World History II - Age of Discovery
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Galician | English |
|---|---|
| Magellan |  found a sea route to the Pacific Ocean |
| da Gama; Dias | found a sea route to the Indian Ocean (2 people) |
| Prince Henry | encouraged using new scientific instruments |
| triangular trade | system that supported slave trade |
| da Gama | first European to sail to India |
| Cortez | conquered the Aztecs |
| Drake | first Englishman to sail around the world |
| Balboa | "discovered" the Pacific Ocean |
| Magellan | first to "sail around the world" |
| Middle Passage | slave voyage for Africans to the Americas |
| Cabot | claimed North America for England |
| Colombian Exchange | goods, ideas, and people traded between the Americas and Europe |
| mercantilism | theory of increasing your country's power through colonization |
| Pizarro | conquered the Incas |
| God; gold; glory; natural resources | reasons Europeans came to the New World (4 reasons) |
| Cartier | early French explorer, sailed into the St. Lawrence River |
| Dias | discovered the bottom of Africa |
| mercantilism | theory that stated your country should acquire all the wealth (gold and silver) it could |
| Queen Isabella | supported the wild idea of sailing west |
| Vespucci | the Americas are named for him |
| Cabral | claimed Brazil for Portugal |
| Colombian Exchange | products such as corn, potatoes, and tobacco changed European lifestyles |
| triangular trade | slaves, sugar, and rum were part of this |
| chronometer | led to the creation of meridians of longitude |
| Cortez | conquered Mexico |
| Drake | legalized "pirate" from England |
| Pizarro | used the Inca roads |
| Cabral | blown off course in the Atlantic |
| mercantilism | changed the economies of Europe, Africa, and the Americas |
| Prince Henry | Portuguese teacher who aided the Age of Discovery |
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