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Atahualpa

He was an Incan ruler who won the throne from his brother in a civil war. He was captured and put up for ransom by Francisco Pizarro and was

Caravel

A combination of European square sail and Arab triangular sail. It made sails easier and more precise.

Bartolme de las Casas

He was a priest who stopped the Encomienda system by detailing the horrors that Spanish rule had brought to the Native Americans to Spain, h

Christopher Columbus:

He was an Italian explorer, navigator and colonizer. His goal was to reach the East Indies by traveling westward. He reached the Americas an

Cartographer

Mapmaker

Circumnavigate:

Sail around the world

Conquistadors:

conquerers from spain in search of God Gold and Glory

Nicolaus Copernicus:

He was a Polish scholar who published On the revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres In 1543. Where, he proposed heliocentric.

Atahualpa

An Incan ruler who won the throne from his brother in a civil war. He was captured and put up fro ransom: Francisco Pizarro was killed

Caravel

A combination of European square sails and Arab triangular sails, it made sails easier and more precise

Bartolme de las Casas

Preist who stopped Encomienda system by detailing horros of spanish rule to native americans through spain. Pleades with King to end, it did

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer, navigator. Goal: East Indies by westward. Reached Americas, was the first lasting ERP Contact with AMR.

Cartographer

Mapmaker

Circumnavigate

Sail around the world

Conquistador

Conqueres from Spain in search of God Glory and Gold

Nicolaus Copernicus

Polish scholar who published on the revolutions of the heavanly spheres in 1543. He proposed heliocentric

Hernan Cortes

Spanish conquistador who led and expedition that caused fall of Aztec Empire with help of Dona Marina

Creole

American born descendants of Spanish settlers

Sor Juana Ines De la Cruz

Wished that education enter a convent. Devoted herself to study and write at the convent when she was 16. One of the best known spanish poet

Francis Drake

English sea captain and privateer. Second in commad of the fleet against the Spanish Armada. Carried out the second circumnaviagtion

Encomienda

The right to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans in a particular area

Galileo Gailei

Astronomery who assembled 1st telescope, brought back idea of earth moving around the sun because of the four moons of jupiter. was tried.

Vasco Da Gama

Porteguese explorer, commader of the first ships that sailed directly from ERP 2 India, 1st ERPn 2 reach India by C. 1st man 2 go around Cgh

Heliocentric

The theory that sun stands at center of universe. Earth was only one of seven planets that circle sun

Hermit Kingdom

Koreo because they isolated themselves nd didnt allow anyone who wasnt chinese or japanese across their border

Immunity

resistance

Jesuits

Created by Ignatious of Loyola, were made to fight heresy and spread catholic faith (scholar priests)

Johannes Kepler

German astronomer who calculated orbits of planets revolving around sun Elipse (oval shaped orbit), Copernicus;s heliocentric law

Lord Macartney

Arrived in China on a mission frr the British, to show Chinese how good their trade was. Offende Qian long and Chinese ppl

Ferdinand Magellan

Porteguses explrr, expeditions 1st 2 set sail from atlantic 2 pacific ocean. Expedition 1st circumnavigate, but he died in battle of Mactan

Malacca

Conquered by Portuguse in 1511, played a roll in the trade of Erp and the east (china)

Malinche/Dona Marina

Indian woman: served as cortes's translator and advisor. Helped him make alliances with Native American trives

Manchus

People who set up Qing dynasty. Invaded and conquered Beijing for their capitol. adopted confusion ideas and gov.

Mestizo

People of Native American and European descent

Moctezuma

Aztec emperor who was killed in the fighitn gof the aztecs and spanish. welcomed cortes to his capitol

Mulatto

People of African and European descent

Outposts

Distant areas under the control of an empire that rims the southern seas

Philippines

Islands that were owned by the Spanish. They produces silver

Francisco Pizarro

Conquistador who was inspired by Cortes. Killed atahualpa's followers and ransomed him but killed him anyway

Peninsular

People born in Spain

Pirate

A sailor who got money by sailing. Attacking and robbing boats and other sailors. They took the boats too

Plantation

Large estates run by an owner or the owners overseer

Privateers

Pirates that operated with the approval if European gov.

Qianlong

Emperor who ruled from 1736-1796. Expanded China's borders and had the best empire

Qing Dynasty

Set up by Manchus. Kept the Manchus and Chines seperate but in gov. Enconomy grew. Peace. Population grew. Trade increase. Become Wealthy

Matteo Ricci

Italian jesuit tried to spread Christianity in China. Failed, but able to share ideas between China and Europe. Learned Chinese and it's cus

Scientific Method

A step-by-step process of discovery

Scurvy

Disease caused by lack of vitamin c

Sepoy

Indian troops

Spice Islands (Moluccas)

An Island chain in Indonesia. main source of spices

Tenochtitlan

Capital of the Aztec empire