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World Studies
Exploration, Slave trade & Enlightenment
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9th Grade
11/06/2011

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Nations involved in exploration?
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Spain, England , France & Portugal
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Christopher Columbus
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(1492-1493) - First to sail through the "western passage" and find the east indies. Portugal refused to sponsor his journey so he was sponsored by King Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. he had a total of 4 voyages.
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Ferdinand Magellan
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(1519-1522)First person to Circumnavigate the world, and was killed when reached the Philippines,He's crew made it back to Spain.
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Prince Henry
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Prince henry was named 'The Navigator' , He established a school for navigation. He was a main sponsor for Portugal.
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Bartolomeu Dias
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First european sailor to sail past the Cape of good hope.
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Da Gama
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(1498) First to sail from Europe to India(Calicut port) with a ten-month voyage on 4 ships
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King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella
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Sponsored Christopher Columbus in (1492)
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Published a book about his journey , Established a map about Americas, And the Americas was named after him.
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Reasons for Explorations?
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Gold , God & Glory
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Line of Demarcation/ Treaty of Tordesilles
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A line set by the Pope Alex the 6th, Stating that Portugal can explore to the East and Spain to the West
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Mexico--Cortes
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Explores Mexico, Contact with Aztecs and take there wealth when he invades them
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Peru--Pizzaro
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Seazes capital at Lima
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Conquistadors?
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Conquerers
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Triangular trade & the Middle Passage- What were they?
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It Started in Europe and then to Africa and ending at the Americas, they used to trade ; Money from Europe to get Slaves in Africa and then get Cotton, Cloth & Rum from the Americas
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5 Components of Mercantilism
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Gain gold & silver , Export more than you Import , Set the Tariffs high , Control trade , Ships & Navy
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Exporting more than Importing
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Trade Surplus
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Dutch East Indies Co.
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First to Issue stock & Powerful enough to have its own Navy and to Wage war
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Capitalism-
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Economic system which businesses are owned privately .
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Louis XIV-
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An *Absolute Monarch* Took the Throne when he was 5 yeas old & Control all aspects of Society
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Palace of Versailles-
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Known for its Beauty and Wealth , Made for King Louis XIV.
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Concept of Absolutism & Divine right-
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Ruling from god
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Edict of Nantes-
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Grants religious rights to Huguenots
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Huguenots-
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French Protestants
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Jean Baptiste Colbert and Mercantilism-
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Finance minister for King Louis XIV , Mercantilism (Policys): to bring money in for France.
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Element of Enlightenment-
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Reason , Nature, happy , Progress & Liberty
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John Locke -
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Life , Liberty & Property are 3 things people are all entitled to. He Believed in a Democratic society.
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Hobbes-
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People are Naturally evil, a Strong/Absolute monarch is needed for a society. He believed in the Social contract. Life without Government was "Solitary, Poor & Nasty".
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Voltaire-
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He believed in Freedom of speech , freedom of religion , and the separation of State & Church.
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Adam Smith-
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Business left to Supply & Demand
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Rousseau & the Social contract -
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He believed in "Men are born free , but chained down everywhere else", Majority rules.
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Baron Montesquieu-
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Believed in Checks & Balances , Government should be separated into 3 section ; judicial , Legislative & Executive
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Mary Wollstonecraft-
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Women and men should have equal rights and have the same Education , but believed being a mother was first priority.
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Salons & Madame Geoffri
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Biggest informal gathering in France
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Importance of Paris-
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The Enlightenment era started from France and spread throughout Europe.
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Diderot-
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He Created a 28 Volume Encyclopedia , and the Pope would Excommunicate anyone who read the Encyclopedia.
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