WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THESE UNIT

WHAT I HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT THE UNIT 8

THE GREAT GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIES

ü  TECHNICAL ADAVANCES

·         Turks conquered Constantinople. Control of the Silk Road

·         Portolans charts

·         Rudder, compass, astrolave

·         Caravel

ü  EXPEDITIONS

·         Portuguese

·         Turks

·         Castile discovers a new continent

      Columbus’s project (Spice Islands)

      The miscalculation of the diameter of the earth

      Capitulation of Santa Fe

      Columbus’s four expeditions

      The Treaty of Tordesillas

      The first voyage around the world

ü  PRE-COLUMBIAN PEOPLE

·         MAYAS

·         AZTECS

·         INCAS

ü  THE CONQUEST AND ORGANISATION OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

·         THE GREAT EXPEDITION

      MEXICO  = HERNÁN CORTÉS

      PERU  =  FRANCISCO PIZARRO

·         THE ORGANISATION OF THE CONQUERED TERRITORIES

      The new territories became part of the Crown of Castile. The language, culture and laws were imposed.

      Clergymen were sent to evangelize the indigenous

      Areas = NEW SPAIN ( Mexico and central Am) and PERU ( South America)

      The CABILDOS (mayors) appointed to govern cities and the COURTS established to impart justice.

      Trade in America (gold, silver, goods). The CASA DE CONTRATACIÓN (House of Trade) in Seville, regulated trade between Spain and America.

      COLONIAL SOCIETY  (CRIOLLOS, MESTIZOS and BLACK SLAVES)