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AP World History Chapter 16: The World Economy Flashcards

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325132959Vasco De GamaExplorer who made it to India in 1497.0
325132960AngolaTip of South America, discovered by Dias and used by the Portuguese in a search for a direct route to India.1
325132961Christopher ColumbusItalian explorer who after getting denied by Portugal, his expeditions were funded by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. First sailed to the New World in 1492, and traveled to the west indies, killed thousands of the native people.2
325132962Ferdinand MagellanSearched for a passage to the Pacific Ocean, initiated the first circumnavigation of the world, but died on the voyage though his crew finished the trip.3
325132963Dutch East India CompanyGovernment monopoly of trade in Asia, acted independently of their own states (366).4
325132964British East India CompanyGovernment monopoly of trade in India, acted independently of their own states similar to the Dutch East India Company.5
325132965Lepanto1571: Naval battle between the Spanish and Ottoman empire. The Spanish won succumbing the Ottoman empire to do not mess with the Europeans powers (368).6
325132966Core NationsNations typically European that controlled trade all aspects of trade and enjoyed the profits. Ex. Spain made sugar from the west indies be brought back to Spain so they could monitor which nation would receive the sugar (368).7
325132967MercantilismIdea that there was finite wealth, and that sell/export=good, but import=bad, colonies=raw materials to export, and heavy state control (368).8
325132968MestizosPeople of mixed European and Native American blood who were exposed to major work loads because of estate management systems.9
325132969Dependent Economic ZonesSugar industry depended on the slave trade to be able to produce more and make more profit. The idea that different trades depend on each other to flourish.10
325132970Vasco De BalboaExplorer who went across Panama, first Spaniard to begin a settlement in Mesoamerica that led to conquest the Aztec and Inca empires.11
325132971Francisco PizarroSpanish explorer who conquered the Inca with the help of of smallpox, guns, and metal weapons.12
325132972New FranceFrench colonies in North America from the St. Lawrence River to along the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi river. Heavily influenced by the Catholic Church.13
325132973Seven Years' WarWar between France and England that took place both in the colonies and in Europe. Between 1756-1763 (373).14
325132974Treaty of Paris1763, after seven year's war, New France went under England control in return for a French sugar island in the Caribbean (373).15
325132975Cape ColonyColony established in the Cape of Good Hope, Africa by the Dutch, their settlement led to conflicts with the Bantus. (376).16
325132976BoersName for Dutch Settlers in Cape Colony, Southern Africa (376).17
325132977CalcuttaHeadquarters for the British East India Company in India that allowed for them to have access to the all in the wealth in the Ganges Valley. (376).18
325132978La Malinchetranslator who assisted Cortez, mother of the mestizo people19
325132979Cassavaexample of a New World crop adopted by societies in the old world, especially Africa, not very nutritious20
325132980Zheng HeChinese sailor whose expeditions stopped before Europe increased exploration21
325132982Prince HenryPortuguese prince who sponsored navigation, school for study or maritime technology22

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