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Important NAMES Flashcards

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Vasco De Gama

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Made the trip to India and brought back SPICES for profit

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Bartholomeu Dias

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Rounded the tip to Africa looking for a route to India

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Afonso De Albuquerque

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Conqueror of India and MELAKA

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Christopher Columbus

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Believed he could reach Asia by selling WEST

• Founder of Cuba and America

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John Cabot

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Explored New England for England

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Wrote LETTERS describing The New World

• Named after AMERICA

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Francisco Pizarro

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Ruler of Inca Empire

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Landed in Philippine Islands and KILLED by Natives

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King Afonso

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Sent a letter to Portugal about “DEPOPULATION in Africa”

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Ibo Society

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Independent villages

• Rely on Village Leader

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Benin (West Africa)

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Lost FAITH
Art DETERIORATED
Human SACRIFICE

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Buddhist

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SUPERIOR to Humans and Universe

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Javanese

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SACRED

• Palace - center of universe

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Islamic

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MORTAL and Sultans

• Defender of Faith and BUREAUCRACY

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Vietnamese

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Follow CHINESE MODEL between Heaven and Earth

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Khmer Empire

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Monarchy

• Disappear by 1800

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Confucius

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Human Beings: Ultimate Goal is Individual Happiness thru Peace

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Ottoman and Safavid Empires

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“GUNPOWDER” Empires

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Mercantilism

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  • Nation’s strength depend on WEALTH

* “Competition for Wealth

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Encomienda

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Natives taken as Slaves

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