Chapter 3 People

Question 1

italian Trader

Answer 1

Marco Polo

Question 2

early Spanish explorer expalined his motives “To Serve God and His Majesty, to give light to those who were in darkness and to grow rich as all men desire to do”

Answer 2

Bernard Diaz de Castillo

Question 3

the nations most enthusiastic supporter of exploration, the son of Portugal’s king. He had dreams of overseas exploration that began in 1415 when he helped conquer the Muslim city of Ceuta in North Africa

Answer 3

Prince Henry

Question 4

ventured down the coast of Africa until he reached the tip

Answer 4

Bartolomeu Diaz

Question 5

began exploring the tip of African coast. In 1498 he reached the port of Calicut. His voyage gave a direct sea route to India for Portugal

Answer 5

Vasco de Gama

Question 6

convinced Spain to finace a bold plan, finding the route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean

Answer 6

Christopher Columbus

Question 7

kept peace between Spain and Portugal

Answer 7

Pope Alexander VI

Question 8

led a Spanish expedition. Spain claimed the islands and began settling them in 1565. in the early 1600s the rest of Europe began to descend upon Asia. They wanted to establish their own trade empires in the East

Answer 8

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 9

a peasant’s son who commanded the rebel army that drove the Mongols out of China in 1368; first Ming emperor; ruled from Nanjing; reformed China (see how on pg 102)

Answer 9

Hongwu

Question 10

Hongwu’s son, second emperor; continued his father’s policies; moved royal court to Beijing; launched 1st of 7 voyages of exploration to impress the world with China

Answer 10

Yonglo

Question 11

Chinese Muslim admiral that led all of the seven voyages; large distance, fleet size, and ship measurements; distributed gifts of silver and silk to show Chinese superiority; 16+ countries sent tribute; China became isolated after 7th voyage

Answer 11

Zheng He

Question 12

people of Manchuria that invaded China and collapsed the Ming Dynasty

Answer 12

Manchus

Question 13

powerful Manchu ruler that reduced government expenses and lowered taxes; scholar and patron of arts;offered intellectuals gov’t positions; Jesuits came to court to tell him about developments in science, medicine, and math in Europe

Answer 13

Kangxi

Question 14

warrior chieftains who were lords in Japanese feudalism meaning “great name.”

Answer 14

daimyo

Question 15

a brutal and ambitious daimyo who defeated rivals and controlled the imperial capital Kyoto in 1568. his motto “rule the empire by force” helped him be the first to effectively use fire arms in Japan. he them committee seppuku, a ritual suicide

Answer 15

oda nobunaga

Question 16

nobunaga’s best general who continued his work of defeating the daimyo. he took over Korea and held it until his death

Answer 16

toyotomi hideyoshi

Question 17

hideyoshi’s strongest daimyo allie who completed the unification of Japan by defeating his rivals at the Battle of Sekigahara. this earned him loyalty and respect. he moved the capital to Edo, a small fishing village now Toyko

Answer 17

totugawa ieyasu

Question 18

ieyasu founded this which held power until 1867. these people bought order and welcome to Japan

Answer 18

totugawa shogunate