Unit 1 Test Flashcards
Mercantilism
Becoming rich through trade
Treaty of Tortesillas
Gave Portugal more land
Conquistadors
Those who served the Spanish and Portuguese empires
Hernando Cortes
ConquersAztecs in 1521, smallpox
Montezuma
Leader if Aztecs
Francisco Pizarra
Conquers Inca Empire in 1531, only 180 men
Jacques Cartier
Looked for NW, found Canada
Spanish Armada
The crew that sailed against England
Samuel de Champlain
Looked for French settlement, found Quebec
New France
Sam’s name for Quebec
African Diaspora
Those who were involved in the Mid Passage
Colombian Exchange
The exchange of people and items into North America
Ghana
Center of trade for salt and gold
Mali
Manga Musa
Songhai
Muhammad
Crusades
Wars to capture holy land from Muslims
Renaissance
Rebirth in art and education
Reformation
Catholics, Protestants
Who helped Columbus
Ferdinand and Isabella
Columbus was wrong because
Relied on false
Writing about the size of Asia
Underestimated the distance around the globe
King and queen became mad at him because:
He didn’t bring back riches
Does not spread Christianity
Enslaves people and does not treat them properly
3 main goals of Spanish exploration
Spread Christianity beyond Europe
Extend Empire
Mercantilism
Amerigo Vespucci
Realizes Columbus is not in Asia
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Fought through jungles of Panama to reach Pacific Ocean