Chapter 9 - Imperialism and Colonialism - Apr 10

Question 1

What is colonization?

Answer 1

taking over land, everyone follows the colonizers culture and rule, conforms to their way of life

Question 2

What is Imperialism?

Answer 2

taking over land, everyone follows colonizers rules, but not culture or way of life

Question 3

What do countries want ffrom colonization and imperialism?

Answer 3

land and resources and finding Asia to the west

Question 4

Who are the mayans?

Answer 4

central America, later than Europe, polytheistic, econ: agriculture and trade, number systems and writing

Question 5

Who are the Aztecs?

Answer 5

central Mexico, tenochitlan, polytheistic, city states, econ: agriculture trade and conquest

Question 6

What was the demise of the Aztecs/

Answer 6

Spaniards invaded and colonized, brought diseases

Question 7

Who were the Incas?

Answer 7

South America, macchu Picchu, polytheistic, farming terraces

Question 8

what was the demise of the incas?

Answer 8

Spaniards took over

Question 9

Reasons for European exporation?

Answer 9

resources, gold, land, faster route to Asia, spready christianaitty

Question 10

What is the old world?

Answer 10

Africa, parts of Asia and europe

Question 11

what is the new world?

Answer 11

colonies in the west

Question 12

What is the Colombian exchange?

Answer 12

exchange of stuff between the two hemispheres

Question 13

What is the encomienda system?

Answer 13

Spain used natives to get free labor but offered protections, natives ended up dying

Question 14

What percentage of natives died from disease?

Answer 14

90%

Question 15

Why did Europeans take slaves from West Africa?

Answer 15

3 kingdoms, started falling apart bc of tribal clashes, no overall leader like a king, Europeans took advantaege

Question 16

How many slaves were taken from West Africa?

Answer 16

10 millino

Question 17

What do the Americas do in the triangle of trade?

Answer 17

export raw materials to Europe and import slaves

Question 18

What do the Europeans do in the triangle of trade?

Answer 18

export manufactured goods to “trade” with africa

Question 19

What is the triangle of trade?

Answer 19

the slave and goods trade between the Americas, Europe, and Africa (west)

Question 20

What is the middle passage?

Answer 20

slaves traveled in packed cargo skips, once a week they saw light, 50% died

Question 21

How many years did the slave trade last?

Answer 21

300 years

Question 22

What is mercantilism?

Answer 22

an economic theory that a country gains power by building its wealth by selling more than they buy, leads to inflation

Question 23

What does east Asia export?

Answer 23

luxury goods

Question 24

How did the ming start?

Answer 24

rebelled against the Yuan (Mongols)

Question 25

How did the Qing start?

Answer 25

invaded ming by the Manchu people and became the Qing, but it was weak and Europe entered

Question 26

Who was Zheng he?

Answer 26

Chinese explorer who brought ideas and goods back to china

Question 27

How an voyages did Zheng he go on?

Answer 27

7

Question 28

What happened after Zheng he's death?

Answer 28

China became isolationisy

Question 29

Why was China isolationist in the 1500s?

Answer 29

they wanted people they traded with to follow Chinese rules and they didn't want Europe to threaten the ming prosperity

Question 30

What country accepted the ming's trading rules?

Answer 30

dutch/netherlands

Question 31

Why did Japan fall to new feudalism?

Answer 31

1400s civil war

Question 32

Why did japa stop trading with Europe?

Answer 32

the got aggresive

Question 33

Who were the first European explorers?

Answer 33

vikings

Question 34

What was chirs Columbus looking for?

Answer 34

india

Question 35

Where did Vasco de gama go?

Answer 35

around Africa to india

Question 36

What did Magellan do?

Answer 36

circumnavigate the world

Question 37

What did Cartier do?

Answer 37

claim Canada for france

Question 38

What did contes do?

Answer 38

conquered Aztecs and mexico

Question 39

What did Ponce de leon look for?

Answer 39

fountain of youth

Question 40

WHat did Hudson do?

Answer 40

claimed ny and rivers and bay and stuff for the English and dutch

Question 41

How many Japanese were converted to christianity by 1600?

Answer 41

300,000

Question 42

What was Japan's closed countr policy?

Answer 42

for 200 years al borders and ports closed except for the port of Nagasaki to trade with Dutch and chinese, Japan became self sufficient

Question 43

What do Europeans do when east Asia closes them out>

Answer 43

they go west and to africa

Question 44

What are the 3 forms of imperialism?

Answer 44

colony - ruled directly by a forgien power protectorate - mother country lprotects them and hopes for somethings in exchange sphere of influence - foreign power gets exclusive rights

Question 45

How was Africa's politics before imperialism?

Answer 45

over 1000 languages and groups, relatively peaceful

Question 46

What happened to the belgian congo?

Answer 46

king leopold the second of Belgium makes treaties in the congo, then claims it, them enslaves them,10 mil Congolese die over 44 years

Question 47

What was the Berlin conference?

Answer 47

14 European nations decided how to split Africa, stripped it of resources

Question 48

slave vs enslaved

Answer 48

slave - identity enslaved - condition

Question 49

What was the white mans burden?

Answer 49

white ppl believed it was their duty to help these ppl 1. spread christianity 2. civilize and educate other nations 3. end the slave trade poem, late 1800s

Question 50

What is he suez canal?

Answer 50

goes thru Egypt to let Europeans go thru africa

Question 51

Why was China imperialized?

Answer 51

they had spheres of influence in their country after they were weakened by the opium wars

Question 52

Why was the us late to imperialism?

Answer 52

the civil war

Question 53

what main 2 islands did the us fight spai for as a protectorate?

Answer 53

Cuba and the phillipines