Maritime Empires

What did the Chinese want from Europeans?

• Silver

• Food

• Spices

• Raw materials

Portugal had what kind of empire?

• Land-based

• Trading post

• Indirect

Portugal's first overseas location was:

• Nairobi, Africa

• Mumbai, India

• Calicut, India

• Cape Town, South Africa

What motivated Europeans to explore? (multiple reasons)

• The 3 G's

• competition and rivalries between European countries

• growth of merchant class

• easier access to Indian Ocean

• Missionary Zeal

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• Transfers of people, animals, plants, and diseases between Old World and New World.

• Transfers of ideas between Asia and the New World.

• Transfers of people, animals, plants, and diseases between Asia and Europe

Roughly how many natives died because of diseases?

• Under 1,000

• Less than 1 million

• 10-12 million

• 60-80 million

Why were natives so susceptible to diseases? (multiple reasons)

• Isolation from other continents

• Lack of domesticated animals

• Lack of understanding of germs

• Lack of hygiene

Spain set up overseas empires in: (multiple areas)

• Central America

• South America

• Asia

• India

Who was at the top of the government in Spanish America?

• viceroys

• hidalgos

• Peninsulares

• Creoles

Spain generated its wealth from:

• Silver and gold mines

• Tobacco plantations

• Sugar plantations