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Chapter 15

Vocabulary

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Zheng He An imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian ocean, from south east Asia to Africa
Arawak Amerindian peoples who inhabited the greater Antilles of the Caribbean at the time of Columbus
Henry the Navigator Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa in the fifteenth century.
Caravel A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic
Gold Coast Region of the Atlantic coast of West Africa occupied by modern Ghana; named for it's gold exports to Europe from the 1470s onward
Bartolomeu Dias Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian ocean
Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route
Ferdinand Magellan Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world
conquistadors Early-sixteenth-century Spanish adventures who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru
Hernan Cortes Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico in 1519-1521 for Spain
Moctezuma 2 Aztec emperor who died while in custody of the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes
Christopher Columbus Genoese mariner who in the service of Spain led expeditions across the Atlantic, reestablishing contact between the peoples of the Americas and the Old world and opening the way to Spanish conquest and colonization
Atahuallpa Last ruling Inka emperor of Peru. He was executed by the Spanish
Francisco Pizarro Spanish explorer who led the conquest of the Inka empire of Peru in 1531-1533
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