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The Spice Trade
European trade with Asia1400-1800
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cartographers | Mapmakers |
| Astrolabe | instrument used to determine latitude at sea |
| Caravel | New sail developed by Portuguese. Made it easier to sail across or into the wind. |
| Who was the first explorer to reach India by sailing around Africa? | Vasco da Gama |
| Scurvy | disease caused by lack of vitimin C during months at sea. |
| What were two significant errors made by Columbus? | 1- he greatly underestimated the size of the earth. 2- He had no idea that two continents lay in his path to reach the East Indies. |
| What did the islands in the Caribbean Columbus discovered become known as? | the West Indies |
| Circumnavigate | sail around the world |
| What explorer began the first mission to circumnavigte the globe? | Magellan |
| What happened to Magellan? | He was killed in a local conflict in the Philippines. In the end after three years only one of his ships and 18 sailors completed the voyage. |
| Describe the geography of Southeast Asia | region is composed of a mainland and scattered islands |
| What began the decline of the Mughal empire in India? | lack of religious toleration |
| How did the Portuguese gain control of trade in Southeast Asia? | Military Force |
| What was the foreign trade policy of the Ming and Qing dynasty? | Restricted |
| Why didn't the Chinese want to trade with Europeans? | They thought European goods were not as good quality as their own. |
| Whos influence had greater effect on Vietnam, China or India? Why? | China because their influence was spread through conquest rather than trade. |
| In the 1600s, the Portuguese lost control of trade in the Indian Ocean to the ___________ | Dutch |
| Korea adopted a policy of isolationism due to what events? | war with Japan and Manchus |
| What religions are found in SE Asia? | Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism |