AP European History Chapter 14

Natives had no immunity to this disease leading to their people being easily conquered

A leading financial and commercial center in Europe by 17th century(in the Netherlands)

The science of making or drawing maps

The 3 Primary reasons for European Expansion

system where every transaction will have two more more accounts

Representatives of religions who travel to areas around the globe in order to convert others.

Slaves were taken to the Americas, from Africa, where they would be placed on plantations

Theory that a nation’s prosperity depends on its supply of gold and silver

Became the hub of the European business World

Finished goods from Europe traded for African slaves, traded in Americas for unfinished goods

instrument used to make astronomical measurements and in navigation for calculating latitude

Trading company est. 1602 under government sponsorship protect Dutch trade in the Indian Ocean

New weapons Europeans used in battles

A British joint-stock company, formed in 1600, made to pursue trade in the East Indies

Death, Diseases, Pillaging, and Killing of indigenous people took place in...

a new, quicker way to travel inland

An instrument used for taking angular measurements of altitude in astronomy and navigation.

Atlas of the sailing world that gives directions and charts showing rhumb lines

Wealthy traders who supplied merchandise to a particular trade

A navigational tool designed by Chinese Scientists

The transferring of plants, animals, and technology from Europe to the New World

An economic system where people invest in trade and goods to make profit

Families involved in banking for generations

15th-17th century ships traveled around the world in search of new trade routes for Europe.

Primary control surface used to steer a ship

The assistance of new navigational aids, such as the compass and the astrolabe.

A triangular sail oriented so that a ship can travel into the wind.

Inflation became a European economic problem in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.