Unit 2 Vocab Flashcard

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Responsible for the exchange of disease, plants, and animals during colonization of the Americas.

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Columbian Exchange

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Economic policy to increase wealth by acquiring gold, silver, and selling more than buying:

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mercantilism

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Sea captains needed this to calculate latitude.

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atrolabe

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Led seven voyages from Southeast Asia to eastern Africa, showcasing Chinese superiority and spreading culture.

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Zheng He

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Spaniard who landed in Mexico, colonized Caribbean islands, and conquered the Aztecs.

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Hernando Cortes

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Spaniard who landed in South America and destroyed the Incan Empire.

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Pizarro

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After Spanish explorers met Native Americans, a new group called...

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mestizo

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Negative aspect of the Age of Exploration: buying and selling Africans for work.

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Atlantic Slave Trade

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Trading network: Africa, England, Europe, West Indies, American colonies.

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Triangular Trade

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Leg of Triangular Trade that brought captured Africans to the West Indies.

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Middle Passage