AP World History Unit 4: Maritime Empires (1450-1750)

Vocabulary flashcards about maritime empires from 1450 to 1750.

Causes of European expansion

European adoption and innovation of maritime technologies (magnetic compass, astrolabe, and the Latine sail).

Mercantilism

A state-driven economic system that characterized these imperial European states during this period. Sought to obtain as much of the world's wealth as possible.

Joint Stock Company

A limited liability business often chartered by the state that was funded by a group of private investors.

Dutch East India Company (VOC)

Chartered by the Dutch state in 1602, included a monopoly on the Indian Ocean trade.

Trading Post Empire

A unique kind of empire where bare bones trading posts/factories served to control trade throughout the region.

Columbian Exchange

The transfer of new diseases, food, plants, and animals between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Maroon Societies

Societies mainly made up of runaway slaves.

Polygyny

Describes the phenomenon of men marrying more than one woman.

Vaudun

A New faith resulted from the blending of African animist beliefs with Christian doctrines and practices in The Americas.

Castas System

This system organized colonial society into a series of ranks based on race and ancestry.