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Age of Discovery
World History II - Unit 4 review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conquered Constantinople which caused Europeans to look for alternate water routes to Asia | Ottomans |
| Searched for alternate routes to Asia | Europeans |
| Europeans (especially the Spanish) wanted to spread this religion to the New World | Christianity |
| Other motives for exploration | find wealth, spread Christianity, demand for spices and natural resources, competition between European Empires |
| ___________ and _______________ made advancement in navigational tools | Portuguese and Ottomans |
| _____________ sailed for the Portuguese and started a navigational school | Prince Henry the Navigator |
| Sailed for Portugal | Prince Henry the Navigator and Vasco da Gama |
| Sailed for France | Jacques Cartier |
| Sailed for Spain | Magellan, Cortes, Pizzaro, Columbus |
| Sailed for England | Francis Drake |
| ___________ and _____________ carried their faith to the new lands | Catholics and Protestants |
| Located along the Yucatan Peninsula | Mayans |
| Located along the Andes Mountains | Incans |
| Located in present-day Mexico | Aztecs |
| Conquered the Aztecs | Hernando Cortes |
| Conquered the Incans | Francisco Pizzaro |
| Europeans set up ____________ along the coast of Africa | Trading Posts |
| Africa exported ___________________ | slaves and raw materials |
| The Americas exported (especially in South America) _____________________ | Precious metals (gold and silver) |
| _________________ connected Europe, Africa and the Americas | Triangular Trade |
| _____________ described the brutal journey Africans endured across the Atlantic to the Americas | Middle Passage |
| _____________, ____________ and __________ established trading companies in parts of Asia | Portugal, the Netherlands(Dutch), and Britain |
| European merchants established small colonies in _____________, ________________ and __________ | India, the Indies, and China |
| This country experienced high inflation due to its extraction of gold from South America | Spain |
| Africa imported _________________________ | Corn, Peanuts, and manufactured goods from Europe |
| The exchange of goods and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres | Columbian Exchange |
| Europeans imported new items such as ______________________________ | Corn, potatoes and tobacco |
| The Americas receieved ____________________ which changed life for the First Americans | horses and cattle |
| An impact of the Columbian exchange that resulted in __________________ working to grow cash crops in the Caribbean | African Slaves |
| ____________ killed many First Americans | Disease(smallpox) |
| ______________ was based on race | Slavery |
| The _________________ system in the Americas and Caribbean destroyed indigenous economics and damaged the environment | Plantation System |
| _______________ nations competed for overseas markets, colonies and resources | European |
| During the ___________________ new money and banking systems were created | Commercial Revolution |
| Economic system adopted by European nations in an effort to become self-sufficient | Mercantilism |
| _______________ existed for the benefit of the mother country | Colonies |