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309254263ReconquistaOn the Iberian Peninsula0
309254264Stern RudderDeveloped by the chinese and diffused into European use through Arab ships1
309254265Triangular Lateen SailMade it possible for a ship to advance against the wind2
309254266Magnetic CompassDeveloped by the Chinese to figure direction3
309254267The astrolabeFrom Greek and Persian astronomers to determine Latitude4
309254268Cross staff and back staffNavigation equipment of choice for European Sailors5
309254269Volta Do MarPortuguese phrase meaning "return through the sea"6
309254270Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugalconquered the Morrocan port of Ceuta in 14157
309254271Bartolomeu DiasHe rounded the Cape of good Hope and entered the Indian Ocean in 14888
309254272Christopher ColumbusGenoese Mariner who found support from Spanish Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella9
309254273Vasco Nunez De BalboaFirst sided the Pacific Ocean in 1513 while searching for gold in Panama10
309254274Ferdinand MagellanPortuguese Navigator who explored the Pacific and eventually circumnavigated the world11
309254275Captain James cookan Englishman whose 3 18th century explorations of the southern and Northern Pacific ocean helped Europeans compile a reasonably accurate understanding of the ocean basin land and people12
309254276Trading postsA European Nations built these as footholds in regions where prior commercial powers had dominated for centuries13
309254277Seven years' war1763 the british victory in that worldwide conflict would enable that small nation to dominate world trade and build a vast empire in the 19th century14
309254278Afonzo D'alboquerquewas the architect of this aggressive policy and his fleets were very effective at overpowering other crafts they encounter and using their heavy artillery effectively on shore15
309254279IndiaEnglish concentrated on India and built forts in Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta16
309254280BataviaOn the island of Java17
309254281The joint stock companyCommercial organization18
309254282East India companyfounded in 1600 (English)19
309254283United East India Company(Dutch) Relied on private merchants20
309254284The Philippines and IndonesiaEuropean powers mostly traded peacefully with other peoples the exceptions being :21
309254285Promote trade and ChristianityThe Spanish goals of the Philippines were clear:22
309254286Manila GalleonsFill these with silk from China23
309254287Clove and maceThe Dutch who had neither manpower or the military might to exert their control over all of Indonesia chose to concentrate on these specific wealthy regions24
309254288"great war for empire"The seven years' war25
309254289Global trading systemMariners carried goods around the world by way of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans for valuables: sugar, silver, tobacco, textiles, guns, furs, and enslaved human beings26
309254290Cowry shellshighly desirous medium of exchange27
309254291sugardramatically stimulated the market for enslaved workers28
309254292Martin LutherProtested sale of indulgences29
309254293Printing pressPublished the many abuses in the church30
309254294vernacular biblewritten in the native language31
309254295CalvinismFrench Protestantism32
309254296Anglican ChurchEnglish Monarch Henry the 8th established himself as the head of this church33
309254297Council of TrentReforms were made primarily here with the help of the new order the jesuits34
309254298Ignatius Loyolamade society of jesus35
309254299huguenot protestantsFrench catholics fought to have control of the monarchy36
309254300Witcheshunted and killed37
309254301Dutch revoltwent on for 40 years38
309254302Thirty years' warfinal religious war39
309254303charles v.hapsburg ruler40
309254304New monarchsincrease political power through taxation41
309254305Henry the 8thdissolved catholic church42
309254306Spanish inquisitionto consolidate their power43
309254307constitutional monarchiesshared power with representative parties44
309254308Glorious revolutionBritish obtained a royal family45
309254309Dutch republicElected councils that formed this foundation46
309254310cardinal Richelieuadviser to Louis the 13th47
309254311Versailleslargest building in Europe48
309254312Russian tsarsadept in absolute policies Peter the great was the most important tsar the crowning achievement of his rule was st. petersburg49
309254313"partitions"carved up Poland into these50
309254314Catherine the greatdivided Russia into 50 provinces51
309254315peace of Westphalia30 years war was resolved52
309254316Capitalisman economic system53
309254317columbian exchangenew food crops54
309254318Banking systemEuropeans began to develop this while insurance companies underwrote the risks of long distance trade55
309254319Serfswere sold56
309254320adam smith(1723-1790)57
309254321isaac newton(1642-1727) combined the ideas of astronomy and mechanics58
309254322John locke(1632-1704) worked on the laws of politics59
309390427"putting out system"giving raw material such as wool to households60
309390428Decreasing mortality ratesHelped increase the population61
309390429Absolute monarchsEurope predicated their power on the theoretical basis of the divine right of kings62
309390430RomanovsHeld a tightly controlled government63
309390431EncomiendaForced labor64
309390432TainosInhabited the Caribbean65
309390433Peru & Mexicovast supplies of silver66
309390434Sugar & TobaccoCash crops67
309390435Hernan cortes & Francisco PizarroConquistadors Hernan in Mexico and Francisco in Peru68
309390436BrazilPortugal established its imperial realm here as a result of the treaty of tordesillas in 149469

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