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What method was often used for large transactions in Islamic trade to avoid the need for physical exchange of coins? Utilizing letters of credit called "suftaja"
What was the primary purpose of the Silk Road? Cultural exchange
What European explorer Is known for his travels along the Silk Road to China? Marco Polo
What impact did trade on the Silk Road have on the Islamic Empire? Cultural enrichment, economic growth, and technological exchange
What are the 3 G's of Exploration? Glory, Gold, and God
Why did the Age of Exploration occur at the same time as the Renaissance? Advances in navigation and shipbuilding technology made exploration possible and encouraged learning.
Which Italian explorer is often mistakenly credited with discovering America? Christopher Columbus
The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) divided newly discovered lands between which two European powers? Spain and Portugal
Which statement best describes the Columbian Exchange? It was the exchange of plants, animals, and cultures between the Old World and the New World.
Which disease, introduced to the New World through the Columbian Exchange, had devastating effects on indigenous populations? Smallpox
What was the most significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on the New World (the Americas)? The introduction of new diseases
Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec people. The Spanish Conquistadors destroyed the city and rebuilt the city. What did they name it? Mexico City
Who was the famous Spanish conquistador who intended to destroy the Aztec empire? Herman Cortes
What caused the English colonies to have better standard of living than the Spanish colonies? English governments protected people's rights of private property
The most important crop for the Mayans is Corn
Pizarro, a conquistador from Spain, kill which Kingdom's emperor and defeated the South American kingdom? Incans
What Is Encomienda System? Forced subjugation of Natives under harsh control. Loss of language and religion as Natives adopt Spanish and Christianity.
What is the Navigation Acts? All goods shipped to or from the British colonies had to travel on English ships and be first processed through an English port.
What is the Triangle Trade route? A route of shipping goods from Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What is the Middle Passage? Enslaved individuals that were shipped to the Americans from Africa
What is mercantilism? Trade is strictly controlled, exports must be greater than imports, and the goal is the "mother country" would gain more wealth than its colonies.
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