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5942980712caravelsShips with triangular sails that could sail against the wind, a rudder, cannons, and a compass or astrolabe0
5942980713MalaccaPort city in the modern Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, founded about 1400 as a trading center on the Strait of Malacca.1
5942980714Treaty 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
5942980715Francis 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
5942980716MacaoOne of two ports in which Europeans were permitted to trade in China during the Ming dynasty4
5942980717Matteo RicciPortuguese Jesuit missionary who went to China, assimilated into Chinese culture and language and ran a Christian mission in China.5
5942980718ManchusNortheast Asian peoples who defeated the Ming Dynasty and founded the Qing Dynasty in 1644.6
5942980719Tokugawa 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
5942980720GoaGoa is a state in western India with coastlines stretching along the Arabian Sea8
5942980721BataviaFort established in 1619 as headquarters of Dutch East India Company operations in Indonesia; today the city of Jakarta.9
5942980722LuzonNorthern island of Philippines; conquered by Spain during the 1560s; site of major Catholic missionary effort.10
5942980723Robert 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
5942980724CantonOne of the 2 port cities where Europeans were permitted to trade with China during the Ming Dynasty.12
5942980725Adam SchallAlong with Matteo Ricci, Jesuit scholar in court of Ming emperors; skilled scientist; won few converts to Christianity13
5942980726NobunagaThe 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
5942980727EdoTokugawa capital city, modern day Tokyo, center of Tokugawa Shogunate15
5942980728Asian 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
5942980729OrmuzPortuguese establishment at the southern end of the Persian Gulf; a major trading base.17
5942980730Dutch 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
5942980731MindanaoSouthern Island of Philippines; a Muslim kingdom that was able to successfully resist Spanish Conquest.19
5942980732HongwuFirst Ming emperor in 1368; originally of peasant lineage; original name Zhu Yuanzhang; drove out Mongol influence; restored position of scholar-gentry20
5942980733Zhenghe 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
5942980734Chongzhenlast of the Ming rulers; committed suicide in 1644 as rebels invaded the Forbidden City of Beijing.22
5942980735Toyotomi Hideyoshigeneral under Nobunaga; leading military power in central Japan; broke power of the diamyos; became military master in 159023
5942980736DeshimaIsland 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
5942980737school of National LearningNew ideology that laid emphasis on Japan's unique historical experience and the revival of indigenous culture.25

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