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7521862278caravelsShips with triangular sails that could sail against the wind, a rudder, cannons, and a compass or astrolabe0
7521862279MalaccaPort city in the modern Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, founded about 1400 as a trading center on the Strait of Malacca.1
7521862280Treaty of GijantiSigned in 1757; reduced remaining Javanese princes to vassals of Dutch East India Company; allowed Dutch to monopolize production of coffee on Java.2
7521862281Francis XavierEarly Jesuit missionary often called the Apostle to the Indies. From 1541 he traveled through India, Japan, and the East Indies, making many converts.3
7521862282MacaoOne of two ports in which Europeans were permitted to trade in China during the Ming dynasty4
7521862283Matteo RicciPortuguese Jesuit missionary who went to China, assimilated into Chinese culture and language and ran a Christian mission in China.5
7521862284ManchusNortheast Asian peoples who defeated the Ming Dynasty and founded the Qing Dynasty in 1644.6
7521862285Tokugawa IeyasuVassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi; succeeded him as most powerful military figure in Japan; granted title of shogun in 1603 and established political unity in Japan7
7521862286GoaGoa is a state in western India with coastlines stretching along the Arabian Sea8
7521862287BataviaFort established in 1619 as headquarters of Dutch East India Company operations in Indonesia; today the city of Jakarta.9
7521862288LuzonNorthern island of Philippines; conquered by Spain during the 1560s; site of major Catholic missionary effort.10
7521862289Robert Di NobiliItalian Jesuit missionary; worked in India during the early 1600s; introduced strategy to convert elites at first; strategy later widely adapted by Jesuits in various parts of Asia; mission eventually failed.11
7521862290CantonOne of the 2 port cities where Europeans were permitted to trade with China during the Ming Dynasty.12
7521862291Adam SchallAlong with Matteo Ricci, Jesuit scholar in court of Ming emperors; skilled scientist; won few converts to Christianity13
7521862292NobunagaThe first Japanese daimyo to make extensive use of firearms; in 1573 deposed the last Ashikaga shogun; unified much of central Honshu; died in 1582.14
7521862293EdoTokugawa capital city, modern day Tokyo, center of Tokugawa Shogunate15
7521862294Asian sea-trading networkprior to intervention of Europeans, consisted of three zones: Arab zone base on glass, carpets, and tapestries: India based on cotton textiles; China based on paper, porcelain, and silks16
7521862295OrmuzPortuguese establishment at the southern end of the Persian Gulf; a major trading base.17
7521862296Dutch trading empireThe Dutch system extending into Asia with fortified towns and factories, warships on patrol, and monopoly control of a limited number of products.18
7521862297MindanaoSouthern Island of Philippines; a Muslim kingdom that was able to successfully resist Spanish Conquest.19
7521862298HongwuFirst Ming emperor in 1368; originally of peasant lineage; original name Zhu Yuanzhang; drove out Mongol influence; restored position of scholar-gentry20
7521862299Zhenghe expeditionsSeries of seven overseas trade expeditions under third Ming emperor, Yunglo; led by court eunuch Zhenghe between 1405 and 1433; only Chinese attempt to create worldwide trade empire.21
7521862300Chongzhenlast of the Ming rulers; committed suicide in 1644 as rebels invaded the Forbidden City of Beijing.22
7521862301Toyotomi Hideyoshigeneral under Nobunaga; leading military power in central Japan; broke power of the diamyos; became military master in 159023
7521862302DeshimaIsland in Nagasaki Bay; only port open to non-Japanese after closure of the islands in the 1640s; only Chinese and Dutch ships were permitted to enter.24
7521862303school of National LearningNew ideology that laid emphasis on Japan's unique historical experience and the revival of indigenous culture.25

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