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If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Term: AstrolabeDefinition: Navigational instrument for determining latitude.
Developed by Chinese and diffused into Indian Ocean Basin by 11th century.Significance: European saliors ability to determine latitude enabled them to assemble data about the earth's geography and find their way around the world's ocean with accuracy.Time Period: 1486Chapter: Region: Mediterranean Term: "Wind Wheels"Definition: Prevailing wind patterns in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans north and south of the equator; their discovery made sailing much safer and quicker.Significance: After mariners understood the wind , they were able to take advantag and sail to almost any part of the world.Time Period: 1500-1800Chapter: 23Region: Indian Ocean basin Term: Volta do Definition: "Return through the sea," a fifteenth-century Portuguese sea route that took advantage of the prevailing winds and currents from the Canaries to PortugalSignificance: Enabled European mariners to travel reliably to coastlines throughout the world.Time Period: 1500-1800Chapter: 23Region: Canaries to Term: sails vs Triangle sailsDefinition: Square sails enabled them to take advantage of a following wind (a wind from behind) but did not work well in crisswinds. The triangle lateen sails were very manuverable and could catch winds from almost every direction.Significance: With a combination of square and lateen sails, mariners were able to use whatever winds arose.Time Period: 1500-1800Chapter: 23Region: Term: CompassDefinition: European mariners used compasses to determine the direction they were .Significance: Along with the astrolabe the compass helped find their way around the world's oceans effectively.Time Period: 1500-1800Chapter: 23Region: The world's oceans Term: Prince HenryDefinition: Conquered the Moroccan port of Ceuta and sponsored a sewries of voyages down the west African coastSignificance: Quickened european exploration and helped mariners to understand the world's geography.Time Period: 1394-1460Chapter: Region: Portugal Term: Vasco da GamaDefinition: Underwent tough from Lisbon to Calicut around Cape of Good HopeSignificance: Brought back and cinnamon, which was very profitable. Built trading post at Calicut.Time Period: exploration (1497-1498)Chapter: 23Region: Portugal Term: Definition: The Muslim kingdom of Granada fell to the Spanish christian .Significance: The capture of Granada influenced Colombus's to believe and spread his christian faith on the voyage.Time Period: end 1492Chapter: 23Region: Granada, Spain Term: Christopher ColombusDefinition: Proposed sailing a western route to Asia. Funded by Fernando and Isabel of spain.Significance: On October 12 1492,Colombus found the bahamas and unintentionally called the native "Indians."Time Period: 1451-1506Chapter: 23Region: Spain Term: Ferdinand MagallenDefinition: Pursed Colombu's goal of establishing a western route to Asia.Significance: His expedition was the first ever to circumnavigate the world.Time Period: 1480-1521Chapter: Region: Spain Term: Columbian ExchangeDefinition: The global diffusion of plants, food crops, animals, human populations, and disease pathogens that took place after voyages of exploration by Christopher Columbus and other European marinersSignificance: The Columbian Exchange created a way of speading culture throughout the world, but it also mixed diseases, plants, and animals together that were never meant to be together.Time Period: 1300 C.E. - 1800 C.E.Chapter: Region: World Term: Transoceanic TradeDefinition: Global trading system that went through across the Atlantic Ocean between the Americas, Europe, and AfricaSignificance: The transoceanic trade route was the first route overseas between three main continents that each relied upon the others for resources.Time Period: 1300 C.E. - 1800 C.E.Chapter: Region: Atlantic Term: Manila Definition: The Spanish ships which sailed between Manila and Acapulco on trade routes.Significance: The Manila Galleons were the Spaniards most used ships because they would trade all of their most important items on the route such as silver.Time Period: 1565 C.E. - 1815 C.E.Chapter: 23Region: Pacific Term: The Seven Years' Definition: A global conflict in that it took place in Europe, India, the Caribbean, and America.Significance: The Seven Years' War had deep implications for global affairs because it set the foundation for 150 years of British imperial hegemony in the world.Time Period: 1756 C.E. - 1763 C.E.Chapter: 23Region: North America, Europe, India, the Caribbean Term: British HegemonyDefinition: The British domination of world trade by taking control of small colonies and establishing an enormous empire.Significance: The British Hegemony allowed the British to expand their territory and eventually establish the British Empire. It also gave Britain control over many popular colonies such as India.Time Period: 1700 C.E. - 1900 C.E.Chapter: 23Region: Europe, Africa, and Asia Term: French and Indian Definition: The battle between the French and the British in North America over whom would have hegemony.Significance: The French and Indian War was the main battle between Great Britain and France to see whom would control the American Colonies and have control of the North American trade routes.Time Period: 1754 C.E. - 1763 C.E.Chapter: 23Region: America Term: Ferdinand MagellanDefinition: Portuguese sailor who circumnavigated the worl under the sponsorship of Spain.Significance: First person to ever circumnavigate the worldTime Period: 1519-1522Chapter: Region: wide Term: Roald AmundsenDefinition: Norwegian sailor who discoverd the Northwestern passage.Significance: By discovering the northwestern passage, new link between atlantic and pacific for .Time Period: 16 centuryChapter: 23Region: world wide Term: Sir Francis DrakeDefinition: Fisrt sailor to scout the west coast of North America.Significance: Attracted many followers who also explored the newly discovered lands.Time Period: 16 centuryChapter: Region: America Term: Captain James CookDefinition: Sailor who led three expeditions in the Pacific and added five new lands to the map including Australia, New Zeland, Hawaii, and others.Significance: Helped to establish new, more accurate world maps and discovered many new lands.Time Period: 1700'sChapter: Region: Ocean Term: d'AlboquerqueDefinition: Portuguese captain who led a powerful fleet throughout the Indian Ocean and took over many cities with the hopes of controling Indian Ocean tradeSignificance: Established a large power in the Indian Ocean but was not able to control trade.Time Period: 16 centuryChapter: 23Region: Indian ocean Term: VOCDefinition: The English East Company which made huge profits.Significance: Made huge and contibuted to the early formation of global tradeTime Period: 16 centuryChapter: 23Region: world wide Term: cicumnavigationDefinition: The act of sailing completley around the world.Significance: Established a new idea of the world's size and significance.Time Period: n/aChapter: Region: wide Term: English and Dutch Trading PostsDefinition: Trading posts used by the English and Dutch that consisted mainly of sites in Gao, Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, Cape Town, Colombo, and Batavia.Significance: These sites used by the English and the Dutch made their trade networks lie on a greater scale giving them an edge over their competitors like the Portuguese.Time Period: The 1600'sChapter: 23Region: Asia, Term: The Trading CompaniesDefinition: Joint-stock companies such as the VOC, formed by English and Dutch merchants to provide and exchange trade on a large scale.Significance: The two Companies were two emerging companies that would serve later as one of the largest and most succesful trading companies in its time. They were commited to profitable trade and were willing to wage war for the good of the company.Time Period: The 1600'sChapter: Chapter Region: Asia, Africa Term: ManilaDefinition: A Spanish colony in the Philippines.Significance: Served as a Bustling Spanish colony for merchants, especially the Chinese.Time Period: early 1600's-early 1700'sChapter: Chapter 23Region: Term: Conquest of JavaDefinition: A conquest focusing on the Indonesian Island of Java.Significance: A conquest with its main incentives on trade and to control Javas ports.Time Period: 1600'sChapter: Chapter 23Region: Asia (Indonesiaian islands) Term: English and Trading PostsDefinition: Trading posts used by the English and Dutch that consisted mainly of sites in Gao, Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, Cape Town, Colombo, and Batavia.Significance: These sites used by the English and the Dutch made their trade networks lie on a greater scale giving them an edge over their competitors like the Portuguese.Time Period: The 1600'sChapter: Chapter 23Region: Asia, Term: The Trading Definition: Joint-stock companies such as the VOC, formed by English and Dutch merchants to provide and exchange trade on a large scale.Significance: The two Companies were two emerging companies that would serve later as one of the largest and most succesful trading companies in its time. They were commited to profitable trade and were willing to wage war for the good of the company.Time Period: The 1600'sChapter: Chapter 23Region: Asia, Europe Term: ManilaDefinition: A Spanish colony in the Philippines.Significance: Served as a Bustling Spanish colony for merchants, especially the Chinese.Time Period: Early 1600's-early 1700'sChapter: Chapter 23Region: Term: Conquest of JavaDefinition: A conquest focusing on the Island of Java.Significance: A takeover with its main incentives on trade and to Javas ports.Time Period: Early 1600'sChapter: Chapter 23Region: Asia (Indonesiaian islands) Term: SiberiaDefinition: An area of Russia consisting of frozen tundras and dense forests.Significance: A hotspot for Russian explorers and merchants in a quest for to join in on the booming fur business.Time Period: Late 1500's- 1600'sChapter: Chapter Region: Northeastern Eurasia (Russia) Term: Native Peoples of SiberiaDefinition: Twenty-six major ethnic groups consisting of indigenous people.Significance: These people were extremely important for the fur-trading business as they exchanged fur with adventurers for animal fur.Time Period: 1600'sChapter: Chapter Region: Northeastern Eurasia (Russia) Term: The Russian Occupation of SiberiaDefinition: Siberian settlers consisting of mainly social outsiders, criminals, and POW's.Significance: Agricultural areas started to arise and trading posts started to bringing many new people.Time Period: 1600's- 1900'sChapter: Chapter 23Region: Northeastern Eurasia (Russia) Term: Conquest of the PhilippinesDefinition: The Spanish conquest of the Philippines island in 1565 under the command of Miguel Lopez de LegazpiSignificance: Now centralized under the Spanish, it became a huge trading area and hotspot for Christianity.Time Period: Late 1500's-1600'sChapter: Chapter Region: Asia |
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