Unit 3 Vocab - Lesson 3.1 and 3.2

Moluccas

• Northeast Asian peoples who defeated the Ming Dynasty and founded the Qing Dynasty in 1644, which was the last of China's imperial dynasties.
• Dutch settlers in South Africa
• a group of islands in eastern Indonesia; was the center of the spice trade in the 1500s and 1600s
• This was the line drawn by Alexander VI that gave Portugal most of Brazil and Spain the rest of South America

Prince Henry

• (1394-1460) Prince of Portugal who established an observatory and school of navigation at Sagres and directed voyages that spurred the growth of Portugal's colonial empire.
• Southeast Asia islands that were named after Prince Phillip
• He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India by sailing West.
• seaport city and legislative capital of South Africa; first Dutch colony in Africa

cartographer

• a person who makes maps
• This was the line drawn by Alexander VI that gave Portugal most of Brazil and Spain the rest of South America
• an Islamic imperial power that ruled a large portion of Indian subcontinent which began in 1526, invaded and ruled most of Hindustan (South Asia) by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and ended in the mid-19th century.
• Portuguese factory or fortified trade town located on the tip of the Malayan peninsula; traditionally a center for trade among the southeastern Asian islands.

Mombassa

• an Islamic imperial power that ruled a large portion of Indian subcontinent which began in 1526, invaded and ruled most of Hindustan (South Asia) by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and ended in the mid-19th century.
• One of two ports in which Europeans were permitted to trade in China during the Ming dynasty
• Seaport of Kenya
• Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route. Sailed under South Africa

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. Sailed under South Africa
• A company founded by the Dutch in the early 17th century to establish and direct trade throughout Asia. Richer and more powerful than England's company, they drove out the English and Established dominance over the region. It ended up going bankrupt and being bought out by the British
• Northeast Asian peoples who defeated the Ming Dynasty and founded the Qing Dynasty in 1644, which was the last of China's imperial dynasties.
• seaport city and legislative capital of South Africa; first Dutch colony in Africa

Christopher Columbus

• an Islamic imperial power that ruled a large portion of Indian subcontinent which began in 1526, invaded and ruled most of Hindustan (South Asia) by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and ended in the mid-19th century.
• diplomat who arrived in China in 1793; his behavior offended Emperor Qianlong, who refused to trade with Britain
• He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India by sailing West.
• to sail around the world

Line of Demarcation

• Manchu dynasty that seized control of China in mid-17th century after decline of Ming; forced submission of nomadic peoples far to the west and compelled tribute from Vietnam and Burma to the south.
• to sail around the world
• This was the line drawn by Alexander VI that gave Portugal most of Brazil and Spain the rest of South America
• (1394-1460) Prince of Portugal who established an observatory and school of navigation at Sagres and directed voyages that spurred the growth of Portugal's colonial empire.

Treaty of Tordesillas

• A Portuguese general who captured strategic ports of the Middle East and India at the beginning of the 16th century. At the time, the Portuguese strategy was to protect investments in the East with military posts, using force only when necessary and using native feuds to their advantage.
• Set the Line of Demarcation which was a boundary established in 1493 to define Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas.
• Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route. Sailed under South Africa
• seaport city and legislative capital of South Africa; first Dutch colony in Africa

Ferdinand Magellan

• a group of islands in eastern Indonesia; was the center of the spice trade in the 1500s and 1600s
• Portuguese explorer who found a sea route to the Spice Island by sailing around the American continent. His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world.
• A Portuguese general who captured strategic ports of the Middle East and India at the beginning of the 16th century. At the time, the Portuguese strategy was to protect investments in the East with military posts, using force only when necessary and using native feuds to their advantage.
• a ruler of the Manchu dynasty who helped to create a prosperous, powerful, and culturally rich empire. He brought much prosperity that he cancelled taxes 4 times

circumnavigate

• a distant military station or a remote settlement
• Seaport of Kenya
• to sail around the world
• a person who makes maps