AP 4.2 Flashcards

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Mercantilism

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An economic theory that advocates for a country to export more than it imports in order to increase its wealth and power.

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Why did the wealthy Italian city-states reject Columbus' plan and not participate in sea exploration?

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They were content with their profits through their Islamic trade partners.

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The first European explorer to round the tip of Africa into the Indian Ocean was

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Bartolomeu Dias

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The first European explorer to arrive in India was _____

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Vasco de Gama

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The first European explorer to sail across the Pacific Ocean to the Philippines was

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Ferdinand Magellan

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The headquarters of Portuguese West African trade was the _____

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Gold Coast

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Matteo Ricci and Adam Schall were both

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Jesuit missionaries sent to China

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Trading post empires were

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A form of early imperialism by europeans in Africa and the Indian Ocean

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Portuguese problems controlling the Indian Ocean included

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a small nation that lacked ships and workers

many merchants disobeyed king's laws

many Portuguese officials became corrupt

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By the mid 1500's, Manila in the Philippines became

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the Spanish commercial center of Asia