Flashcards on the Age of Exploration

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Christopher Columbus

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Discovered the Americas in 1492

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Vasco da Gama

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First to reach India by sea, 1498

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Ferdinand Magellan

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First circumnavigation of the Earth, 1519-1522

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John Cabot

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Explored North America's coast, 1497

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Hernán Cortés

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Conquered the Aztec Empire, 1521

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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Divided the New World between Spain and Portugal, 1494

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small pox

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disease brought by Europeans that wiped out Native American populations

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God, Gold, Glory

(spice trade)

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Motivated European exploration for new routes

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mercantilism

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an economic policy focused on maximizing exports and minimizing imports

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export

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good or service produced in the home country & sold in another country