AP world early modern 1450-1750

276774209	astrolabe	an early form of sextant
276774210	zheng he	An imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa.
276774211	portugal	a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula
276774212	columbus	Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
276774213	polynesia	Islands contained in a rough triangle whose points lie in Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island
276774214	Vasco de Gama	A Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa to the Indian Ocean
276774215	Ferdinand Magellan	Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain
276774216	Francis Drake	English privateer who led British fleet against the Spanish Armada.
276774217	Jacques Cartier	French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
276774218	colombian exchange	the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa
276774219	cash crops	crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit
276774220	deforestation	The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
276774221	commercialization	The transformation of an area of a city into an area attractive to residents and tourists alike in terms of economic activity.
276774222	mercantilism	an economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
276774223	Joint stock company	A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts.
276774224	martin luther	a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices.
276774225	john calvin	French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion
276774226	Anglican church	the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs)