Unit 4 Flashcards
Transoceanic Connections (1450-1750)
Developments that made transoceanic travel and trade possible and improved
the production of new tools, innovations in ship designs, and an improved understanding of regional wind and currents patterns
Caravel
Carrack
Fluyt
European technological developments influenced by cross-cultural interactions with the Classical, Islamic, and Asian worlds
lateen sail, compass, astronomical charts
Portuguese development of marine technology and navigational skill led to
increased travel to and trade with Africa and Asia and resulted in the construction of a global trading-post empire
Spanish _ dramatically increased European interest in transoceanic travel and trade
sponsorship of the voyages of Columbus and subsequent voyages across the Atlantic and Pacific
Northern Atlantic crossings were undertaken under
English, French, and Dutch sponsorship, often with the goal of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia
Columbian Exchange
European colonization of the Americas led to the unintentional transfer of
disease vectors, including mosquitoes and rats, and the spread of diseases that were endemic in the Eastern Hemisphere, including smallpox, measles, and malaria
Some of the diseases brought to the Americas
substantially reduced the indigenous populations, with catastrophic effects in many areas
American foods became staple crops in various parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Cash crops were grown primarily on
plantations with coerced labor and were exported mostly to Europe and the Middle East
Afro-Eurasian fruit trees, grains, sugar, and domesticated animals were brought by Europeans to the Americas, while other foods were brought by
African slaves like Okra and rice
Domesticated animals introduced to the Americas
horses, pigs, cattle
populations in Afro-Eurasia benefited nutritionally from
the increased diversity of American food crops
Europeans established new trading posts in Africa and Asia, which proved profitable for the
rulers and merchants involved in new global trade networks
Some Asian states sought to limit the disruptive economic and cultural effects of European-dominated long-distance trade by adopting
restrictive or isolationist trade policies
Ming China restrictive or isolationist trade policies
Tokugawa Japan restrictive or isolationist trade policies
European empires established new maritime empires, driven largely by
political, religious, and economic rivalries; Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, French, and British
Asante
Kingdom of the Kongo
Swahili Arabs
Omanis