Age of Exploration

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Age of Exploration

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Time where there was extensive overseas exploration done by Europeans

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“Gold, Glory, God”

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Motives generating the overseas exploration, expansion, and conquests

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Columbian Exchange

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The trading of plants, animals, diseases and technology to and from Europe and the Americas

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Conquistadors

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Soldiers and explorers from Spain

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Mercantilism

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Economic system for the government’s regulation of the nation’s economy

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Triangular Trade

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Trading route with three major ports

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Middle Passage

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Where ships departed from Europe with goods to Africa, to be traded for slaves, to be traded or sold for raw materials in America, to be brought back to Europe

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Westernization

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A process where societies adopt Western culture (such as industry, technology, law, politics, economics, lifestyle, diet, clothing, language, alphabet, religion, philosophy and values)

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Zheng He

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Chinese explorer sailed many treasure voyages to Asia, India and Africa.

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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Man who is responsible for the development of European exploration and continental trade