Flashcards on Age of Discovery and Latin American Colonization
Age of Discovery and Latin American Colonization: A Study Guide
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The Conquest and Colonization of the Americas
27 cards
Card 1
Question: When did Christopher Columbus arrive in America?
Answer: 1492
Card 2
Question: Which explorer reached India in 1498?
Answer: Vasco da Gama
Card 3
Question: What did Magellan's expedition accomplish between 1519 and 1522?
Answer: It completed the first circumnavigation of the world (the expedition completed the circumnavigation).
Card 4
Question: Who arrived in Brazil in 1500 and for which country was he sailing?
Answer: Pedro Álvares Cabral arrived in Brazil, sailing for Portugal.
Card 5
Question: What economic motive drove exploration during the Age of Discovery?
Answer: The search for gold, silver, spices, and new trade routes.
Card 6
Question: Besides economic motives, what other important motive led to exploration?
Answer: Religious motives: the spread of Christianity.
Card 7
Question: Name a political motive for exploration during the Age of Discovery.
Answer: To increase the power and prestige of kingdoms.
Card 8
Question: What scientific or curiosity-driven motivation existed for exploration?
Answer: To explore and learn about new lands.
Card 9
Question: Define colonialism according to the content.
Answer: Control of one territory by another country.
Card 10
Question: What is mercantilism according to the material?
Answer: An economic system in which colonies provide resources and economic benefits to the mother country.