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Mercantilism- Mother country
Mulattoes-Blacks and Europeans
Mestizo- Indians and European
Montezuma- Aztec leader
Encomiendas-Land grants given as a royal favors to conquistadors

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1. What were the regional trade patterns and why were they important?

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1. What were the regional trade patterns and why were they important?

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-Silk roads across Asia to the Mediterranean basin
-Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean
-Trans-Saharan routes across North  Africa
-Northern European links with the Black Sea
-Western European sea and river trade
-South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
They were important because they exchanged products and ideas.

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2.What were the affects of European migration and settlement on the Americas, Africa, and Asia?

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2.What were the affects of European migration and settlement on the Americas, Africa, and Asia?

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America
-Expansion of overseas territorial claims and European  emigration to North and South America
-Demise of Aztec and Inca Empires
-Legacy of a rigid class system and dictatorial rule in Latin America
Africa
-European  trading posts along the coast
-Trade in slaves, gold, and otherrecources
Asia
-Colonization by small groups of merchants (India, the indies, China)
-Influenced of trading companies (Portuguese, Dutch, British)

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3. What was the effect of Colombian Exchange between European and Indigenous cultures ?

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3. What was the effect of Colombian Exchange between European and Indigenous cultures ?

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Impact
-Shortage of labor to grow cash crops led to the use of African slaves
-Slavery was based on race
-European plantation system in the Caribbean and the Americas destroyed indigenous economics and damaged the environment
Colombian Exchange
-Western Hemisphere agricultural products such as corn, potatoes , and tobacco changed European lifestyles
-European horses and cattle changed lifestyles of American Indians
-European diseases like smallpox killed many American Indians

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4. What were the roles of Commercial Revolution and Mercantilism in the growth of European nations?

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4. What were the roles of Commercial Revolution and Mercantilism in the growth of European nations?

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Mercantilism-A economic practice adopted by European colonial powers in an effort to become self-sufficient; based on the theory that colonies existed for the mother country
-Commercial Revolution
-A new economic system emerged
-New money and banking systems were created
-Economic practices such as mercantilism evolved.
-Colonial economic needs were limited by the economic needs of the mother country

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5. What was the triangular trade? What was the impact of the precious metal exports from the Americas?

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5. What was the triangular trade? What was the impact of the precious metal exports from the Americas?

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-The Triangular trade linked Europe, Africa and the Americas. Slaves, Sugar ,  and rum were traded.
Export of special metals
-Gold and silver exported to Europe and asia
-Impact on indigenous empires of the Americas
-Impact on Spain and international

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6. How did the Chinese and Japanese attempt to limit the influence of European Merchants 

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6. How did the Chinese and Japanese attempt to limit the influence of European Merchants 

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China
-Creation of foreign enclaves to control trade
-Imperial policy of controlling foreign influences and trade
- Increase in European demand for Chinese goods like tea, and porcelain.
Japan
-Characterized by powerless emperor controlled by military leader (shogun)
-Adopted policy of isolation to limit foreign influences