Chapter 19 and 20 world history
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
