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Colonialism 7-1
Question | Answer |
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Vasco de Gama | Traveled around the southern tip of Africa to India in 1499 |
Christopher Columbus | Began to look for a western route to Asia |
Hernando Cortes | Began to explore present day Mexico |
Caravel | A new type of ship built in the 1400's |
Compass | This item helped sailors determine direction and location |
Astrolabe | This item was used to determine latitude (location) |
Trading Post Empires | Type of colony used to trade items typically along an established route |
Plantation Colonies | Type of colony in which large areas of land were farmed with cash crops that were traded along the globe |
Settlement Colonies | Type of colony created where a group of settlers establish new towns and settlements |
Triangular Trade | The route taken by Europeans that traded slaves across the Atlantic ocean |
Middle Passage | The trip between Africa and the Americas was known as the ... |