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AP European History Chapter 14 Study Guide
Chapter 14 Study Guide

1. Henyr the Navigator-(motives) were a blend of seeking a Christian kingdom as an ally against the Muslims, acquiring trade for Portugal, and extending Christianity. (things he done) founded a school for navigators, after that Portuguese fleets goes to Africa in search for gold but went to Atlas Mountain in Morocco. Facilitated trade in gold, ivory, and slaves
2. Vasco da Gama-(motives) sail to Muslim merchant along East Africa then to Calicut and search of “Christian and spices”. Return holds with ginger and cinnamon(cargo that earned the investors a profit of several thousand percent)
3. Ferdinand Magellan-(motive) sailed across the Pacific Ocean and reached the Philippines where ne die but his name is know circumnavigation of the earth
4. Treaty of Tordesillas- divided up the newly discovered world in to separate Protuguese and Spanish sphr=eres of influence
5. Francisco Pizarro- (motive) landed on the Pacific coast of South America with steel weapons, gunpowder, and horses. Lucky because the Inca Empire succumbed to an epidemic of smallpox, too advantage of situation by seizing Atahualpa
6. Hernan Cortes-(motive) landed at Veracruz, on Gulf of Mexico, marched to the city of Tenochtitlan where Aztecs rules. Tlaxcala, a state what the arrived at Tenochtitlan, thought they were gods offering gifts of gold but was lead to disaster
7. Christopher Columbus-(motive) went to find China but reach Bahamas and then Cuba and then Hispaniola, they wanted to convert religion to Christianity and find gold. Reach the Caribbean’s and the mainland of central America
8. Encomienda-a system that permitted the conquering Spaniard to collect tribute from the natives and use them as laborers. In return, the holders of an eoncomienda were supposed to protect the Indians, pay them wages, and supervise their spiritual needs
9. Huguenots-French Calvinist
10. Duke of Alva- with 10,000veteran Spanish and Italian troops to crush the William the Orange

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