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KrodriguezSS16
Ch 16 vocabulary and comprehension questions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Circumnavigation | Going completely around the Earth especially by water |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land |
| Which part of Europe dominated Asian trade at the start of the Renaissance? | City states of Italy |
| What did the quests to expand trade and to spread Christianity have in common? | Both involved overcome the power and control of the Muslim world |
| Why was the crusading spirit strong in Portugal? | Portugal had been a part of a long struggle to force Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula |
| How did the conquest of Ceuta affect the Portuguese? | The conquest of Ceuta helped make the Portuguese aware of the riches available in the Muslim world. It provided them with knowledge of Africa |
| Where did Christopher Columbus first learn to be a sailor? | Genoa, Italy |
| What can you infer from the fact that Columbus did not know about the existence of North and South America? | Knowledge of the world was very limited |
| Monopoly | The exclusive control of goods or services in a market |
| Colony | A territory ruled over by a distant state |
| Why were the Portuguese interested in Asian trade? | There was great wealth to be made in the Asian trade. |
| What can you infer from the fact that the Portuguese sometimes used force in order to set up trading posts? | The Portuguese were not always interested in conducting fair trade or allowing for competition. The native populations may have resented the power of the Portuguese outsiders |
| What was the Dutch East India Company? | A Dutch monopoly for asian trade |
| How was the Dutch expansion into Asia similar to and different from the Portuguese expansion into Asia? | The Dutch sought to control come of the same markets that the Portuguese did. The Dutch set up more trading posts than the Portuguese did. They took over lands and conquered people |
| Which countries were England’s main rivals for control of India? | Netherlands and france |
| Why were the English eventually able to gain total control over India? | The Mughal power that had controlled India began to decline and the English took advantage of the power struggle to gain control. The English forces proved stronger than the Dutch and French rivals. |
| Missionary | A person who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a foreign country |
| Persecution | The causing of injury or distress to others because of their religion, race or political beliefs |
| What were Chinese attitudes towards trade in the 1500s? | The Chinese did not feel a need for European manufactured products and would accept only bold or silver as payment for Chinese goods |
| Compare and contrast Portugal’s experience in China with its experience in Southeast Asia and India | The Portuguese did establish a trading post in China however they were not successful in their Chinese trade |
| How did the Chinese regard the Europeans who arrives to trade with them? | The Chinese regarded the Europeans as foreign devils or pirates with whom they did not need to do business |
| What can you infer about China based on its leaders beliefs that it was superior to European countries? | The Chinese had an advanced and prosperous society. The Chinese has a false sense of pride about their accomplishments. |
| Which countries succeeded in trading with Japan? | Portugal and the Netherlands traded with Japan |
| What was the effect of Portuguese efforts to spread Christianity in Japan? | The missionary efforts upset Japanese officials and they persecuted the missionaries and Christians. |
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