Exploration Flashcards

What were the reasons for European exploration?

What is Mercantilism?

What are the characteristics of Mercantilism?

What is a favorable balance of trade?

What is an unfavorable balance of trade?

Who were the explorers for Spain?

• Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Ferdinand Magellan, and Hernando de Soto

• Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama

• Prince Henry

• Montezuma II

Who were the explorers for Portugal?

• Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Ferdinand Magellan, and Hernando de Soto

• Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama

• Prince Henry

• Montezuma II

What did Prince Henry establish?

• A school for sailors, shipbuilders, mapmakers, and instrument makers

• A colony in the New World

• A trade route to Asia

• A military barracks

What continent did Portugal launch expeditions along to discover an oversea trade route to Asia?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

What did the Treaty of Tordesillas establish?

• An imaginary line separating the oversea territories of Portugal and Spain

• A trade agreement between Spain and Portugal

• A military alliance

• A religious settlement