Studied by 13 peopleHow did the Japanese respond to Christianity?
They were eager to learn about Christianity
What did Japanese leaders think about Christian missionaries?
Japanese leaders worried about the power of foreign missionaries
Which country tried to find a sea route to the Indies by going west?
Spain
Name the islands where spices came from.
The Spice Islands
Before the Age of Exploration, how did spices get to Europe?
Southeast Asia -> Muslims traders -> Italian traders -> rest of Europe
What causes the disease scurvy?
Lack of vitamin C
What is a weakness of a Mercator projection map?
It makes Greenland look bigger than South America
Why would someone go on a sea voyage to get spices?
Get rich
What was Magellan the first to do?
Circumnavigate the globe
What did Columbus discover?
The West Indies
The Line of Demarcation was designed to keep which two countries from fighting?
Spain and Portugal
What did the Laws of the Indies do?
Outlawed the encomienda system (forced labor from Native Americans)
What made the Laws of the Indies difficult to enforce?
Spain was far away from its colonies
What did Las Casas try to do?
End the enslavement of Native Americans
What did Spain see as being equally important as gaining land?
Winning souls for Christianity
Which navigational device is used to determine direction?
magnetic compass
Which navigational device is used to determine the latitude of a ship (it replaced the astrolabe)?
sextant
Which European country was the first to send ships to India?
Portugal
Why did Europeans want to find a new trading route to Asia?
They wanted to cut out Muslim and Italian middlemen
What are two weaknesses of the magnetic compass?
Iron on a ship can cause it to give false readings
It points towards magnetic north not true north
How did India respond to European traders?
They let them build trading posts and forts
How did China respond to European traders?
They tried to isolate themselves from Europeans
Why were the Chinese uninterested in trading with Europeans?
European goods were inferior to Chinese goods
Why was isolation from the West a mistake for East Asian countries?
They didn't learn about advances in military technology
What is name of the country in South America that was controlled by Portugal?
Brazil
Which is another name for China?
The Middle Kingdom
What happened to 95% of the Native Americans in the New World?
They died from European diseases
Why did Europeans have many deadly disease and Native Americans did not?
Contagious diseases in people evolved from animal diseases
Indians had not been exposed to contagious diseases because they had no livestock
Why did the Spanish bring Africans to the New World?
To fill the labor shortage
The trade restrictions Spain placed on its colonies is part of which system?
Mercantilism
Were Spanish colonies allowed to trade with each other?
No, they were only allowed to trade with Spain
What is the name of the top level of Spanish society in the colonies?
Peninsulares
The word peon describes the treatment of which group?
Native Americans
What is a viceroy?
Governor of a colony (representative of the king)
How did viceroys get their jobs?
They were appointed by the king
What impact did the gold and silver, brought from the New World, have on Spain?
It caused inflation
What impact did Spain's religious intolerance have on its economy?
It caused educated Jews and Muslims to leave hurting the economy
During the Age of Exploration, what important decision did Japan make that kept it from getting taken over by European countries?
Isolated themselves from foreigners
conqueror of the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
conqueror of the Incas
Francisco Pizarro
leader of the Aztecs
Moctezuma
leader of the Incas
Atahualpa
Spanish conquerors
conquistadors
Indian woman translator
Malinche
Aztec god
Quetzalcoatl
capital of the Aztec Empire
Tenochtitlan
Are TOMATOES from the New or Old world?
New World
Are POTATOES from the New or Old world?
New World
Is CORN from the New or Old world?
New World
Is COFFEE from the New or Old world?
Old World
Is SMALL POX from the New or Old world?
Old World
Are GRAPES from the New or Old world?
Old World
Are HORSES from the New or Old world?
Old World
Is TOBACCO from the New or Old world?
New World
