Flashcards To Learn Chapter 16
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African Diaspora
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the spread of people of African descent throughout the Americas and Western Europe as a result of the slave trade, eventually spreading African culture throughout the Western world.
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caravel
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a light fast taveling ship with a rudder an lateen sails
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henry the navigator
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son of king john I of portugal , patron and supporter of explorers
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vasco de gama
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portugese explorer who traveled to calicut , india in 1947
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christopher columbus
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italian sailor who traveled west to reach china , but discoverd the carribean islands instead
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fernidad maggelam
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first explorer to attempt the circumnavigate the globe ;whilehe was killed on the way some of them completed the journey
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circumnavigate
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travel completley around the world
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sir francis drake
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english explorer, second man to circumnavigate the world
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henry hudson
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a dutch sailor who looked unsuccessfully for the northwest passage and explored hudson river
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econemedia
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a spanish system in wich a colonist received land and native american workers to whom he was required top teach christianity
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hernan cortes
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spanish explorer and conquerer of the spanish aztec empire
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conquistador
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spanish term for conquerer of the mexico aztec empire
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moctzuema II
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aztec emporer at the time of corte's conquest of mexico
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francisco pizzario
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conqueror of the inca empire in peru forthe spanish
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atahuapla
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ruler of the inca empire killed by spanish invaders led by pizzario
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viceroys
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officials who ruled large land area of spain of american colonies in the kings name
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bartolome de las casas
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spanish priest who crictizized treatment of the native american suggesting that , suggesting that slaves from africa should be used
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treaty of tordesillas
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treaty signed in 1493 dividin the americans between spain
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colombian exchange
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the exchange of plants animals , and disease due to contact
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merchantalism
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the european economic that called for nation to gain wealth in order to build a strong military
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balance of trades
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the amount of goods sold from a country against those who purchased from other countries a favorable balance of trade meant selling more goods
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subsidies
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grants of money given by the goverment for purpose such as helping people get a new business
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capitalism
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economic system in wich a private individual rather then goverments preform most of the economic activity
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join stock company
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a company in wich investors buy shares of the stock receiving a portion of the profit , but losing if the investment failed
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plantations
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estates in the american where cash drops were grown on a large scale
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triangular scale
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trading network that brought goods from europe to africa to be traded for slaves , took the slaves to the americans to be sold
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middle passage
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name for a second leg of the triangle , bringing captive africans to america , where they where sold as slaves
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olaudah equiano
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afrtican who wrote abou the horrific conditions , africans endured on in the middle passage voyage
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african diaspora
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the spread of people ofthe african descent throught the americans and the western europe as a result of the slave trade , eventually spreading african culture throughout the western world
