Chap 10 SIGNIFICANCE only APWH

World economy

It connected Afro-Eurasia and the Americas, creating a global trade and new wealth for Europe.

Cape of Good Hope

 It helped Europeans reach India without traveling through the Middle East.

Christopher Columbus

His voyages began the connections between Europe and the Americas, starting major world changes.

Ferdinand Magellan

His voyage proved that the world was round and showed how the oceans were all connected for global trade.

Dutch East India Company

It made the Dutch rich and powerful by controlling spices and goods in the Indian Ocean.

British East India Company

It helped Britain take control of Indian trade and later parts of India itself.

Lepanto

 It showed Europe’s growing power in naval warfare and control over sea trade routes.

Core nations

They made the most money from global trade by selling goods and controlling colonies.

Mercantilism 

 It guided how European countries managed their colonies and trade.

Mestizos

They became a social group in Latin America and showed how cultures mixed under colonial rule.

Vasco de Balboa

 He helped Spain expand its control and begin building its American empire.

Francisco Pizarro

His victory over the Incas made Spain extremely wealthy and powerful.

New France

 It showed how France joined global exploration and competed with other European powers.

Seven Years’ War

It ended with Britain becoming the strongest world power and taking more colonies.

Treaty of Paris

 It gave Britain control over many French lands in North America.

Cape Colony

 It served as a stop for Dutch ships trading with Asia.

Boers

They expanded European control in Africa and often clashed with the natives.

Calcutta

 It became one of the main centers of British power and trade in India.