1.4: The Columbian Exchange Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
COLUMBIAN EXCHANCE
A
- Transatlantic exchange of plants, animals and diseases that occurred after first European contact w/ Americas
2
Q
DISEASE
A
- Spanish wanted to conquer
- Cortes = conquistador + 1000 men
- 300,000 strong Tenochtitlan fell to Cortes
- natives had no immunity to Smallpox
- 1530: 9 million Inca
- 1630: 500,000 Inca
3
Q
FOOD
A
- America sent tomatoes, potatoes and maize
- Europe and Africa sent rice, wheat and oats
4
Q
ANIMALS
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- Europe sent horses, chicken, pigs and cattle
- revolutionized diet, farming and warfare
5
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MINERALS
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- Spanish plundered gold and silver
- Spain became wealthy
- main incentive for return
- attracted many European colonizers
- Europe = unprecedented economic growth
6
Q
FEUDALISM
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- prior European social, political and economic system
- peasants live and work on Nobles land in exchange for armed protection
- eradicated by new wealth
7
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CAPITALISM
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- replaced Feudalism
- private ownership and free and open trade
8
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MERCANTILISM
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- Spanish colonization driven by Mercantilist policies
