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Cartography
mapmaking
primogeniture laws
only oldest son can inherit the estate, led to people seeking adventure
Prince Henry the Navigator
funded maritime exploration, mostly around Africa
Vasco de Gama
went all the way around Africa, helped Portuguese make trading posts in India
navigational devices
astronomical charts, increased knowledge of tides, magnetic compass
Lateen sai
triangular sail, allows you to go in all directions
Sea Beggars
Dutch pirates
Bartholomov Diaz
got land for the Portuguese in Africa, but didn’t go any farther
Zheng He
Chinese naval dude
Ferdinand Magellan
first person to circumnavigate the world
Diseases brought to the Americas
smallpox, measles, malaria
Foods to the Americas
Sugar, okra, rice
Foods to Afro-Eurasia
maize, peppers, tomatoes, beans, cacao
Animals to the Americas
horses, sheep, pigs, cows
Effects of African Diaspora
new languages (creole), new music (blues), foods (gumbo)
Environmental Damage
deforestation, soil depletion, erosion, pollution
African states that traded with Europeans
Asante and Kingdom of the Kongo
Closed themselves off from outsiders
Ming China, Japan
Atahualpa
last Incan leader, killed by Francisco Pizzaro
Ecomienda
more feudal system like, controls land
Hacienda
kind of like ecomienda, more exports and money focused
joint stock companies
privately funded, limited liability, granted monopolies in certain areas
Triangular trade
trade between Europe, the Americas, and Africa
Ana Nzinga
Leader of Ndongo, fought off the Portuguese
Society in Russia
Peter the Great took away Boyar’s power
Pugachev Rebellion
Cossack peasant rebellion against Catherine the Great, caused her to oppress serfs even more
Maratha Empire
Hindu kindgdom that defeated the Mughal Empire
Maroon Societies
free black communities that got to live free
Glorious Revolution
Got a new protestant kind in England, gave the parliament more power
Pueblo revolt
in south america, drove christian missionaries away, but they came back in a decade
Stono Rebellion
Slave revolt in NA, stole weapons and killed all white people
Ottoman Timars
pieces of land that were given to nobles. Later sultans started taking these away and centralized their rule even more.
Jews in this time period
Expelled from Spain and Portugal, moved to Ottoman Empire where they were accepted.
Roxelana
Girl in the Ottoman Empire who got a lot of power. Was sold into slavery.
Manchu vs Han
Manchu made Han tie their hair in queues
Nobility in France
Louis XIV took away their power, made them move to Versailles
Casta System
In Latin America, Europeans changed the existing societal structures
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