were the British and Spanish settlers differ in their Staple Crops?1. Tobacco was a leading export = for the British 2. Silver, followed by Sugarcane = for the Spanish93
3600723189Compare the BUREAUCRACIES of the British and Spanish1. British: No elaborate bureaucracy, instead they had representative assemblies, taxed themselves -"Salutary neglect" 2. Spanish: Elaborate bureaucracy, viceroys, no representative government94
3600746859Compare Religious Interests in the New World between the British and Spanish1. British: Protestant England not concerned about spreading religion 2. Spanish: sent Missionaries, missions95
3600753055Compare the Population between British and Spanish1. British: Large population, limited intermarriage 2. Spanish: Slower population growth, multiracial society96
3600818209Compare the Purpose of British and Spanish settlers1. British: Puritans, Quakers sought to escape old European society 2. Spanish: Settlers sought to recreate Spanish Society97
3600843731Compare the issues of Rule over the New World Settlements between the British and Spanish1. British: conflict between Catholics and Protestants, rise of a merchant class, emergence of Parliament to check king's power 2. Spanish: Catholic, authoritarian98
3600850403Where had the Dutch explored in the New World? And who explored for the Dutch?1. New York 2. Explored by Henry Hudson in 160999
3600855003What were the names of the Dutch colonies? And who they governed by?1. Colony became "New Netherlands" -Governed from New Amsterdam100
3600864699How were the colonists attracted to the Dutch colony?Slow to attract101
3600865584Describe the Dutch colonyEthically and Religiously diverse102
3600866993When had the Dutch colony been captured?In 1664103
3600869022Describe the East India CompaniesJoint stock companies are given the power to make war, govern conquered people, monopolize trade104
3600874743Who seized Malacca, Indonesia after Portugal had seized it from the Muslims?The Dutch105
3600910163Where had the British established trading settlements?At Calcutta, Bombay, Madras106
3600932679What was the first French colony and when was it colonized?1. Samuel de Champlain 2. Founded in 1608 3. Island founded by Cartier107
3600950498What waterways did France follow to further explore North America?1. St. Lawrence 2. Great Lakes 3. Mississippi108
3600962177Where else did France have territory, not discussing upper North America? And what became France's staple crops there?1. Territory in Caribbean 2. Tobacco and Sugar109
3600966333Who did France have conflict with?The British110
3600968493What occurred in the Seven Years' War and how long did it last?1. 1756 -1763 2. France lost Canada 3.England in control of East coast111
3600983830Compare the French and Spanish's relations with Natives1. France: Respectful relations with Natives, forged alliances with Native Americans who sided with French in Seven Years' War 2. Spanish: Viewed indigenous as savage, needing to be Christianized and controlled112
3600990461Compare France and Spain's Trade/Staple crops1. Fur trade was most lucrative (produce great deal of profit) 2. Silver, followed by Sugarcane113
3601002240How had both France and Spain settlement been similar?Slow population growth, no elaborate bureaucracy, both were subject to crown, home countries were Catholic and authoritarian, had colonies in the Caribbean which relied on slavery114
3601012859Who were Privateers?Acted on behalf of the government, attacked merchant ships sank/robbed them115
3601015987Describe PiratesNot licensed by any government -Blackbeard116

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