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European Exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Manor | area ruled by a lord: includes the lord's castle and surrounding land |
| Christopher Columbus | sailed in 1492 across Atlantic Ocean in search for new trade routes to Spain in his 3 ships: Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, |
| Conquistadors | Spanish conquers who were like warriors, claiming lands in America for Spain looking for glory and gold |
| Incas | empire ruled by Atahupla when Pizzaro took over |
| Aztecs | Mesoamerican culture ruled by Moctezuma in present-day Mexico, and defeated by Cortés in 1521 |
| Pizzaro | Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan empire in 1532 |
| Caravels | smaller and faster Portuguese ships that had larger sails and were able to bring riches to the New World |
| King John 1 | Portuguese successor who wanted the Portuguese to explore into the New World |
| Prince Henry the Navigator | made a school for ship building to go out into the New World |
| Bartolomeu Dias | 1st navigator to round the southern tip of Africa, a.k.a New Hope, and demonstrated the most effective route for ships to lay |
| Amerigo Vespucci | merchant and explorer who realized that the new lands were not a part of asia; america is named after him |
| Renaissance | burst of learning in Europe from 1300's to 1600's |
| Northwest Passage | main goal was to find a direct passage to obtain riches; it was an imaginary water route that connects around America |
| De Gama | discovered the sea route to India, opening the way for global imperialism; they brought back pepper |
| Crusades | from 1100-1300; series of wars fought by Christians to control The Holy Land |
| Christianity | monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus |
| Islam | monotheistic religion found by Muhammad in early 600's |
| Hispanola | island in which Columbus landed in |
| circumnavigate | travel around the Earth |
| Leif Erison | explorer who was the 1st European to set food on continental North America, named it Vinland a million years after Columbus |
| Silk Road | network of routes that was used by traders for more than 1500 years; idea of the overland |
| Strait | narrow pathway of water that connects 2 seas/large bodies of water |
| Columbian Exchange | biological and cultural exchanges of animals, plants, human population, diseases, food, gov, tech, arts, and languages |
| Johannes Gutenburg | introduced the printing press, allowing people to read lit and spread the news; people began to question what they were reading |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | English explorer who raised money to outfit a colony in America, Roanoke; he discovered tobacco and potatoes in Britain |
| Bulwark | a defensive wall |
| Taino | Caribbean people who were skilled in agriculture and hunting |
| instruments used for traveling | compass, stars, and ship building tech |
| Aztecs and Incas were conquered by | European diseases, superior weapons, and religious zeal |
| colony | area settled and ruled by government of a distant land |
| What did the Spanish claim | Tainos; used as slaves in gold mines and on ranches |
| What did the Europeans bring? | small pox and influenza, killing 90% of people from Caribbean and Mexicans |
| Negative aspects of Columbian Exchange | Native American population dropped, diseases, and killed 90% of people |
| Positive aspects of Columbian Exchange | longer lifespan, domestic animals, new plants, and new traditions |
| What was traded in Europe? | corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes |
| What was traded in Africa? | beans, squash, peanuts, and pumpkin |
| What was traded in Asia? | peppers, pineapple, tomatoes, and cacao |
| Tobacco | addictive cash crop and was the most important trade item; sent to Americas to Europe |
| pueblos | center of farming and trade |
| presidios | forts where soldiers lived; first one was founded in St Augustine, FL |
| missions | settlements run by Catholic; first one was founded in El Paso, TX |
| Creolos | full-blooded Spanish; people born in America to parents who were peninsulars; wealthy and well educated people who owned farms and ranches |
| peninsulars | highest class in the social order who were true blooded Spaniards ; owned large tracts of land and silver mines |
| Mestizos | working class; worked on farms and ranches who were owned by peninsulars and creoles |
| Indians | lowest class in social order; kept in poverty for many years and were the largest class Natives wise |
| Laws of Indies | stated how colonies should be organized |
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