Age of Exploration 5.4-5.6 Vocabulary Review

kingdom that emerged in the 1700s in present-day Ghana and was active in the slave trade

Trade route on which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas; terrible conditions

Navigator and explorer who, during 1497–1498, claimed parts of Canada for Britain.

Yoruba people; built empire through trade, including slaves, and use of army vs the Dahomey

War b/w Britain & France in the Americas; 1754-1763; it was part of the Seven Years’ War

economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit

In 1763 it ended the Seven Years’ War and resulted in British dominance of the Americas

A rapid rise in prices linked to a sharp increase in the amount of money available

Named Canada; explored parts of the St. Lawrence River

The global exchange of goods, ideas, plants and animals, and disease

Trade routes from Europe to Africa, Africa to the Americas & the Americas to Europe

revolt, especially of soldiers or sailors against their officers

French navigator & explorer who established the colony of Quebec; called father of "New France"

period in European history when inflation rose rapidly

French possessions in present-day Canada from the 1500s to 1763

English Protestants who rejected the Church of England

complete control of a product or business by one person or a group

1st ruler of Asante; built up empire; monopoly over gold and slave trade

an agreement among people

A period of European economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism

Taken at 11; sold into slavery in the Americas; earned $ & bought freedom; wrote autobiography

Products, prices, & services are driven by market laws of supply & demand; part of capitalism

large estate run by an overseer and worked by laborers who live there

Nations sought to export more than it imported in order to build its supply of gold & silver

ruler of Kongo; converted kingdom to Christianity; outlawed slave trade in his lands