Flashcard #2 _Columbian Exchange, Explorers and Conquests

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Supported by the Pope, this 1494 treaty set a Line of Demarcation, dividing the non-European world between Spain and Portugal.

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The Treaty of Tordesillas

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The single deadliest form of European invasion in the New World came in the form of …

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Disease

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What percentage of Native Americans died because of the diseases brought to the New World through the Colombian Exchange?

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90

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This vegetable, transferred to Europe through the Colombian Exchange, replaced bread as a staple of the European diet.

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Potato

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While the population of the New World was dramatically reduced through the Columbian Exchange, the population of Europe...

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Grew due to increased/improved food supplies

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What was the impact on the spice trade of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453?

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One of the principal land routes for spices into Europe was lost.

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Which of the following explains the religious motives for the search for a route to Asia? Finding previously unknown Christian allies and Spreading Christianity to newly found lands, Ending the Protestant Reformation, Creating a higher standard of living for the poor of Europe by making spices cheaper and enhancing Church influence., The Pope sought to exert Papal control and Canon Law across the globe

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Finding previously unknown Christian allies and Spreading Christianity to newly found lands

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How does this quote support the European idea that by dealing directly with Asian spice traders that they could save money and get wealthy?

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By dealing directly, they cut out the places in the spice supply chain where prices increased.

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Which statement BEST SUMMARIZES the outcome of the Spice Trade? Options: The desire for spices led to a transformation of Europe from an isolated continent into one with global reach and power through the use of technology. The spice trade led to the creation of a Portuguese empire that was short lived and led to chaos. The factors of supply & demand drove Europeans to seek alternative sources of spices resulting in conflict, domination of foreign nations, and empires.

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The desire for spices led to a transformation of Europe from an isolated continent into one with global reach and power through the use of technology.

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I crossed Panama, cutting through jungle over the land, to discover what I named the “South Sea”.

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa