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Chapter 13 - Age of
Chapter 13 - Age of Exploration - Expansion - Americas, Portugal, Spain, England
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| conquered Constantinople | Ottoman Turks |
| reasons for expansion | god, glory, and gold |
| founded the indian spic trade for the Portuguese | Vasco da Gama |
| imaginary line that splits territories | line of demarcation |
| the agreement made between Spain and Portugal to make a line of demarcation | Treaty of Tortesillas |
| Americas are named after him | Amerigo Vespucci |
| found Hispaniola while looking for a Western sea route to Asia | Christopher Columbus |
| Venetian (European) man that explored the New England Coastline | John Cabot |
| Spanish conquerors of Americas | conquistadors |
| conquered the Aztecs | Hernan Cortes |
| conquered the Incas | Francisco Pizarro |
| the right to use natives as slaves | ecomienda |
| wide exchange of plants and animals between the Europe and the Americas | Columbian Exchange |
| captured New Netherlands (New York) in the 17th Centruy | Britain |
| number of imports vs number of exports | balance of trade |
| economic success based on having a good balance of trades and having a lot of bullion | mercantilism |
| gold and silver | bullion |
| changed the demand for slaves | sugar cane and cotton |
| pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas | Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (Triangular Trade) |