JEOPARDY
The Early Modern Period 1450-
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The Explorers
The Portuguese
The Spanish Explorers
French and English
Explorers
People
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What was mercantilism?
This was the economic system that
believed that a nation’s real wealth
was in it’s gold and silver, and a
nation must export more than it
imports.
What was the World Economy?
This was created by Europeans
during the late 16th century; based
on control of the seas; established
an international exchange of foods,
diseases, and manufactured
products.
Who were the Portuguese?
These were the first Europeans to
explore and trade with Africa.
Who was Ferdinand
Magellan?
He was the Portuguese captain who
sailed for the Spanish and began the
first circumnavigation of the globe
in 1519. He died during voyage, but
allowed Spain to claim possession
of the Philippines.
What was the Caravel?
This was a sailing vessel
designed to carry larger loads
and used the triangular sails of
the Arabs combined with square
rigging.
Who was Vasco da Gama?
He was the first Portuguese Sea
Captain to reach the coast of India
by sailing around Africa.
Who was Bartholomeu Dias?
He the first European sailor to
round the Cape of Good Hope for
the Portuguese.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
He was the Genoese Captain who
sailed for Spain and triggered a
global exchange in this era with his
discoveries.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
He was the Portuguese noble who
established a school for navigators
in the early 15th century.
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Who was Vasco de Nunez Balboa?
He was the first Spanish explorer to
reach the Pacific Ocean by crossing
the Isthmus of Panama.
What was Spain?
This was the European country that
took over the Philippines.
What were Boers?
The is the name given to Dutch
farmers in South Africa.
Who was Samuel de Champlain?
He was the explorer who
founded the first French
settlement in Quebec in 1608.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
He was the Spaniard who
defeated the Aztecs of Mexico.
What was death due to diseases
i.e., small pox, measles, mumps?
This was the most dramatic effect
of Europeans on natives in the
Americas.
What were corn, potatoes, pumpkin,
yams, tobacco, chocolate, etc.?
These were Native American
products that Europeans adopted
and became staples on the
Continent.
What was French and Indian War or the Seven
Year’s War?
This was the name of the conflict in
America triggered by rivalry
between Britain and France all over
the world.
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What was England or Great Britain?
This was the country that claimed
North America after the Treaty of Paris
in 1763.
What was the Middle Passage?
This was the name for the leg of
the triangular trade that brought
Africans to America.
Who were Ferdinand and Isabella?
These two rulers expelled the
Muslims and the Jews from Spain in
1492.
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What was the Battle of Lepanto?
This was the huge sea battle that
was fought by the Spanish for
control of the Mediterranean Sea in
1571.
What was the Columbian Exchange ?
This was the interaction between
Europe and the Americas which
caused the deaths of millions of
native Americans and new crops
spread around the world.
What was The Dutch East India
Company?
This company was formed by a
wealthy group of merchants from
the Netherlands in 1602, and
wielded an unusual amount of
governmental power.
What were Dependent economic zones?
These were regions within the
world economy that produced
raw materials and were
dependent upon European
markets and shipping.
What was Calcutta?
This is where the British East
India Company headquarters
was located in Bengal. It was
captured in 1756 during the
Sepoy Rebellion and later
became the administrative center
for populous Bengal.
What were the Atlantic colonies or Thirteen
colonies ?
These were the British colonies in North
America along Atlantic coast from New
England to Georgia.
Who was Francisco Pizarro?
He was the Spanish explorer who arrived in
the Americas in 1502 and joined Balboa in
Panama, and then successfully attacked the
Inca Empire.
Who were Mestizos?
These were people of mixed European and
Native American heritage in the Americas.
What was New France ?
These were the French colonies in Canada
and extended along the St. Lawrence River
and Great Lakes and down the Mississippi
River valley system.
What was the Cape Colony?
This was the Dutch colony established at the
Cape of Good Hope in 1652 to provide a coastal
station for Dutch ships traveling to and from
Asia the Dutch settlers expanded and fought
with Bantus and other Africans.