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moluccas
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and island chain in present-day indonesia. europeans called spice island
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prince henry
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led the way in sponsering exploration for portugal. claimed madeira and azorez islands. voyage around africa to spread christianity and travel to asia - cape of good hope.
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cartographer
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map maker
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vasco de gama
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portugal. voyage to great spice port of calicut = enormous profit. portugese merchants stayed there and traded = vast trading empire and comfirmed the country's position as world power
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christopher columbus
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found new continent but believed it was asia - explored islands of caribbean thinking it was the indies.
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line of demarcation
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divided non-european world into 2 zones: spain had trading rights to the W and portugal had E
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treaty of tordesillas
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terms of the line of demarcation agreed to - signed by the 2 countries in 1494
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ferdinand of magellan
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set out from spain to find a way to the pacific. reached coast of S america.found the straight of magellan and named the pacific. 1st to circumnavigate the world. (killed in philippenes)
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circumnavigate
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to sail around the world
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malindi and mombasa
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E african coastal citys and hubs of international trade which potuguese attacked and took over
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plantations
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large estates run by an owner or owner's overseer
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affonso I
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against slave trade, ruler of kongo in W central africa who had been tutored by portuguese missionaries and hoped to convert africans to christianity
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missionaries
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someone sent to do religious work in a foreign country
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asante kingdom
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emerged in the 1700s; active in slave trade
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osei tutu
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military leader; unified asante kingdom by claiming his right to rule came from heaven
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monopoly
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exclusive control of a business or trade
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oyo empire
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used wealth from slave trade to build impressive army and gained wealth by trade with european merchants.
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cape town
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1st permanent european (dutch) settlement in africa
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boers
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dutch farmers who settled around cape town
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olaudah equiano
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enslaved african; formed part of international trade network (1500s)
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triangular trade
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3-legged international trade network - europe, america, africa
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middle passage
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2nd leg; slaves taken from home and forced to march to ports, where they were transported to americas
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mutinies
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revolts
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alfonso de albuquerque
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commanded portuguese into the indian ocean hoping to end muslim power
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mughal empire
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mulim empire through much of india
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goa
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island off the coast of india seized by portuguese making it thier major military and commercial base
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malacca
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E indies port seized by portuguese, massacering muslims
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outposts
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distant areas under portuguese control
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Dutch E India Comany
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had full sovereign powers - build armies, wage wars, negotiate peace treaties, govern overseas territory
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philippines
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country in SE asia made up of several thousand islands
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sepoys
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indian troops
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macao
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trading post ming granted to portuguese near caton, present day Guangzhou
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matteo ricci
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briliant jesuit preist who made strong impression on chinese
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manchus
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ruled region in NE manchuria. 1644 seized beijing and made it their capital
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qing
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dynasty set up by manchus, adopopted confucian sys of gov
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qianlong
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Kangxi's grandson, expanded china's borders to greatest in nations history
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lord macartney
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brought samples of W mad goods to china to encourage trade. chinese thought it was a tribute to emperor. refused to preform traditional kow tow bow to emperor
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nagasaki
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harbor where 1 or 3 small dutch ships traded each year at a small island
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