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Jesuits
Also known as the Society of Jesus; founded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) as a teaching and missionary order to resist the spread of Protestantism.
Marco Polo
13th Century Venetian Italian explorer who wrote about his travels to Central Asia and China inspiring interest in trade with the East
Ottoman Empire
A Muslim empire based in modern day Turkey that lasted from the 1300's to 1922. Blocked trade routes to East, forcing ocean exploration.
mercantilism
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
Favorable Balance of Trade
an economic situation in which a country sells more goods abroad than it buys from abroad, it is essential for Mercantilism
Exports
Goods and Services sold to other countries
Imports
goods and services purchased from other countries
colony
a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Chief Minister of Finance under Louis XIV, huge supporter of Mercantilism.
navigation
the science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship
portolani
the charts of landmasses and coastlines made by navigators and mathematicians in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
cartography
The science of making maps
lateen sails
A triangular sail attached to a short mast, makes steering ship with the wind more manageable.
sternpost rudder
invented in China during the Han Dynasty, it allowed for better navigation and control of ships of increasing size. The Europeans adopted it in 15th Century.
astrolabe
An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets
quadrant
a smaller and lighter version of the Astrolabe that helped sailors determine their location.
compass
navigational instrument that uses magnets for determining directions
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