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| The expanding economies of European states stimulated increased trade with ____. | Asia |
| When Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453, European nations on the Atlantic sought new ____ routes of trade. | maritime (ocean) |
| A factor contributing to European exploration: demand for ____, _____, and natural resources | gold spices |
| A factor contributing to European exploration: desire to spread ____ | Christianity |
| A factor contributing to European exploration: ____ and ____ competition between European empires. | political economic |
| A factor contributing to European exploration: innovations in ____ arts | navigational |
| A factor contributing to European Exploration: pioneering role of ____ the Navigator | Prince Henry |
| Vasco da Gama explored for ____. | Portugal |
| Christopher Columbus explored for ____. | Spain |
| Hernando Cortes explored for ____. | Spain |
| Francisco Pizzaro explored for ____. | Spain |
| Ferdinand Magellan explored for ____. | Spain |
| Francis Drake explored for ____. | England |
| Jacques Cartier explored for ____. | France |
| During the European Age of Discovery overseas empires were established in which hemisphere? | Western |
| What happened to the indigenous populations as a result of the European Age of Discovery? | they were deimated (drastically reduced in numbers) |
| Who found a water route to India? | Vasco da Gama |
| Who discovered the New World? | Christopher Columbus |
| Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world? | Ferdinand Magellan |
| Who destroyed the Aztec civilization in Mexico? | Hernando Cortes |
| Who destroyed the Inca civilization in Peru? | Francisco Pizzaro |
| One means of diffusion of Christianity was ____ of colonists to new lands | migration |
| One means of diffusion of Christianity was ____ of indigenous people | conversion |
| Both ____ and ____ carried their faith, language, and cultures to new lands. | Catholics Protestants |
| Europeans migrated to new ____ in the Americas. | colonies |
| Europeans established both ____ and ____ in Africa and Asia. | colonies trading posts |
| European colonization in the Americas led to the demise of the ____, ____, and ____ Empires. | Aztec, Maya, and Inca |
| European colonization in Latin America left a legacy of a rigid ____. | class system |
| European colonization in Latin America left a legacy of ____ rule. | dictatorial |
| European colonization in the Americas led to forced migration of ____ into slavery. | Africans |
| In Africa, Europeans set up ____ along the coast. | trading posts |
| In Africa, Europeans established trade of ____, ____, and other products. | slaves gold |
| In Asia: small groups of ____ colonized India, the Indies, and China. | merchants |
| Trading companies of the ____, ____, and ____ exercised influence in Asia. | Portuguese, Dutch, and British |
| The exchange of products and resources between the Eastern and Western hemispheres is known as the ____. | Columbian Exchange |
| Which Western Hemisphere products changed European life? | corn, potatoes, and tobacco |
| Which European products changed the lifestyles of American Indians? | horses and cattle |
| European _____ killed many American Indians. | diseases such smallpox |
| What led to the use of African slaves in the Americas? | a shortage of labor |
| Slavery in the Americas was based on ____. | race |
| The European plantation system in the Caribbean and the Americas ____ indigenous economies. | destroyed |
| The European plantation system in the Caribbean and Americas ____ the environment. | damaged |
| The triangular trade linked which three areas of the world? | Europe, Africa, and the Americas |
| What was traded in the triangular trade? | slaves, sugar, and rum |
| What precious metals were exported from the Americas? | gold and silver |
| Gold and silver was exported from the Americas to ____ and ____. | Europe Asia |
| What was the impact of importing precious metals from Latin America on Spain? | It led to inflation, weakened Spain's economy, weakened Spain as a nation |
