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Mr.Moran World History II > WHII Unit 2 > Flashcards

WHII Unit 2 Flashcards

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Prince Henry

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started a school for navigators

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Vasco da Gama

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Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route

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Line of Demarcation

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line set by Treaty of Tordesillas dividing the non-European world into two zones one by Spain and one by Portugal

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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Treaty signed between Spain and Portugal that divided the non-European world between them

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Sailed around the world

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circumnavigate

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To go around the world

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Affonso I

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Ruler of the Kongo in west-central Africa who wanted to create a modern Christian state by converting Africans to Christians. He also wanted to stop the slave trade, but was unsuccessful

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Cape Town

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Seaport city and capital of South Africa, the first Dutch country of Africa

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Boers

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Dutch people who settled in Cape Town

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Dutch East India Company

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A trade company established by the Netherlands to protect the trade in Asia

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sovereign

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having full independent power

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Matteo Ricci

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An Italian Jesuit who by his knowledge of Astronomy and science was accepted as a missionary of China

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The Manchus & The Qing Dynasty

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Manchus took over the Ming and ruled as the Qing Dynasty

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Conquistadors

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Spanish Explorer who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain

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Hernan Cortes

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Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico

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Moctezuma

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Aztec Ruler, mistook Cortes to be god and welcomed him into the empire. Offered him gifts, but was killed nonetheless

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Fransisco Pizarro

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Spanish explorer who led the conquest of the Inca Empire of Peru in 1531-1533

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ecomiendas

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Right to demand labor from native americans

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triangular trade

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A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Africa sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa

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captialism

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economic system where private individuals own and control means of production with very little government interference

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Entrpeneurs

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risk taker to in hopes of profit and does something new with the exsisting resources

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