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APWH/STEARNS C #17

THE WEST & THE WORLD

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da Gama, Vasco Portuguese captain who first reached India in 1497; established early Portuguese dominance in Indian Ocean.
Columbus, Christopher Genoese captain in service of king and queen of Castile and Aragon; successfully sailed to New World and returned in 1492; initiated European discoveries in Americas.
Magellan, Ferdinand Spanish captain who in 1519 initiated first circumnavigation of the globe; died during the voyage; allowed Spain to claim Philippines.
British East India Company Joint stock company that obtained government monopoly over trade in India; acted as virtually independent government in regions it claimed.
world economy Established by Europeans by the late 16th century; based on control of seas including the Atlantic and Pacific; created an international exchange of foods, diseases, and manufactured products.
Columbian exchange Biological and ecological exchange that took place following Spanish establishment of colonies in New World; peoples of Europe and Africa came to New World; animals, plants, and diseases of two hemispheres were transferred.
Lepanto Naval battle between the Spanish and the Ottoman Empire resulting in a Spanish victory in 1571; demonstrated European naval superiority over Muslims.
core nations Nations, usually European, that enjoyed profit from world economy; controlled international banking and commercial services such as shipping; exported manufactured goods for raw materials.
dependent economic zones Regions within the world economy that produce raw materials; dependent on European markets & shipping; & build a system on forced, cheap labor.
Balboa, Vasco de First Spanish captain to begin settlement on the mainland of Mesoamerica in 1509; initial settlement eventually led to conquest of Aztec and Inca empires by other captains.
New France French colonies in North America; extended from St. Lawrence River along Great Lakes and down Mississippi River valley system.
Atlantic colonies British colonies in North America; originally restricted to the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean from New England to Georgia
Treaty of Paris Arranged in 1763 following Seven Years' War; granted New France to England in exchange for return of French sugar island in Caribbean.
Cape Colony Dutch colony established at Cape of Good Hope in 1652 initially to provide a coastal station for the Dutch seaborne empire; by 1770 settlements had expanded sufficiently to come into conflict with Bantus.
Boers Dutch settlers in Cape Colony.
Calcutta Headquarters of British East India Company in Bengal in Indian subcontinent; located on Ganges; captured in 1756 during early part of Seven Years' War; later became administrative center for all of Bengal.
Seven Years' War Fought both in continental Europe and also in overseas colonies between 1756 and 1763; resulted in Prussian seizures of land from Austria, English seizures of colonies in India and North America.
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