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the first nation to explore   Portugal  
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second nation to explore   Spain  
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Europeans outside of Italy knew that trade would be more profitable if they gained direct water access to   Asia  
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country that does not explore   Italy  
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What are the three motives for exploration?   God, glory, gold  
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The Portuguese attempted to find a direct water route to Asia   by going around Africa  
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the Portuguese colonized what country under Pedro Cabral?   Brazil  
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Why did it make sense that the Portuguese found this region?   Brazilians speak Portuguese  
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Columbus belief?   sail directly west would eventually lead him to a direct water route to Asia  
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Two mistakes Columbus made?   1) he underestimated the circumference of the Earth 2) he did not know that a continent lay in his path  
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Who sponsored Columbus although he was Italian?   Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain  
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Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain hoped to gain wealth and political prestige which led to   Spanish Inquisition; expel Muslims and Jews  
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patron for navigation; dies halfway through Africa   Prince Henry  
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reaches the Southern tip of Africa; names the Cape of Storms   Bartholomeu Dias  
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went all the way around Africa to India   Vasco da Gama  
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Spanish tried to lay claims to the land of the new world by asking Pope Alexander VI to support, and drafted an agreement   Treaty of Tordesillas  
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led the first voyage to circumnavigate the world, and passed the Americas by going around South America   Ferdinand Magellan  
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underestimated the size of Pacific Ocean, Magellan's voyage reached   the Phillippines  
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why did they name it the Philippines?   they named it after the Spanish King Phillip  
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Magellan died there but,   1 ship and 18 men became the first to sail around the globe  
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Which countries set up colonies in the New World?   England, France, Netherlands  
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conquistador who conquered the Aztecs   Heman Cortes  
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3 reasons the Europeans were so successful in conquering native lands   1. Superior military technology 2. Division among the natives 3. Disease  
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defined as the right of settlers in the new world to use the natives as laborers   encomiedna  
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natives who labored for Spanish worked on   plantations raising sugar cane or gold and silver  
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natives who labored for the Portuguese worked on   dealt w/ heavy jungle growth, made farming and mining  
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natives were killed if they refused to work or submit to will of Europeans such as   Catholocism  
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workers in debt bondage   peons  
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priest who opposed encomiedna and the poor treatment of the natives   Bartolome de las Casas  
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Bartolome suggestion?   He decides to bring over Africans to help around since they live in similar climate,, later becomes slave trade  
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officials chosen by the King of Spain to rule over large areas of the colonies in the king's name   viceroys  
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the pyramid of colonial society   peninsularas: came to America from Europe Creoles: Pure European descent born in America mesitoes: mix born native and eurpeans multatoes: half african half european Native: African:slaves  
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defined as the global transfer of plants animals and diseas etc., betwn the old and new worlds mostly to the benefit of Europeans   Colombian Exchange  
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items that came from the old world to the new   people, cattle, horses  
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items that came from the new world to old?   products/crops, potatoes, beans, corns, tobacco, tomatoes  
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the exchange lead to increased diets   BETTER NUTRITION!!!!  
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new economic system: economic theory - nation's strength based on wealth - favorable balance of trade (encourages colonization) - colonization + natural resources + market   mercantillism  
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European competition for wealth, more colonies, stronger militaries   Capitalism  
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5 impacts of exploration   1. Colombian exchange 2. New economic systems 3. Destruction of Native Culture 4. African Slave Trade 5. Creation of New Culture in New Americas - European and African culture blended  
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three-legged network that exchanged goods from Europe to Africas and Americas   Triangular trade  
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spread of African culture throughout the world but the weakening of that culture in that place   Diaspora  
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the passage the slaves journeyed on; 5 to 12 week journey across the Atlantic Ocean, transition of slaves to America   middle passage  
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What is Japan's first trade interaction with Europe?   The Portuguese brings guns.  
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Why does the Tokugawa Shogunate change their stance on trade with Europe?   The Portuguese want to bring in their Catholicism which goes against the government. They shut off trade with Europeans for 20 years.  
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The Ming Dynasty rose up after the overthrow of   Mongol Kublai Khan Yuan  
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What did they revive?   traditional Chinese values; Confucianism civil service exams  
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What did the Ming do?   - strengthening the office of the emperor - they moved the capital to Beijing - built Great Wall of China  
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"Ming" means   brilliant  
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the imperial city was surrounded by high walls and a moat, only people allowed to enter were   the Royal family and his entourage  
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color of the emperor   yellow  
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2 exceptions to the yellow tiles of roofs   1. library had black thought to be associated w/ water > fire prevention 2. the Crown Prince have green was associated w/ wood therefore growth  
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The other form of fire prevention   placed tubs of water around buildings  
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the entire city was built of   wood  
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The Ming Dynasty sponsored sea voyages of   Zheng He  
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sailed all over the Indian Ocean but in 1435, the Ming destroyed the fleet and returned to Isolationism   Zheng He  
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What ways did the Ming restrict trade with the Europeans?   a. refused to accept goods except w/Canton b. accepted only gold and silver from Europeans  
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During the Qing Dynasty, China was ruled by?   Manchu People from the North  
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What did the Manchu force men to do?   to wear their hair in the Manchu style, shaved their heads and braided back for their hair  
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What was so bad about the Manchu hairstyle?   it went against Confucianism bc it required them to cut their hair  
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What was the purpose of the order to this style?   to erase Han Chinese pride and culture, and achieve psychological enslavement  
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Most of Qing Dynasty, China stays   the most advanced civilization in the world and is able to control trade w/ Europe  
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In the middle of Qing rule, China is?   weakened and are not able to keep up w/ European advances in technology and education  
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result of Spanish exploration   created a strong, wealthy overseas empire in New World based on colonization and the exploitation of Natives  
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result of Portuguese Exploration   1. fought Arab Muslims and took control over spice trade for awhile 2. created a small trading empire in the east but was limited 3. colonized Brazil  
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magnetic compass and astrolabe brought   to Europe from Muslims  
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more accurate maps detailing the shape of coastlines and the distance btwn ports   portolan maps  
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cartogrpahers    
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Defeated Mongol invasions with the help of kamikaze storms and kept Japan free of Mongol rule   Kamakura Shogunate  
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Weak shogun because of strong daimyos First introduction of European goods – guns! – from Portuguese traders   Ashikaga Shogunate  
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Strong shoguns brought peace, prosperity and unity to Japan The peace hurt the samurai Social structure of feudalism became even more rigid   Tokugawa Shogunate  
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Established by a peasant Zhu Yuanzhang   Ming Dynasty  
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moved the capital to what is today Bejing   Ming Dynasty  
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Revived traditional Chinese values such as Confucianism and civil service exams   Ming Dynsaty  
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Strengthened the office of emperor   Ming Dynasty  
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Built many of the portions of the Great Wall seen today   Ming Dynasty  
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Controlled trade with Europeans by refusing to officially trade with them except in the port of Canton Accepted only gold and silver from the Europeans   Restriction of foreign trade  
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Ming lost the mandate in   1644  
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capitalism   Joint-stock company “Putting out” system  
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joint ownership over a business   joint-stock company  
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