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World Civilizations 1 European Explorations
Age of European Exploration and Conquest Study Guide- Mr. Gehm's class
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Social Studies
9th Grade
11/07/2012

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Prince Henry the Navigator
Definition
Who started the School of Navigation?
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1. Nina
2. Pinta
3. Santa Maria
Definition
What were the three ships that sailed with Columbus?
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1. astrolabe
2. sextant
3. compass
4. better maps
Definition
What were four new maritime technologies that helped make the Exploration Period possible?
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1. Crusades
2. Renaissance
3. Reformation
4. Monarchs were seeking new sources of revenue
5. Technological advances
6. Fame and Fortune
Definition
What were the six motives for European Exploration?
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inflationary economic climate
Definition
What did the influx of gold, and especially silver, into Europe create?
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Bartolome de Las Casas
Definition
Who wrote the "New Laws" (1542) and was a key player in getting the Requiremento written?
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1. Peninsulares
2. Creoles
3. Mestizos
4. Mulattos
5. Native Indians/Black Slaves
Definition
What groups made up the colonial class system? (hint: pyramid chart)
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New Spain and Peru
Definition
Where were the two viceroys located in the New World?
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European slaves
Definition
Who did the Portuguese replace with African slaves?
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Explorers-> Conquistadores-> Missionaries-> Permanent Settlers-> Official European Colony
Definition
What is the Cycle of Conquest and Colonization?
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Pizarro
Definition
Who conquered the Incas?
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El Dorado
Definition
What were many of the first explorers to the New World looking for?
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5
Definition
How many ships did Ferdinand Magellan take with him as he launched his "world cruise"?
Term
New products were being introduced across continents
Definition
What does the Columbian Exchange refer to?
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Commercial Revolution
Definition
What "revolution" takes place between 1400-1750?
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astrolabe
Definition
What navigation instrument helped determine a ship's location by determining the heights of stars and planets (latitude)?
Term
1. Profits were made by selling stocks/shares
2. Shareholders are co-owners
3. Profit was divided by shares
Definition
What were three key characteristics of a Joint-Stock Company?
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Bartolomeo Dias
Definition
Which Portuguese explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1487?
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4
Definition
How many voyages did Columbus make?
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1. tomato
2. potato
3. maize
Definition
What were three contributions from the New World to the Old World (Europe), other than diseases?
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1. coffee bean
2. sugar cane
3. horses
Definition
What were three contributions from the Old World (Europe) to the New World, other than diseases?
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Treaty of Tordesillas
Definition
The Line of Demarcation was a result of what treaty?
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1. inflationary economic climate
2. world market
3. Columbian Exchange
4. deepened colonial rivalries
Definition
What do most historians believe to be the four greatest impacts of European expansion?
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1. encomienda
2. Council of the Indies
3. viceroys
Definition
What were the three key parts to the administration of the Spanish Empire in the New World?
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coffin position
Definition
What was the common positions of slaves packed into the lower decks of a slave ship referred to as?
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to prevent the native population from dying off too fast
Definition
Slaves were shipped to the New World primarily for what purpose?
Term
1596-1600
Definition
According to the "Treasures from the Americas" bar graph, during what time period did the value of gold and silver from Spanish America reach its peak?
Term
Cortez
Definition
Who conquered the Aztecs?
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Amerigo Vespucci
Definition
Who was the New World named after?
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Definition
Which monarchs financed Columbus's venture to find a direct route to the Indies?
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Vasco da Gama
Definition
Which Portuguese explorer reached Calcutta in 1498?
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Zheng He
400 ft by 160 ft
Definition
Who commanded what was known as the "Treasure Fleet"? How big was one of his typical ships?
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Catholic
Definition
What religion became the dominating religion in Mexico, Central America, and South America within a generation?
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1. Britain
2. France
3. The Netherlands
4. Portugal
5. Russia
6. Spain
Definition
According to the "European Empires in America" map, what six European countries created empires in the New World
Term
sharks
Definition
According to historical records (i.e. letters, journals), what was commonly seen following slave ships?
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1. Hudson
2. Frobisher
Definition
According to the "Atlantic Explorations" map, what two English explorers sailed north of Labrador?
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Vasco da Gama
Definition
Which explorer crossed the Isthmus of Panama?
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Portugal
Definition
Which country lacked the numbers and wealth to dominate trade in the Indian Ocean?
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Spain
Definition
Which country consolidated its holdings in the Philippines?
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Brazil: 35%
US: 5%
West Indies: 65%
Definition
According to the "Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade" map, what percentage of slaves was shipped to the Brazilian region of South America? What percentage went to present day United States? What percentage went to the West Indies?
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Montezuma II
Definition
Who was the ruler of the Aztecs?
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Atahualpa
Definition
Who was the ruler of the Incas?
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Magellan
Definition
Who renamed the "South Sea" to the "Pacific Ocean"?
Term
syphilis
Definition
What was the one disease that the inhabitants of the New World sent back to the Old World?
Term
Italy
Definition
Which country led the way to standardizing money?
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San Salvador
Definition
Where did Columbus make his first land fall on October 12, 1492?
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Spain: West
Portugal: East
Definition
According to the Treaty of Tordesillas, what part of the world did Spain and Portugal receive?
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1. Elcano
2. Magellan was killed in the Philippines
Definition
Who actually completed Magellan's journey around the world? What happened to Magellan that prevented him from completing the journey himself?
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Atahualpa
Definition
Who was the leader of the Incas?
Term
between 15 to 20 million pesos worth of gold and silver
Definition
According to the "Treasures from the Americas" bar graph, approximately how much gold and silver was extracted from the New World by Spain from 1576-1580?
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10 million
Definition
Between the 16th and 19th centuries, approximately how many Africans were shipped to the Americas?
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forced labor
Definition
What does encomienda mean?
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1. England
2. The Netherlands
Definition
Which two countries didn't arrive in the Indies until the late 1500s?
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1. coffee
2. pepper
3. spices
Definition
According to the "New Colonial Rivals" map, what three trade goods were shipped from Indonesia?
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