AP World Chapter 17 Terms Flashcards

Mr. Brown AP World ECHHS

371877951	Vasco da Gama	Portuguese mariner; first European to reach India by sea in 1498	0
371877952	Ferdinand Magellan	Portuguese captain in Spanish service; began the first circumnavigation of the globe in 1519; died during voyage; allowed Spain to claim possession of the Philippines	1
371877953	East India Companies	British, French, and Dutch trading companies that obtained government monopolies of trade to India and Asia; acted independently in their regions	2
371877954	Columbian Exchange	interaction between Europe and the Americas; millions of native Americans died from the entry of new diseases; New World crops spread to other world regions; European and Asian animals came to the Americas	3
371877955	Lepanto	naval battle between Spain and the Ottoman Empire resulting in Spanish victory in 1517; demonstrated European naval superiority over Muslims	4
371877956	core nations	nations, usually European, that profited from the world economy; controlled international banking and commercial services; exported manufactured goods and imported raw materials	5
371877957	Vasco de Balboa	began first Spanish settlement on Mesoamerican mainland in 1509	6
371877958	New France	French colonies in Canada and elsewhere; extended along St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes and down Mississippi River valley system	7
371877959	Treaty of Paris	concluded in 1763 following the Seven Years' War; Britain gained New France and ended France's importance in India	8
371877960	Cape Colony	Dutch colony established at Cape of Good Hope in 1652 to provide a coastal station for Dutch ships traveling to and from the East Indies; settlers expanded and fought with Bantu and other Africans	9
371877961	Calcutta	British East India Company headquarters in Bengal; captured in 1756 by Indians; later became administrative center for populous Bengal	10
371877962	Seven Years' War	fought in Europe, Africa, and Asia between 1756 and 1763; the first world-wide war	11