The English defated_______________ in 1588.

What is a caravel?

an improved Portuguese ship that helped make exploration possible.

What did the compass do?

helped navigators find magnetic north.

Who was Jacques Cartier?

he explored the St. Lawrence River.

Who believes a country should export more goods than it imports?

Mercantilists

Why were Africans enslaved by Europeans?

to plant and harvest sugarcane

Which system allows individuals and companies to decide what products to buy and sell?

capitalism

Define Commercial Revolution.

new ways of doing business that developed in Europe in the 1600's

What product was of higher demand than grain?

Why? 

potatoes, because it fed four times the amount of people 

What caused the world's food supply to dramatically increase?

The Columbian Exchange

What areas of the world were negatively affected by the Columbian Exchange?

the Americas and Asia 

Why did Native Americans value horses?

Horses enabled them to hunt buffalo.

Portuguese Prince who set up a research center to encourage exploration

Henry the Navigator

What did Ferdinand Magellan name?

the Pacific Ocean

Why did Englnd and Spain go to war?

Spain demanded the Dutch to remain Catholic.

A business that sells shares to a group of investors is called____________________?

joint-stock company.

What did Ptolemy develop?

a system of longitude and latitude.

What is supply and demand?

a concept merchants used to decide what to buy and sell

What happened to Native Americans after Europeans arrived in America?

They were killed by European diseases.

How did Spainish and Portuguese differ in America?

Spain's goal was to mine precious metals; Portugal set up sugar plantations.

Why did the Portuguese explore Africa's coast?

They had studied works of al-Idrisi and Ptolemy.

Why was England's defeat of the Spanish Armada important?

England became confident to explore Asia and South America.