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Stack #115205
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Compass/astrolab/Galley | Compass points north, astrolab calculates latitude, galley's were long ships for coast trade that move in opposite direction of wind |
| Traingle Trade | Slave Trade-Europe, African coast, Americas |
| Joint-Stock Company | Sell stocks and share to finance giant expeditions |
| Diaz | Portuguese, sailed around the cape of Good Hope, but had to turn back |
| Columbus | Italian that sailed to San Salvador and started slave trade |
| Cortes | Spanis, invaded Mexico |
| Commercial Revolution | Extensive change in Euro's economy |
| Middle Passage | Ship's course from Africa to Americas |
| Mercantilism | A country's gov't increases wealth by taking money from other countries and strengthening your own, favorable balance of trade |
| De Gama | Sailed into India and back |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | Spanish and Portuguese treaty about the American islands |
| Magellan | For Spanish, sailed around the world, found the "Strait of Magellan" |