Chapter 19 Flashcards
Which European country was the leader in developing and applying 15th century sailing innovations?
Portugal.
Who were the first Europeans to arrive on Japanese soil?
Shipwrecked Portuguese sailors.
Why was the caravel an important development in navigation?
Could sail against the wind.
Korea was a vassal state of which country during the 1700s?
China.
During the 1500s, what was China’s official trade policy?
Only the government could trade with foreign countries.
What captained the first European ship to sail around tip of Africa, now known as the Cape of Good Hope?
Bartolomeu Dias.
What type of policy did Japan institute to control foreign ideas?
Closed country policy.
What type of poetry presents images rather than expresses an idea?
Haiku.
What were Europeans’ main motives for making voyages of exploration?
Grow wealthy and spread Christianity.
What were China’s main reasons for rejecting British offers of trade?
British merchants wouldn’t kowtow to the emperor.
How did Prince Henry of Portugal influence exploration?
Founded a navigational school on the coast of Portugal.
