age of exploration vocab Flashcards
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a series of wars fought between the Christians and the Muslims over the holy land from 1100
to 1250. The Crusades opened up trade between Europe and the Far East (spices, silks, etc.)
crusades
an imaginary line drawn around the world by Pope Alexander VI to separate
lands that Spain (west of the line) and Portugal (east of the line) could claim.
line of demarcation
When someone controls a product that is traded. The Italian merchants in Venice and Genoa
had a monopoly on the spice trade. This caused other nations to send out explorers so they could find their own
route and not pay the Italian’s high prices.
monopoly
settlements in other lands still controlled by the home nations. Spain, Portugal, France and
later, England set up colonies in the new world.
colonies
to sail around the world. Magellan (his crew) was the first to do this for
Spain. This proved the world was round.
circumnavigating
a Spanish conqueror. Guys like Cortez and Pizarro defeated great civilizations like the
Aztecs and the Incas.
conquistador
-explorer who sailed for the Netherlands. Claimed the Hudson River Valley (in what’s
now New York) for the Dutch.
Henry hudson
happened when Europeans came to the New World and met Native
Americans—they exchanged items that were part of their cultures—foods, products, even weapons. It was both
positive and negative for each side, but especially negative for Native Americans.
Columbian exchange
Priests and other religious people who came to the new world to convert Native
Americans to Christianity. They set up missions to accomplish their work.
missionaries
North and South America are the “New World”, Europe, Asia and
Africa are the “Old World”.
new and old world
a half of the Earth, The United States is located in the Western Hemisphere.
hemisphere
