AP World History Unit IV 1450-1750 Unit 2A
black plague
A disease that engulfed Europe during the Middle Ages. It killed about one-third of the population and was carried by fleas. Because of this, the feudal system died out.
triangular trade
A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Aferica sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa
zheng he
An imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa
volta do mar
By mid-15th century, Portuguese mariners had developed this strategy ("return through the sea") that enabled them to sail from Canaries to Portugal. Instead of trying to force their way against the trade winds-> they sailed NW into open ocean until they found westerly winds and then turned east for the last part of journey to home.
james cook
English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779).
Prince Henrique
From portugal, often called prince Henry the Navigator. He embarked on an ambitious campaign to spread Christianity and increase Portuguese influence in the seas. in 1415 he watched as portuguese forces seized the moroccan city of Ceuta, which guarded the strait of gibraltar from the south. He regarded his victory both as a blow against Islam and as a strategic move to enable Christian vessels to move freely between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic
christopher columbus
Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
bartolomeu dias
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean.
vasco da gama
Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route.
ferdinand magellan
Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.
vasco nunez de balboa
Spanish explorer who became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean in 1510 while exploring Panama
smallpox
a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
janisaries felt about ottomans
assimilate cultures; tolerate multicultural
mughal and ottoman
both cultural and religiously diverse
han
classical chinese dynasty
lateen sails advantage
corners against wind
mongol empire
created parallel urbanization
harmony and nature
doasism is mostly focused on
european and chinese differ
europe=trade and land Chinese=discovery
astrolabe
instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars
diseases
most important victory of the aztecs and incas
fast ripening rice
most population growth
ming
not classical chinese dynasty
circumnavigation
sailing completely around something, such as the world
muslims
the ottomans and mughal
power of church
which isn't fuedalism
trade winds
winds that blow across the Atlantic Ocean west toward the Caribbean
