Chapter 19 and 20 world history

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What did Vasco de Gama succeed in gaining for portugal? A) control of spice islands B) a sea route between portugal and india C) a sea route between portugal and china D) profitable trade with the philipine islands

B) spice route between portugal and india

The line of demarcation established a boundary between which two regions? A) portugal and spain B) claimed and unclaimed lands C) new lands portugal could claim and thise spain could claim D) the part of the world that was under thenpopes control and part that was not

C) new lands portugal could claim and those spain could claim

Which nation did prince henry help to take the lead in overseas exploration A) italy B) spain C) portugal D) the netherlands

C) portugal

In the 1400s what was the most important trad good from the East A) tea B) silk C) spcies D) porcelain

C) spices

The 'encomiendas' are Spanish explorers the conquered and colonized areas of what now are mexico, south america, and the united states

Conquistadors

Bartolomeu Dias captured the first european ship to what route ? A) west across the atlantic ocean B) along west coast of africa C) across the indian ocean to india D) around the southern tip of africa

D) around the southern tip of africa

By the 1700s which nations East India Company dominated the Indian Ocean trade? A)france B) england C) portugal D) the netherlands

D) netherlands

What were the chief reasons that the French English and Dutch were each interested in North America during this time? How did the occupations in activities of the French English and Dutch compare?

French- wealth, explore, furtrade, war English- wealth, religious freedom, gold, tobacco, model communities, wars Dutch- wealth, exploring, fur trade, trading posts, colonizing, farming, tobacoo, sugar

Most European joint stock companies of the 1500s and 1600s were founded for the purpose of 'fighting wars'

Funding colonies

What inspired Europeans to begin exploring foreign lands in the 1400s? What made it possible for them to begin these explorations?

God- spread christianity Glory- fame Gold- wealth through trade

What are some ways in which slavery in African in Muslim societies was different from slavery in the Americas

In African in Muslim societies slaves had legal rights they did not have in America. Greater opportunity for social mobility

Why did the trade in african slaves increase dramatically in the seventeenth century

Islam spread across Africa and muslims bought and sold non-Muslims prisoners of war at slaves

'Quebec' was the first permanent engoish settlement in north america

Jamestown

'The french and indian war' began in 1675 when metacom led an attack on colonial villages in massachusetts

King philips war

What are some reasons that Africans were considered ideal laborers for the plantations and mines of the European colonists in the Americas

Many Africans had build up immunity's to some European diseases. Many were used to farming. Unlikely to attempt escape so little chance to attempt

'New netherland' covered much of what is now midwestern united states and eastern canada

New france

What are the three nations, continents, or regions that were an essential part of the triangular trade network

North American west Indies England/Europe and west Africa

The pilgrim sttlers who founded 'james town' were mainly interested in religious freedom

Plymouth

Capitalism is an economic system based on 'public' ownership of property in the investment of wealth to earn profit

Private

'Hernado cortez' marched his force of around 600 men thriugh mexico to conquer the azted empire

True

Fransico pizarro and his army defeated the inca by killing a largely unarmed group and then kidnaooing and murdering their king

True

The dutch were ousted from North America by the english

True

The group known as the puritans founded the colony known as Massachusetts bay

True

The joint stock company of the 1500s and 1600s was very similar to today's corporation

True

The purpose of Christopher Columbus's second voyage to the Americas was to establish spanish colonies on the islands of the Caribbean

True

In 1492 Christopher Columbus set sail 'East across the Indian Ocean'. In search of a trade route to Asia and is riches

West across Atlantic ocean

Montezuma I the leader of the 'arawak people of brazil', fell out of favor with his subjects over his response to the Spanish conquest

Aztec people of mexico

What was mercantilism? How and why did encourage European colonization of the Americas

- economic theory: power deoends on weath (gold /silver) - increase wealth by tajing gold silver and valuanle raw materials from colonies - colonies orovide market to sell goods/ manufactured items

What european nation profited most from trade with the East in the years? A) italy B) spain C) france D) england

A) italy

New business and trade practices in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries took place 'before' the establishment of colonial empires in the Americas

After

As part of the Columbian exchange corn and potatoes were carried 'west across the Pacific ocean' for the first time

East across the Atlantic ocean

As part of the Columbian exchange tobacco and tomatoes were carried 'west across the Pacific ocean' for the first time

East across the Atlantic ocean

As a result of the french and indian war, the 'french' seized conrrol of nearly the entire eastern half of north america

England (British)

According to mercantilism a favorable balance of trade results for the value of the goods sold by a country 'equals' the value of the good bought by that

Exceeds

Todays mestizos are descendants of 'portuguese colonists' and native americas

Spanish colonies

What was the starting point and what were the ending points of the middle passage

Start- africa end- west indies

What are some of the goods that were essential to the triangular trade network

Sugar coffee tobacco slaves rum molasses fur gold fire arms gum and cotton


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