Study Guide

Chapter 6

  1. Key Terms (matching): mercantilism, Conquistadors, bureaucracy, plantations, mainland states, balance of trade, colony, Triangular trade, Middle Passage
  1. A set of principles that dominated economic thought in the 17th century was called ______.
  2. ______were Spanish conquerors who were motivated by religious zeal and the desire for glory and riches.
  3. A body of nonelective government officials is called a ______.
  4. Many African-American were removed from their homes and shipped to large landed estates in the Americas called ______.
  5. States that form part of a continent are called ______.
  6. The ______is the difference in value between what nation imports and what it exports.
  7. A settlement in a new territory, linked to the parent country is called ______.
  8. ______is the role between Europe, Africa, and Americas.
  9. The journey of slaves from Africa to America on the worst portion of the triangular trade route was called the ______.
  1. What did the Europeans want from the East? Spices
  2. Who was the conquistador who overthrew the Aztec Empire?Cortes
  3. Which conquistador conquered the Inca? Pizarro
  4. What did Europeans want from the Americas? Gold, Silver, and agricultural products
  5. What was the name of the city located on the Malay Peninsula that was the central point in the spice trade? Melaka
  6. When Vasco da Gama reached India, what cargo did he bring back? Cargo of Spices
  7. How profitable was Vasco da Gama voyage? 1000%
  8. How did most Africans become slaves? Prisoners of War or Rewards of Victors
  9. What European country conquered Brazil? Portugal
  10. What (2) pieces of technology were used to help with naval technology? Compass and Astrolabe
  11. What did Christopher Columbus believe about the size and shape of Earth? He knew it was round but underestimated the circumference
  12. Why were the European diseases devastating to the people of America? They had little or no resistance to them
  13. Time line (matching): 1488, 1492, 1518, 1519, 1534, 1577, 1607, 1640
  1. Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa
  2. Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
  3. First African slaves carried to the Americas
  4. Magellan and his men set sail to circle the globe
  5. Cartier explores present-day Canada for France
  6. Sir Francis Drake begins his voyage around the world
  7. English established a settlement in the Americas at Jamestown
  8. English planters introduce Sugar Cane in the West Indies

Open Responses

  1. Analyze the reasons why Native Americans in both North and South America might be offended by the term New World. What did this term show that Europeans attitudes toward the rest of the world? Use specific examples.
  2. What might have resulted from the fact that many slave owners believed it was more economical to buy a new slave than to raise a child to working age?
  3. Describe the impact on the history of the voyages of Christopher Columbus.