Exploration and Absolutism Test 2024 with complete solution 100% Verified
Exploration and Absolutism Test 2024 with complete solution 100% Verified Prince Henry the Navigator ANS-Founded a navigation school in Sagres, Portugal; had idea to sail around Africa to reach Asia Bartholomeo Dias ANS-Portugese, reached Cape of Good Hope (tip of Africa) in 1488 Vasco da Gama ANS-Portugese, reaches India in 1497 Ferdinand Magellan ANS-Spanish, First voyage to circumnavigate the globe, Hernando Cortes ANS-Spaniard who conquered the Aztec Empire Francisco Pizarro ANS-Spaniard who subdued the Incas and became the 1st governor of Peru Encomedia System ANS-System similar to feudalism set up by the Spanish to maintain order in their New World Colonies Line of Demarcation ANS-1493, imaginary line that divided South America into West (Spain) and East (Portugal) Treaty of Tordesillas ANS-1494, Papal decree that set the Line of Demarcation Jacques Cartier ANS-explores Canada and St. Lawrence Basin Samuel de Champlain ANS-establishes Quebec in 1608 John Cabot ANS-English explorer who claimed Newfoundland for England while looking for Northwest Passage Privateering ANS-a system by which privately-owned and operated vessels were used to raid enemy shipping (legal piracy) Mercantilism ANS-colonies exist to provide raw materials; exports must exceed imports; system is reliant on massive imports of gold and silver; Problem: leads to massive inflation in mother country Salutary Neglect ANS-English policy that allowed for independent economic development in their colonies Triangular Trade ANS-A three way system of trade during s; Aferica sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa Columbian Exchange ANS-Transfer of products, ideas, and customs from old to new worlds and vice versa Cardinal Richelieu ANS-was a major influence on European Absolutism; was the real power in France under the reign of Louis XIII; developed "Raison d'etat" Raison d'etat ANS-"Reason of the State"; used to justify any government action 1.) Reduce the power of the nobility, stop internal struggles 2.) Increase the power of the church, Church acts as a tool of the state 3.) Invest in native culture, creates nationalism and patriotism Thirty Years War ANS-; Began as a German Civil War between Protestant North (Sweden, Netherlands,
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