AP European History Name: ____________________________________ Chapter 14 Study Guide: Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800 Identifications: On index cards, identify the following. Henry the Navigator Conquistadors Middle Passage Portolani Mayans British East India Company Ptolemy Aztecs Francis Xavier Bartolomeu Dias Hernan Cortes Henry Hudson Vasco da Gama Inca Jacques Cartier Spice Islands Francisco Pizzaro Mestizos Christopher Columbus Encomienda Columbian Exchange John Cabot Bartolome de las Casas Price revolution Amerigo Vespucci Viceroy Joint-stock companies Ferdinand Magellan Dutch East India Company Commercial revolution Treaty of Tordesillas Triangular trade Mercantilism Questions: Complete the following as you read the chapter. Discuss the motives for European expansion beginning in the fifteenth century. Fantastic lands Economic motives Religious zeal Examine the following means for European expansion. Centralized monarchies: Maps: Ships: Knowledge of wind patterns: How did Portugal start the Age of Exploration under Henry the Navigator? Explain how the Portuguese were able to wrest trading posts from the hands of Muslims. Why were the Portuguese so successful? Explain Columbus’ reasons for sailing to the west, leading to his discovery of the Americas.
AP European History Name: ____________________________________ Chapter 14 Study Guide: Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800 Identifications: On index cards, identify the following. Henry the Navigator Portolani Ptolemy Bartolomeu Dias Vasco da Gama Spice Islands Christopher Columbus John Cabot Amerigo Vespucci Ferdinand Magellan Treaty of Tordesillas Conquistadors Mayans Aztecs Hernan Cortes Inca Francisco Pizzaro Encomienda Bartolome de las Casas Viceroy Dutch East India Company Triangular trade Middle Passage British East India Company Francis Xavier Henry Hudson Jacques Cartier Mestizos Columbian Exchange Price revolution Joint-stock companies Commercial revolution Mercantilism Questions: Complete the following as you read the chapter. Discuss the motives for European expansion beginning in the fifteenth century. Fantastic lands Economic motives Religious zeal Examine the following means for European expansion. Centralized monarchies: Maps: Ships: Knowledge of wind patterns: How did Portugal start the Age of Exploration under Henry the Navigator? Explain how the Portuguese were able to wrest trading posts from the hands of Muslims. Why were the Portuguese so successful? Explain Columbus’ reasons for sailing to the west, leading to his discovery of the Americas.
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