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Study Stack Unit 3
Causes and Effects of the Age of Discovery
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was Prince Henry the Navigator | The prince of Portugal who created a school of navigation souring on the Age of Exploration. |
| Why did Europeans set sail to explore? | To create an empire, in search of new markets and economic opportunities, & to spread Christianity. |
| Who was Vasco de Gama? | Portuguese sailor who circumnavigated Africa to reach Asia. |
| Who was Christopher Columbus? | Spanish sailor from Italy who sailed West to get East & "discovered" Americas he process. |
| Who was Hernando Cortes? | A Spanish conquistadore who conquered the Aztec Empire in modern-day Mexico. |
| Who was Francisco Pizarro? | A Spanish conquistadore who conquered the Incan Civilization of Andean Peru and Chile. |
| Who was Ferdinand Magellan? | Spanish mariner who is credited as the first to circumnavigate the Earth. |
| Who was Sir Francis Drake? | The first Englishman credited with circumnavigating the Earth. |
| Who was Jacques Cartier? | A French mariner who navigated into the St. Lawrence River in hoped of finding a Northwest passage. |
| What was the "Old World"? | Europe, Africa, & Asia. |
| What was the "New World"? | The Americas |
| What was the Columbian Exchange? | The biological & cultural exchange between the Old and New Worlds instigated by the voyages of Columbus. |
| What went from the "Old World" to the "New World" in the Columbian Exchange? | Largely diseases and livestock, but some agricultural products, like citrus, as well. |
| What went from the "New World" to the "Old World" in the Columbian Exchange? | Agricultural product like tobacco, peanuts, corn, cotton, etc. |
| What legacy did the colonial governments of Latin America leave? | A rigid social class system and a dictatorial form of government. |
| What caused African slave trade? | The death of the indigenous population in the Americas |
| What was the Middle Passage? | The journey of African slave ship across the Atlantic to the Americas. |
| What was the Triangular Trade? | The trade of goods between Europe, Africa and the Americas- from Europe , manufactured goods, from Africa, slaves, and from the Americas, raw materials. |
| How did the African slave trade affect Africa? | It Depleted their population of the fittest members of society & led to intertribal warfare |
| What was mercantilism? | Monopolistic trade system between mother country and colonies benefiting the mother country. |
| What was the Commercial Revolution? | The Advent of banking, financing, and mercantilism which led to economic growth in Europe. |