Ch. 17 Flashcards
The West and the World
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| 285226034 | East India Companies | Royal chartered, joint stock companies that monopolized trade, engaged in warfare and negotiated political treaties on behalf of their owners and their king. British, French and Dutch | |
| 285226035 | World Economy | Created by Europeans during the late 16th century; based on control of the seas; established an international exchange of foods, diseases, and manufactured products | |
| 285226036 | Core Nation | nations, usually European, that enjoyed profit from world economy; controlled international banking/commercial services. More advanced than the rest | |
| 285226037 | Dependent Economic zones | Regions within the world economy that produced raw materials. forced and cheap labor. Dependent on European markets | |
| 285226038 | Cape Colony | Dutch Colony established at Cape of Good Hope in 1652 initially to provide a costal station for the Dutch seaborne empire | |
| 285226039 | Boers | Dutch colonist in south africa | |
| 285226040 | Mestizos | Native American and European mixed descent |