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Global Trade
Vocabulary GCA WHII
| Term | Definition | Time Period |
|---|---|---|
| Global Trade | Trade that happens around the world | Global Trade |
| Asia Minor | Ottomans spread across this area | Global Trade |
| China | Empire in East Asia | Global Trade |
| India | Empire in South Asia | Global Trade |
| Japan | Island empire in East Asia | Global Trade |
| Ottoman Empire | Turkish speaking nomadic people | Global Trade |
| Balkan Peninsula, North Africa, and Southwest Asia | Ottomans spread across this area | Global Trade |
| Constantinople | Ottomans captured this city and renamed in Istanbul | Global Trade |
| cannons | A new weapon used by Ottomans | Global Trade |
| Istanbul | city renamed from Constantinople | Global Trade |
| Hagia Sophia | A cathedral in Constantinople; now Muslim | Global Trade |
| Islam | the strong unifying force for Ottomans | Global Trade |
| Suleyman I | A brilliant military general and leader of the Ottoman Empire | Global Trade |
| Ceramics and coffee | Ottomans traded these goods with Europe | Global Trade |
| Mughal Empire | Muslim empire that was established in northern India | Global Trade |
| Khyber Pass | Muslim Mughal rulers entered India through this pass | Global Trade |
| Akbar the Great | Mughal Empire's greatest leader | Global Trade |
| Taj Mahal | A Muslim mausoleum in India | Global Trade |
| mausoleum | Tomb | Global Trade |
| Hindu | Religion of southern India | Global Trade |
| Textiles | Northern India traded these goods with Europe | Global Trade |
| Silks, spices, and gems | Sothern India traded these goods with Europe | Global Trade |
| Ming Dynasty | A chinese dynasty meaning "brilliant"; sought to expand Chinese greatness, power, and culture | Global Trade |
| Zheng He | A successful and adventurous Chinese sailor that took 7 voyages around Indian Ocean to Africa | Global Trade |
| enclaves | Territory entirely surrounded by another territory; used by China to control trade and foreign influence | Global Trade |
| imperial | Relates to an empire | Global Trade |
| isolationism | China went into this for fear of a European takeover and negative cultural influence | Global Trade |
| Manchus | people from Manchuria; Dynasty that took over China in 1644 | Global Trade |
| Qing Dynasty | Manchus set up this dynasty in China | Global Trade |
| feudal system | the social structure of Japan | Global Trade |
| emperor | Top of the feudal system, has no real power | Global Trade |
| shogun | Japanese military leader who has more power than emperor | Global Trade |
| Minamoto Yoritomo | Japan's first official shogun in 1192 AD | Global Trade |
| daimyos | Japanese Noble landowners | Global Trade |
| samurai | Japanese Warriors | Global Trade |
| bushido | Samurai code of ethics/value | Global Trade |
| parent country | Overseas colonies existed to benefit this | Global Trade |
| mercantilism | economic policy used by Europeans to become self-sufficient; benefits the parent country | Global Trade |
| natural resources | colonies existed to supply the parent country with these raw materials | Global Trade |
| raw materials | colonies existed to supply the parent country with these | Global Trade |
| inflation | occurs when too much money is in circulation | Global Trade |
| capitalism | the economic policy of owning a private business for profit | Global Trade |
| entrepreneurs | people who take financial risks | Global Trade |
| joint stock companies | Allowed people to pool large amounts of money needed for overseas ventures | Global Trade |
| Gold, God, Glory | Motives contributing to the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere | Global Trade |