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2651350350Vasco da GamaPortuguese mariner; first European to reach India by sea in 14980
2651354178Ferdinand MagellanPortuguese captain in Spanish service; began the first circumnavigation of the globe in 1519; died during voyage, allowed Spain to claim possession of the Philippines1
2651364523East Indian CompanyBritish, French, and Dutch trading companies that obtained government monopolies of trade to India to Asia; acted independently in their regions2
2651371080Colombian ExchangeInteraction between Europe and the Americas; millions of the native died from the entry of new diseases; new world crop spread to other world regions; European and Asian animals came to america3
2651381454LepantoNaval battle between Spain and the Ottoman Empire resulting in Spanish victory in 1571; demonstrated European naval superiority over the Musilm4
2651388016Core NationNations, usually European, that profited from the World economy; controlled international banking and commercial services; exported manufactured goods and imported raw materials5
2651607223Vasco de BalboaBegan first Spanish settlement on mesoamerican mainland6
2651611098New FranceFrench Colonies in Canada and elsewhere; extended along St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes and down Mississippi River valley system7
2651623037Treaty of ParisConcluded in 1763 following the seven years war; British gained New France and ended France's importance in India8
2651627149Cape ColonyDutch colony established at Cape of Good Hope in 1652 to provide a coastal station for Dutch ships traveling to and from East Indies; settlers expanded and fought with Bantu and other African9
2651636338CalcuttaBritish East Indies Company headquarters in Bengal; Captured in 1756 by Indies; later became administrative center for populous Bengal10
2651643554Seven Year's WarFought in Europe, Africa and Asia between 1756 and 1763; the First world-wide war11
2651648692Ivan III (the great)Prince of Moscow; responsible for freeing Russia from Mongols12
2651651098Third RomeRussian claim to be the successor of the Roman and Byzantine empire13
2651666653Ivan IV (the Terrible)confirmed power of tsarists autocracy by attacking the authority of the Boyars14
2651673198Cossacks15

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