chapter 23 Flashcards
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| 118923887 | astrolabe | an instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets | 0 | |
| 118923888 | bartolomeu dias | Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean. | 1 | |
| 118923889 | ferdinand magellan | Portuguese explorer who found a sea route to the Spice Island by sailing around the American continent. His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world. | 2 | |
| 118923890 | manila galleons | Heavily armed, fast ships that brought luxury goods from China to Mexico and carried silver from Mexico to China. | 3 | |
| 118923891 | afonso d'alboquerque | commanded the Portuguese in 1500's and tried to control trade in the Indian Ocean, sought to control indian ocean basin trade, failed. drew attention to the area by english and dutch. | 4 | |
| 118923892 | british east india company | A joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. This company controlled the political, social, and economic life in India for more than 200 years. | 5 | |
| 118923893 | james cook | English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) | 6 | |
| 118923894 | christopher columbus | Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) | 7 | |
| 118923895 | dutch east india company (VOC) | 1602. richest private company in the world. 150+ merchant ships. 40 war ships. 50,000 employees. 10,000 soldiers in privavte army/ 40% divided payment of original investment | 8 | |
| 118923896 | lanteen sails | triangular sails that could catch wind from all sides | 9 | |
| 118923897 | columbian exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages., The exchange of goods and ideas between Native Americans and Europeans | 10 | |
| 118923898 | vasco da gama | Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route. | 11 |