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Side A ------ Side B
conqustador ------ spanish conquerer
colony ------ linked to a parent country by trade and government control
mercantilism ------ nation's prosperity depends on large supply of gold and silver
balance of trade ------ difference between what a nation imports and exports
plantation ------ large agricultural estate
triangular trade ------ pattern of trade, connecting europe, africa/asia, and the americas
middle passage ------ journey of slaves from africa to america
vasco de gama ------ sailed around cape of good hope to india
christopher columbus ------ named the land he discovered the indies
john cabot ------ explored the coastline of new england
amerigo vespucci ------ wrote letters describing the new world
what were the three main reasons that europeans of the fifteenth century were willing to make dangerous voyages? ------ God, glory, gold
why were colonies important in the theory of mercantilism ------ they were both a source of raw materials and markets for finished goods
identify and briefly describe the negative consequences of the spanish encomienda system. Were there any positive consequences? ------ Encomienda- right to use spanish natives as laborers. negative- labor, starvation, death by disease                              positive- profitable crops
which leg of the trade route was the middle passage? ------ Africa to America
identify the effects of the slave trade on the african nation of benin ------ increased human sacrifice, lost faith in gods, warfare increased
why did africans engage in slave trade ------ the sale was profitable
how did religious beliefs change in southeast asia from 1500 to 1800 ------ christianity and islam increasing in the nonmainland states, buddhism increasing on the mainland, traditional religon influencing all new regions

Side A ------ Side B
conqustador ------ spanish conquerer
colony ------ linked to a parent country by trade and government control
mercantilism ------ nation's prosperity depends on large supply of gold and silver
balance of trade ------ difference between what a nation imports and exports
plantation ------ large agricultural estate
triangular trade ------ pattern of trade, connecting europe, africa/asia, and the americas
middle passage ------ journey of slaves from africa to america
vasco de gama ------ sailed around cape of good hope to india
christopher columbus ------ named the land he discovered the indies
john cabot ------ explored the coastline of new england
amerigo vespucci ------ wrote letters describing the new world
what were the three main reasons that europeans of the fifteenth century were willing to make dangerous voyages? ------ God, glory, gold
why were colonies important in the theory of mercantilism ------ they were both a source of raw materials and markets for finished goods
identify and briefly describe the negative consequences of the spanish encomienda system. Were there any positive consequences? ------ Encomienda- right to use spanish natives as laborers. negative- labor, starvation, death by disease                              positive- profitable crops
which leg of the trade route was the middle passage? ------ Africa to America
identify the effects of the slave trade on the african nation of benin ------ increased human sacrifice, lost faith in gods, warfare increased
why did africans engage in slave trade ------ the sale was profitable
how did religious beliefs change in southeast asia from 1500 to 1800 ------ christianity and islam increasing in the nonmainland states, buddhism increasing on the mainland, traditional religon influencing all new regions