European Exploration Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What helped make exploration easier?
A
Better maps, astrolabe, and the caravel ship.
2
Q
How did the Columbian Exchange affect natives?
A
Diseases killed many Native Americans.
3
Q
What are 3 effects of European exploration?
A
Europeans spread goods, diseases, and fought over land.
4
Q
How did Europeans justify taking land?
A
They wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
5
Q
What are the 3 G’s of exploration?
A
God, Glory, Gold.
6
Q
What was the Middle Passage?
A
The voyage bringing slaves from Africa to the Americas.
7
Q
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
A
Divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
