Age of Exploration Mrs. Kramerson

Europeans wanted to establish colonies and forts in Africa and India so that

Many Hindus converted to Islam during the Delhi sultanate because of the caste system whereby they were outcasts

Ferdinand Magellan was the first to

Both Suileiman the Magnificient and Akhbar the Great practiced religious tolerance

Natives in the Americas had pigs, chickens, cows and many other domesticated animals

Suleiman the Magnificient brought this to the Balkans

Hindus converted to Islam because the Islamic did not treat people like the untouchables in India

mercantilism is

In the Spanish colonies in Central America, it was better to be a

The encomienda system, where nobles were given land and enslaved people on the land, was started by the Spanish.

Portugal sponsored Columbus's first voyages to the New World

European countries wanted to claim pieces of America for their own because it offered wealth from gold and silver

The Ottoman Empire took up most of the

Zheng He was most famous for

Gold, God, glory and spices were all reasons for Europeans to launch expeditions in history

The triangular trade refers to rum, slaves and sugar trading

The Turkish Ottomans conquest of Constantinople in 1453 is important because it led to the spread of Christianity

Europeans went to the Americas because

African culture began blending with Latin American culture in the 1500's because

Columbus was the first European to discover the islands of the Carribean by sailing West to find a route to India

Which of the tools listed was the best tool for sailors to know where they were located in the 1400's?

What event happened in 1492 that is now considered a turning point in history