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Causes of Exploration
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1. Gold
2. Glory
3. God
4. Gadgets
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Effects of Exploration
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1. Slavery
2. Colonization
3. Spread Ideas
4. French & Indian War
5. Treaty of Tordesailles
6. Aztecs & Incas are conquered
7. Trade Increases
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What was the result of the French & Indian War?
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The British defeat the French. They gain most of North America.
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Causes of Slavery
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1. Needed cheap labor
2. Incas & Aztecs die out
3. Large plantations
4. Another form of trade
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Effects of Slavery
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1. Racism
2. Cultural diffusion
3. 9.5 million slaves brought over
4. Families torn apart
5. Middle Passage
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Similarities between Aztecs & Incas
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1. Both worship sun god
2. Both were polytheistic
3. Both killed by weapons & disease
4. Both had powerful empires
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Differences between Aztecs & Incas
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1. Location(Aztecs-Mexico; Incas-Peru)
2. Aztecs gave sacrifices
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What was life like aboard the slave ships?
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Brutal; They lived in their own waste. They were chained up & beaten. Many killed themselves.
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Define Capitalism
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Economic system from private ownership; using money to make profit.
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Define Mercantilism
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A theory that a country's power depended on it's wealth.
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What were some good things about the Columbian Exchange?
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It was a global trade system. People could get the goods they needed
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What were some bad things about the Columbian Exchange?
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Middle Passage; Some things weren't so good for trade. (ex: slaves & disease)
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Part of the 'triangular trade route', what part carried the slaves from Africa to the Americas?
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The Middle Passage
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First to sail around the southern tip of Africa
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Vasco de Gama
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First the reach the tip of Africa
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Diaz
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