AP World History Unit 4

mapmaking

only oldest son can inherit the estate, led to people seeking adventure

funded maritime exploration, mostly around Africa

went all the way around Africa, helped Portuguese make trading posts in India

astronomical charts, increased knowledge of tides, magnetic compass

triangular sail, allows you to go in all directions

Dutch pirates

got land for the Portuguese in Africa, but didn’t go any farther

Chinese naval dude

first person to circumnavigate the world

smallpox, measles, malaria

Sugar, okra, rice

maize, peppers, tomatoes, beans, cacao

horses, sheep, pigs, cows

new languages (creole), new music (blues), foods (gumbo)

deforestation, soil depletion, erosion, pollution

Asante and Kingdom of the Kongo

Ming China, Japan

last Incan leader, killed by Francisco Pizzaro

more feudal system like, controls land

kind of like ecomienda, more exports and money focused

privately funded, limited liability, granted monopolies in certain areas

trade between Europe, the Americas, and Africa

Leader of Ndongo, fought off the Portuguese

Peter the Great took away Boyar’s power

Cossack peasant rebellion against Catherine the Great, caused her to oppress serfs even more

Hindu kindgdom that defeated the Mughal Empire

free black communities that got to live free

Got a new protestant kind in England, gave the parliament more power

in south america, drove christian missionaries away, but they came back in a decade

Slave revolt in NA, stole weapons and killed all white people

pieces of land that were given to nobles. Later sultans started taking these away and centralized their rule even more.

Expelled from Spain and Portugal, moved to Ottoman Empire where they were accepted.

Girl in the Ottoman Empire who got a lot of power. Was sold into slavery.

Manchu made Han tie their hair in queues

Louis XIV took away their power, made them move to Versailles

In Latin America, Europeans changed the existing societal structures