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3272443053world economyEstablished by Europeans y the 16th century; based on control of seas, including the Atlantic and Pacific; created international exchange of foods, diseases, and manufactured products.0
3272449981Cape of Good HopeSouthern tip of Africa; first circumnavigated in 1488 by Portuguese in search of direct route to India.1
3272454034Columbus, ChristopherGenoese captain in service of king and queen of Castile and Aragon; successfully sailed to New World and returned in 1492; initiated European discoveries in Americas.2
3272462805Magellan, Ferdinand(1480-1521) Spanish captain who in 1519 initiated first circumnavigation of the globe; died during the voyage; allowed Spain to claim Philippines.3
3272469203Dutch East India CompanyJoint stock company that obtained government monopoly over trade in Asia; acted as virtually independent government in regions it claimed.4
3272536909British East India CompanyJoint stock company that obtained government monopoly over trade in India; acted as virtually independent government in regions it claimed.5
3272539686LepantoNaval battle between the Spanish and the Ottoman empire resulting in Spanish victory in 1571.6
3272543141core nationsNations, usually European, that enjoyed profit from world economy; controlled international banking and commercial services such as shipping; exported manufactured goods for raw materials.7
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