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Exploration Unit
European Exploration & Imperialism
| Term/Concept | Definition/Answer |
|---|---|
| Triangle Trade | colonial trade routes among Europe and its colonies, the West Indies, and Africa in which goods were exchanged for slaves along the Middle Passage |
| Imperialism | domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region |
| Motivations for Exploring | 1. land & resources 2. trade contacts 3. missionary activity 4. Glory 5. Adventure & curiosity |
| Missionary | Europeans who explored foreign territory in hopes of spreading Christianity due to their belief in the "white man's burden" |
| Middle Passage | the leg of the Triangle Trade Route on which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas |
| Mercantilism | when a country attempts to export more than it imports in order to build its supply of gold & silver; reason for European imperialism |
| Feudal System | loosely organized system of government in which lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord (ancient Japan) |
| Samurai | member of the warrior class in Japanese feudal society who followed the Code of Bushido |
| Columbian Exchange | the global exchange of goods, ideas, plants, and animals, and disease that began with Columbus' exploration of the Americas; occurred between the New World & Old World |
| Ethnocentrism | Belief that one's culture is superior over another culture |
| Circumnavigate | sail around the world |
| 3 G's | Glory, Gold, & God (motivations for Exploration) |
| 7 Characteristics of Civilization | Cities, Monumental Architecture, Trade, Large-Scale Agriculture, Social Classes, Central Governments, & Writing Systems |
| Impact of Encounters | Spread of Christianity; trade contacts; colonization; new sea routes; piracy; abuse of human rights; slavery; loss of indigenous culture; cultural diffusion; wars & battles; new goods and foods exchanged; diseases spread-->decline in population |
| Reason for "easy" European success? | Technology and weaponry |
| Who am I? _________________________________ (fill in explorer) | traveled to China & spent more than 20 years there; gave Europe its first knowledge of the Far East |
| Who am I? _________________________________ (fill in explorer) | conquered the Aztecs; gained land and wealth for Spain and for himself |
| Who am I? _________________________________ (fill in explorer) | priest who spread Christianity in Asia |
| Who am I? _________________________________ (fill in explorer) | conquered the Incas; gained land and wealth for Spain and for himself |
| Who am I? _________________________________ (fill in explorer) | 1st explorer to discover the Pacific; increased the number of settlements bringing more Spaniards to the New World |
| Who am I? _________________________________ (fill in explorer) | sent to explore by the Portuguese King; helped bring about trade with Asia by sailing along the African coastline in attempts to reach India; inspired other explorers to try as well |
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dkenton
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