WHII Unit 2 Flashcards
Prince Henry
started a school for navigators
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route
Line of Demarcation
line set by Treaty of Tordesillas dividing the non-European world into two zones one by Spain and one by Portugal
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty signed between Spain and Portugal that divided the non-European world between them
Ferdinand Magellan
Sailed around the world
circumnavigate
To go around the world
Affonso I
Ruler of the Kongo in west-central Africa who wanted to create a modern Christian state by converting Africans to Christians. He also wanted to stop the slave trade, but was unsuccessful
Cape Town
Seaport city and capital of South Africa, the first Dutch country of Africa
Boers
Dutch people who settled in Cape Town
Dutch East India Company
A trade company established by the Netherlands to protect the trade in Asia
sovereign
having full independent power
Matteo Ricci
An Italian Jesuit who by his knowledge of Astronomy and science was accepted as a missionary of China
The Manchus & The Qing Dynasty
Manchus took over the Ming and ruled as the Qing Dynasty
Conquistadors
Spanish Explorer who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain
Hernan Cortes
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico