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Question | Answer |
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What was the agreement between Portugal and Spain dividing lands in the Americas, moving the line farther to the west? | The Treaty of Tordesillas |
What was the system involving the exchange of manufactured goods, plantation products, and slaves between Europe, Africa, and the Americas? | Triangular trade |
Waht segment of triangular trade was that in which slaves were shipped across the Atlantic from Africa to the Americas? | Middle Passage |
Who was a member of Portugal's Royal family who supported over-seas exploration? | Prince Henry the Navigator |
Who was the Portuguese explorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope? | Bartholomeu Dias |
Who was the Portuguese esplorer who sailed to India? | Vasco da Gama |
Who was the navigator who realized that America was a new land and for whom America is Named? | Amerigo Vespucci |
Who was the Spaniard who crossed the Isthmus of Panama? | Nunez de Balboa |
Who started what became a round the world voyage for Spain? | Ferdinand Magellan |
Who was the crew leader who completed the first round the world voyage after the death of Ferdiand Magellan? | Juan Sebastian de Elcano |
What was the major accomplishment of Prince Henry the Navigator? | 1) He supported explorations down the west coast of Africa 2) He started a sailing & navigation school |
What are 3 things Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal is known for? | 1)Wanted to aquire Gold for Portugal 2)Started a Crusade against Muslim in Africa 3)Founded a Navigation School for explorers to benefit Portugal |
Who was the explorer to sail around the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (on the tip of Africa) but had to turn back? | Barththolomeu Dias |
Who was the explorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and across to India, where they found gold and treasures? | Vasco da Gama |
Why did Europeans become involved in the African slave trade? | Because as Portugal & Spain set up overseas colonies they needed Slave Labor to work the land. |
Who paid Christopher Columbus to go and explore? | Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain |
Why did Columbus call the island inhabitants "Indians"? | He thought he had reached India, so he call them "Indians". |
The Interaction between the "New World" and Europe was profound and became known as what? | The Columbian Exchange |
The Explorers to the new land brought health problems with them, lots of new diseases for the native dwellers, T or F? | True |
Spain and Portugal claimed some of the same lands, name the person who settled this issue? | Pope Alexander VI edict in 1893 |
What did the Pope Alexamder Edict state? | All newly discovered land 1) WEST of line in Atlantic belonged to Spain 2) East of line in Atlantic belonged to Portugal |
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do? | It moved the line in the Atlantice farther West an Portugal found Braizil |
Did Amerigo Vespucci think Columbus had found India? | No, he was convinced it was a new land, not part of Asia |
A German Mapmaker that read Amerigo Vespucci's writings, made a map and Named the new land after Vespucci calling it what? | America, (in Latin, Americus the first name of Vespucci is America) |
Was Amerigo Vespucci, like Columbus, hired to find lands and gold by the Spanish King and Queen? | Yes |
What explorer crossed the Isthumus of Panama? | Vasco Nunez de Balboa |
After Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthumus of Panama what ocean did he discover and claim for Spain? | The South Sea |
Why was the discovery by Vasco Nunez de Balboa of the South Sea important? | It proved that the new world was a Distinct Landmass seperated from Asia |
What did the Portugese navigtor FERDINAND MAGELLEN discover? | After crossin the Atlantic, he found THE STRAITS OF MAGELLEN (named after himself) |
After Magellen passed throught the Straits, he entered the South Sea found by Balboa and renamed it as...? | The Pacific Ocean |
After crossing the Pacific Ocean Magellen found what island and claimed them for Spain? | The Philippines |
What happened to Magellen in the Philippines? | He died there,but his crew continued on. |
What type of navigation show the world is round? | Circumnavigation |
What does the word "Pacific" mean in latin? | Peaceful |
Eventually the Portugese turned their attention toward what area so as to dominated trade with the East Indies? | India, The Island of Ceylon in the East Indies |
What is Ceylon called now? | Sir Lanka |
Had slavery been in existence for thousands of years, even prior to European arrival in Africa? | Yes |
In the feudal or caste system in Africa it was not unusual to have inentured servants (Africans enslaving Africians) T or F? | True |
What slave trade began with the Arabs as far back as 65 AD and continued into the 19th century? | Trans-Saharan Slave Trade |
Did the European slave trade evolve quckly? | No, slowly in response to Portugese economic interests |
What did the European ships bring to trade for slaves, PHASE 1 OF THE TRANSALANTIC TRIANGULER TRADE? | Cotton goods, copper, guns and liquor |
The Middle Passage was the European ships bring slave to where,PHASE 2 OF THE TRANSALANTIC TRIANGULER TRADE? | America |
In the final PHASE 3 OF THE TRANSALANTIC TRIANGULER TRADE the ships returned to Europe with what type goods? | Rum, Molasses and Tobacco |
Between 1151 and 1810 how many slaves survived the journey from Africa to the Americas? | 10-15 million |
Between 1151 and 1810 how many slaves DID NOT survive the journey from Africa to the Americas? | 1.5 million (1 and 1/2 million) |
Taking so many slaves out of Africa had what result to that continent? | The African population did not increase for 50 years |
What caused the decline of Portugal? | 1)Empire to large to maintain 2)Drain on population that was small to begin with 3) To expensive |
While in its weakened state who Annexed Portugal? | Spain |
The Treaty of Tordesillas gave what country to Portugal? | Brazil |
After Portugal was annexed by Spain in 1580 it did not regain it's independence until when? | 1640 |