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STHS exploration
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Triangle trade | colonial trade routes among Europe and it's colonies, the West Indies, and Africa in which goods were exchanged |
| imperialism | Domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region |
| motivations of exploring | 1. land & resources 2. trade contacts 3. missionary activity 4. Glory 5. Adventure & curiosity |
| missionary | someone sent to do religious work in a territory or foreign country |
| columbian exchange | the global exchange of goods, ideas, plants, and animals, and disease that began with Columbus exploration of the Americas |
| middle passage | the leg of the triangle trade route on which slaves were transported from Africa to the americas |
| mercantilism | when a country attemps to export more than it imports in order to build its supply of gold & silver |
| 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 Japenese feudal society |
| circumnavigate | sail around the world |
| 3 G's | Glory. God. Gold (motivation for exploration) |
| Fill in the blank: my explorer was | From________ explored because __________________ Successful? Explain. ____ |
| Impact of encounters | spread of christainity, trade, contacts, colonization, new sea routes, piracy, abuse of human right, slavery, loss of indigenous culture; cultutral diffusion; wars& battles; new goods and foods exchanged; diseases-->decline in population |
| Reason for "easy" European Success? | technology and weaponry |
| 7 characteristics of civilization | cities; monumental architecture; trade; lare-scale agriculture; social classes; central governments; writing system |
| ethnocentrism | belief that ones culture is superior to another culture |