World History - Chapter 14
What was the Line of Demarcation?
A line drawn by the pope that divided the non-European world
How did European expansion of the slave trade affect African states in the 1600 and 1700?
African states competed to dominate the slave trade
The southern tip of Africa became known as the Cape of Good Hope because
After rounding it gave Steelers a direct see route to Asia
For what is King Affonso I known?
He appealed to Europeans to stop the slave trade
In the early 1500, what method did Afonso de Albuquerque use to establish Portuguese outpost in India?
He burned coastal towns and destroyed Arab fleets
What critical mistake did Columbus make when he left Spain in 1492
He greatly underestimated Earth's size
Which statement best describes Ferdinand Magellan?
The expedition he commanded circled the globe
Large quantities of Americans silver flowed into the economies of East Asia through what important Spanish trading center?
The philippines
Who was Osei Tutu?
The powerful king of Asante
How did Europeans usually obtain slaves?
They exchanged European goods for slaves
How did Europeans usually acquire African captives for the slave trade?
They relied on an African traders to bring captives to African ports
Which statement best summarizes Portuguese discoveries?
They sailed to India by going around the coast of Africa
The Spanish
Thought they could claim most of the Americas (the first ones there)
Define the Age of Exploration
Throughout the 1500's and 1600's, Europeans were sailing to the New world and claiming lands
In 1513, Spanish adventure Vasco Nunez de Balboa reached the Pacific Ocean by
Traveling over land through Panama
Unlike China and Korea, Japan first
Welcomed European traders
When the first European traders arrived in the 15 Hundred's, to Japanese responded by
Welcoming to trade with the west
The islands that Christopher Columbus explored in his voyage in 1492 later became known as
West Indies
To rule China effectively after seizing Beijing in 1644, the Manchus
accepted at the Confucian system of government
In the mid-1600, what nation captured Malacca from the Portuguese and and developed a monopoly on trade in the Spice Islands?
The Netherlands (Dutch)
Aqui link in the Spanish overseas trading empire was
The Philippines
Who controlled trade between Asia and Europe in the 1400's?
Arabs and Italians
How did Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias seek a sea route route to Asia in 1460?
Arounded the southern tip of Africa
Osei Tutu treated in gold and slaves to help build the powerful
Asante kingdom
In the Late 1500s and early 1600s, Korea was invaded by
Both the Manchus and Japan
According to the Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal was granted rights to
Brazil and all of Africa
In the early 1400, the first African port occupied by the Portuguese was
Ceuta
Keen means
Clear and sharp in operation
The first Europeans to challenge Portuguese domination Asian trade were the
Dutch
The Boers were
Dutch farmers (in Capetown, South Africa)
Who were the Boers?
Dutch farmers who settled around Cape Town
Which country supported explorers during the Age of Exploration
England
Why did Chinese traders demand payment for their goods in gold or silver?
European trading goods were inferior to Chinese goods
After the Japanese, and leave there the Manchus, invaded Korea, the Koreans responded by
Excluding foreigners from their nation
How did the Chinese economy fare under the Qing dynasty?
Farm output increased and Chinese industry expanded
Prince Henry the Navigator could best be described as
Forward-thinking
The word "privateering" means (pirate)
Intercepting and donning
How did the Dutch East India Company come to dominate Asian trade?
It had sovereign powers
Which statement describes the Qing dynasty?
It rejected contact with Europeans
Which statement describes the Mughal Empire before 1700?
It was larger and richer than any country in Europe
What statement best describes the significance of the settlement of Cape Town?
It was the first permanent European settlement in Africa
Why did Japanese shoguns turn against foreign traders in the mid-1500s?
Japan saw foreigners as a threat after Spain seized the Philippines
The Ming rulers allowed limited trade with Europeans under the condition that the Europeans would
Leave at the end of the trading season
In the 1400's, the Portuguese established a major presence
On the coasts of Africa
The first European country to gain a foothold in Asia was
Portugal
The voyage to Calicut (in India) by Vasca da Gama soon led to the creation of a vast trading empire for
Portugal
When the Mughal empire weakened, British and French armies fought for power in India with the help of Indian troops known as
Sepoys
The line of demarcation divided world trade and exploration right between the
Spanish and Portuguese
As the Mughal Empire weakend, who fought for control of India?
The British and the French
In Ming China, why did European traders pay for Chinese silks and porcelains in gold or silver instead of exchanging trade goods?
The Chinese did not want inferior European trade goods
In the early 1600's, Ming China was conquered by
The Manchus (Qing)
In the 1400s, European searched for new trade routes to obtain valuable spices that came mainly from
The Moluccas (spice islands in Indonesia)
