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Age Of Explporation And Isolation Chap 19 plus 20 Flashcards

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Goals of European explorers

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God glory gold

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The reconquista

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The 781 years that the Spanish were fighting to get back land from Muslims ended in 1492

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Lead country in the age of exploration

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Portugal with prince Henry the navigator

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Bartolomeu Dias

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Early Portuguese explorer who reached the Horn of Africa possible with new technology
Ships caravel 
Sailing techniques 
Sturdier triangular sails 
Navigation tools
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Vasco da gama

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Explored east cost of Africa and then port of Calicut (sw shore of India) returned home with cargo 60 times cost of voyage

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Born in modern day Portugal, served the king of Spain, man who put together the first expedition that would circumnavigate the world

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Christopher Columbus

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1492 reached the Caribbean islands, thought it was east indies
This opened way for colonization in America

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Treaty of tordesillas

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Western half: Spain

Eastern half: Portugal

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Dutch east India company

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Largest fleet in the world 
Wealthy
Made treaties
Raised armies
Established their dominance in region
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Great Britain in India

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By the 1700s Great Britain started the English east India company
Takes over till 1917

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Goa

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One of the Portuguese trading cities , in India until 1961

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Pondicherry

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Trading city in India that was ruled by French until 1954

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Columbus believed he landed / where he really landed

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East Indies/ Caribbean islands

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French east India company

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Faced too many attacks from the Dutch so they were never successful

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Items from China wanted from Europeans

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Silk, ceramic, silver

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Chinese dynasty of age that was Chinese

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Ming, Han, Song

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Chinese influence on Korea

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Buddhism
written language
Confucianism

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First shogunate of Japan

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Tokugawa Ieysu

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Kyoto

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capital of Japan in 1568

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Ronin

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Mercenaries in the social order of shogunate Japan

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Bushido

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The code of conduct of the samurai class of Japan

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Samurai

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Warriors of Japan

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Vespucci

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Sailed down the coast of South America and the continents named after him

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Cortes

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Conquered Aztec empire in 1521

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Columbus
4 voyages 1st- an explorer sought alternate trade routes to Asia 3 ships encountered Taino people, sought gold and other riches 2nd- empire builder, sought to establish empire for Spain, 17 ships, and more than 1,000 soldiers and colonists
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Pizarro
Conquered Incan in 1533
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Incan homeland
Peru
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Aztec homeland
Mexico
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Last rulers of Incans and Aztecs
Atahualpa / Montezuma 2nd
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Coronado
City of gold, explored Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas
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Verrazano
Italian who sailed for France | Explored New York harbor and North American east coasts
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Ponce de Leon
Fountain of youth, explored Florida
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De las Casas
Dominican monk, who criticized actions of Spain on encomiendas and treatment natives
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Pope
Native leader in today's New Mexico, lead organized resistance against Spanish
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Biggest cause of death for natives
War but mostly diseases
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British compare to which early American settlers
Spanish
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Sieur de la salle
Explored lower Mississippi and claimed large land mass in Louisiana
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Champlain
Established Quebec with 32 colonists based for French colonial empire, New France
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Marquette
Explored Great Lakes region and upper Mississippi River
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Cartier
Explored today's Canada, st. Lawrence river, founded Montreal
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First settlers of NJ
Dutch
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British methods of dealing with natives which American develop
- take land away - forced migration - treaties not followed - war
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Hudson
English captain hired by Dutch east India company to scout for northwest passage and opportunities in North America Founded Hudson River, bay, strait
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Middle passage
Voyage brought Africans to West Indies later transported to Americas crammed in hold of ships because of appalling conditions 20% died each trip
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French traders
Looking to trade for fur rather then trade with Indians | French trade then take land over
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Reasons why African slaves are brought to new world
- built immunity to European diseases - experience in farming - ignorance of landscape - easily identifiable by skin color
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First European settlers of Virginia
English
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Private ways to oppose slavery ( private )(public
Broke tools Uprooted plants Worked slowly Slave rebellions Stono rebellion 1739
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Consequences of slavery
- broke apart African families - Africans added distinct labor and culture in Americas - many American nations have significant African American people
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British colonies in North America
13 colonies plus Canada Jamestown Plymouth
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Tobacco
The savior in Jamestown
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Products from new world to old world
Cranberries cotton llama tomatoes potatoes corn pecan pineapples cocoa beans sweet potatoes chili peppers tobacco sunflower vanilla Tobacco cotton corn cocoa beans tomatoe
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From old world to America
Pigeon, honey bees sugar rice bananas horses watermelon carrots citrus fruits rats garlic yams coffee cantaloupe hazelnut diseases Horses diseases rice slaves coffee
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Mercantilism
Economic policy that emphasized the importance of wealth and a good balance of trade Raw materials gold and silver
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Countries in the new world with large African population
Brazil, Dominican Republic,Cuba, curaçao
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Capitalism
Economic system based on private ownership and investment or resources (money) Businesses across Europe flourished be oversees colonization trade
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Countries never participated
Austria Italy Germany Russia

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