AP World Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (1450-1750)

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What was the primary purpose of the Caravel ship?

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Exploration

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Who was the navigator that discovered the New World in the service of Spain?

Back

Christopher Columbus

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What was the main economic policy under Mercantilism?

Back

Accumulation of wealth through colonies

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What was the Dutch East India Company primarily involved in?

Back

Spice trade

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What was the Mita System originally used for in Inca society?

Back

Tax payment through labor

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What does the term 'Creoles' refer to?

Back

Descendants of Spanish-born but born in Latin America

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What was the primary function of the Fluyt ship?

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Trade in the Baltic

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What was the Encomienda system?

Back

A grant of land with the right to use Native Americans as laborers

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What was the main goal of Henry the Navigator's expeditions?

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To find an all-water route to the east

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What was the Triangular Trade?

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A trade system between Africa, the Americas, and Europe