Chapter 23 AP World History
On his circumnavigation of the world, Ferdinand Magellan died in
The Philippine Islands
The volta do mar
"Return through the sea" A technique that took mariners well out of their way to avoid opposing currents. Much safer, more reliable, and faster.
Russian territorial expansion into Northern Eurasia began in
1581
Hormuz, Gao, and Melaka were all seized in the early 1500s by
Afonso d'Aborqueque
By 1750, all parts of the world participated in a global trade network in which European's played dominant roles except:
Australia
The first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope was
Bartolemeu Dias
In their attempt to control the spice trade in the Indian Ocean, the Europeans during the period between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries
Built trading posts along the Indian Ocean basin and channeled/taxed trade
The explorer who led three expeditions into the Pacific in the 18th century was
Captain James cook
Which of the following were both Chinese inventions?
Compass and sternpost rudder
The Portuguese dominance of trade was dependent on their ability to
Control Indian Ocean trade by forcing all merchant ships to purchase safe-conduct passes and present them at Portuguese trading posts
When Columbus reached this area, he sent delegates to seek the court of the emperor of China
Cuba
Which of the following was not a reason for the European interest in finding a maritime trade route?
Direct trade routes to Asia, trade goods like spices, gold,ivory, slaves, etc., finding a way to avoid the Muslims in trade
The country that finished the Seven Years' War with global hegemony was
England
Most of the actual exploration of the Pacific Ocean was carried out by the
English
From 1500 to 1800 the largest contingent of migrants consisted of
Enslaved Africans transported involuntarily to South America, North America, and the Caribbean
The first circumnavigation of the world was completed in 1522 by
Ferdinand Magellan
Russian merchants and explorers began the expansion into Siberia in the quest for
Fur
On 12 October 1492, Columbus made landfall on an Island called
Guanahani. Renamed it San Salvador/Watling Island
The English explorer James Cook died in a fight in
Hawaii
The astrolabe was designed to measure
Latitude
In the long term, the Columbian exchange
Led to the global diffusion of plants, food crops, animals, human populations, and disease pathogens. Also led to the wiping out of some areas but caused growth as wel
The center of the Spanish commercial activity in Asia was
Manila
Under Spanish rule of the Philippines, the native population
Massacred Chinese merchants by the thousands in at least six major eruptions of violence
During the early modern era, which of the following non-European peoples explored the Indian Ocean?
Ming emperors of China and Ottoman mariners
The Portuguese lost control of the port of Melaka in 1641 when it fell to the
Netherlands
The profitable merchandise that Vasco da Gama purchased in India was made up of
Pepper and Cinnamon
In the end, Portugal was unable to maintain its early domination of trade because
Portuguese forces didn't have enough vessels to enforce their power
Which of the following men conquered the Moroccan port of Ceuta and sponsored a series of voyages down the west African coast?
Prince Henry of Portugal
The Philippines fell to
Spanish
The Portuguese viewed the Atlantic Islands as the perfect location for the cultivation of
Sugarcane
The reconquista came to an end when
The Muslim kingdom of Granada fell to Spanish Christian forces
THe most prosperous country in Europe in the seventeenth century was
The Netherlands
Christopher Columbus's decision to sail west to reach Asia was based on
The wide reading of literature on geography that suggested that sailing west from Europe to Asian markets would be profitable
the VOC was the
United East India Company, controlled by Dutch
The first European to sight the Pacific Ocean was
Vasco Nunez, a Spanish military commander
The Portuguese mariner who sailed to Calicut in 1498 was
Vasco da gama
Lateen sails had the advantage of
being triangular, maneuverable, and able to catch winds from the side as well as from behind
Jan Pieterszoon Coen was responsible for
founding Batavia on the island of Java to serve as an entrepot for the VOC, wanted to monopolize spice production and trade, thus enabling Dutch merchants to reap enormous profits in European markets
The first European nation to dominate trade with Asia was
portugal
The Dutch policy in Indonesia was
suppression. coen brought his naval power and then forced them to deliver spices only to VOC merchants
Which of the following was not a Portuguese trading post?
was: Sao Jorge da mina, Hormuz, Gao, Calicut, Macau, Melaka, ternate
Wind wheels
were present in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. wind blew from different directions depending on latitude
Which of the following was not one of the main inspirations for European exploration?
were: exploitations of fresh lands and resources, establishing maritime trade routes to the markets of Asia, and expanding the boundaries of Christianity
Which of the following was not an advantage that the English and Dutch had over the Portuguese?
were: sailed faster, cheaper, and more powerful ships conducted trade through joint stock companies
Which of these early explorers were not Portuguese?
were: vasco da gama, Bartolomeu Dias, and Ferdinand Magellan
