European Exploration Study Guide

Chapter 6 Objectives
1.  Explain the three main motives for exploration:
2.  Describe the development of Portugal's trading empire:
3.  Describe the decline of Portugal's trading empire and Spanish exploration:
4.  Describe the Impact of Europeans on the people of Africa:
5.  Describe traditional African political systems:
6.  Contrast the impact of Europeans on mainland states of Southeast Asia with their impact on the Malay world:
7.  Describe the four main political systems in Southeast Asia:
Key Terms
conquistadors:
colony:
mercantilism:
balance of trade:
plantation:
triangular trade:
Middle Passage:
mainland states:
bureaucracy:
People to Identify
Vasco Da Gama:

Hernan Cortez
Christopher Columbus:
John Cabot:
Amerigo Vespucci:
Francisco Pizarro:
Ferdinand Magellan:
King Afonso:
Ibo:
Benin:
Khmer:
Dutch:

Essay

Write your answer in complete sentences on your own paper. You should include a topic sentence and a conclusion sentence.  Your essay must be at least eight sentences. (20 Points)

Describe the impact of the Spanish explorers, conquistadors, and settlers on the native population of the Americas.