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H- ch.14 test vocab
history chapter 14 test review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ferdinand Magellan | Portuguese noble man who set out from Spain |
| Sepoys | Indian soldiers who served in an army set up by French/English trading companies |
| Sovereign | having full, independent power |
| Outpost | distant military station/remote settlement |
| Monopoly | exclusive control of business/ industry |
| Osei Tutu | Military leader who won control of trading city Kumasi |
| Prince Henry | sponsored exploration for Portugal, a small nation next to Spain |
| Missionary | person who hoped to convert Africans to Christianity |
| Matteo Ricci | brillian Jesuit priest who made a strong impression on Chinese, but had a hard time spreading religion in china; important source of info for Europeans |
| Christopher Columbus | Indian navigator who wanted to reach the easst Indies; believed that earth was a sphere; actually sailed to America |