Unit 6 HISTORY AGE OF ABSOLUTISM AND EXPLORATION

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a ship invented by the Portuguese that made it possible to travel long distances

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caravel

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seventeenth-century economic theory that
held that the prosperity of a nation depended
on a large supply of gold and silver

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mercantilism

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Who sponsored the first Portuguese fleets to explore the west coast of Africa?

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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exchange of plants and animals between
Europe and the Americas

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Columbian Exchange

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settlement of people living in a new territory, linked with the parent country by trade and direct government control

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colony

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The widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americans, Africans, and Europeans during the Age of Exploration.

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Columbian Exchange

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The three motivating factors for exploration to the New World: God, Glory, & Gold

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God, Glory, & Gold

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System of trade that involved slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods between Africa, the American colonies, and Europe

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Triangular Trade

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Belief that kings and queens derive their right to rule directly from God

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Divine Right of Kings

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The journeys of Christopher Columbus and other explorers became possible in the late 1400s because of the: All of these, desire on the part of European leaders to gain power over each other, financial backing by monarchic governments, development of new navigational technology.

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All of these