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5502160440British East India CompanyGovernment charted joint-stock company that controlled spice trade in the East Indies after the Dutch0
5502160441Amerigo VespucciThe Italian sailor who corrected Columbus's mistake, acknowledging the coasts of America as a new world. America was later named after him.1
5502160442Smallpox and MeaslesThe two most deadly diseases that killed more than 50% and up to 80% of the indigenous population in the Americas. Brought by the Europeans.2
5502160443Colombian ExchangeThe exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.3
5502160444BoersDutch immigrants that settled in South Africa in the 1600's4
5502160445Mughal EmpireMuslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.5
5502160446GoaIndian city developed by the Portuguese as a major Indian Ocean base; developed an important Indo-European population.6
5502160447Vasco da GamaPortuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route.7
5502160448Francisco PizarroSpanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541)8
5502160449MercantilismAn economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.9
5502160450Treaty of ParisThis treaty ended the Seven Years War between Spanish and French.10
5502160451Louis XIVKing of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715).11
5502160452Coercive Labor SystemsIncluded slavery, indentured servitude, serfdom, and other coercive labor systems in the Americas.12
5502160453New FranceFrench colony in North America, with a capital in Quebec, founded 1608. New France fell to the British in 1763.13
5502160454"China"high quality porcelain originally made in China.14
5502160455MestizosA person of mixed Native American and European ancestry.15
5502160456John LockeEnglish empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience/social contract (1632-1704).16
5502160457CalcuttaBritish East India Company headquarters in Bengal; captured in 1756 by Indians; later became administrative center for populous Bengal.17
5502160458Emperor AtahualpaRuler who's father was killed by infectious disease , gained throne by killing his half brother in civil war and was executed by Francisco Pizarro.18
5502160459Christopher ColumbusItalian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506).19
5502160460NagasakiTrading port, after Jesuit disputes, only the Dutch were allowed to reside here, and only for 2-3 months at a time.20
5502160461CeylonUsed by Britain to grow tea. They leveled the land and then created tea plantations. Now known as Sri Lanka; large center of commerce.21
5502160462Atlantic ColoniesBritish colonies in North America along Atlantic coast from New England to Georgia.22
5502160463William PennEnglishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718). Founded it so others could be free of persecution.23
5502160464Dependent Economic ZonesRegions within the world economy that produced raw materials; dependent on European markets and shipping; tendency to build systems based on forced and cheap labor.24
5502160465Henry the Navigator(1394-1460) Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa.25
5502160466Bantu farmersSettled in north and east around 400 AD.They herded and farmed, grouped themselves in little tribes; greatly outnumbered Khoisan.26
5502160467MacaoA Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.27
5502160468World EconomyCreated by Europeans during the late 16th century; based on control of the seas; established an international exchange of foods, diseases, and manufactured products.28
5502160469Cape ColonyA former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814.29
5502160470Ferdinand MagellanPortuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.30
5502160471Safavid EmpireIranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi, who declared Iran a Shi'ite state.31
5502160472Core NationsNations, usually European, that enjoyed profit from world economy; controlled international banking and commercial services such as shipping; exported manufactured goods for raw materials.32
5502160473Cape of Good HopeSouthernmost point of Africa (south of Cape Town).33
5502160474Emperor AurangzebMughal emperor who used military force to extend his power but whose constant campaigns drained the treasury and whose policy of favoring Islam at the expense of India's other religions generated social and political tensions.34
5502160475Vasco de BalboaSpanish explorer who became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean in 1510 while exploring Panama.35
5502160476Battle of LepantoTurkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope.36

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