AP World History, "Ways of The World" Second Thoughts column.
8629642147 | Indian Ocean commercial network | The massive web of commerce in the premodern times between the lands that bordered the Indian Ocean | 0 | |
8629642148 | trading post empire | Form of imperial dominance based on control of trade rather than on control of subject peoples. | 1 | |
8629642149 | Philippines (Spanish) | Spainish influence on the Philippines with Christianity and including the state into the Pacific Web | 2 | |
8629642150 | British/Dutch East India Companies | Aimed to monopolize the spice trade. Made Taiwan become ethically Chinese. Private companies to raise money trading monopolies. | 3 | |
8629642151 | Tokugawa Shogunate | Japanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences | 4 | |
8629642152 | Silver Drain | Event in which almost all silver extracted from Americas was sent to Asia on Manilla Galleons. Where most ended up in China. | 5 | |
8629642153 | Potosí | A rich silver mine in Bolivia that enriched Spain with lots of wealth. | 6 | |
8629642154 | Soft Gold | Nickname for animal furs due to their high value, primarily from Russia | 7 | |
8629642155 | African Diaspora | Name given to the spread of African peoples across the Atlantic via the slave trade. Spread a new culture to the Americasz | 8 | |
8629642156 | Benin Kingdom | This ancient African society was famous for its bronze statues of the oba, or king. Avoided Slave Trade | 9 | |
8629642157 | Dahomey | West African kingdom that became strong through its rulers' exploitation of the slave trade. | 10 |