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| Christopher Columbus | Went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, When in fact he had actually discovered the Americans |
| mercantilism | What was the name of the set of principles that dominated economic thought in the seventeenth century |
| sugarcane plantations | Originally, African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply labor for the |
| Established a line of demarcation between territories controlled by Portugal and those controlled by Spain | The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494 |
| A large supply of bullion, or gold and silver | According to mercantilists, the prosperity of nation depended on |
| The middle passage | What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America |
| Balance of trade | What is the difference in value between what a nation imports and what it exports over time |
| 10 Million | Approximately how many slaves were shipped from Africa to the Americas |
| Dutch | The island of Java become a strategic center for the |
| Very profitable, since de Gama returned with a cargo of spices and made a profit of serval thousand percent | Vasco de Gama's discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be |
| Spices | What did the Europeans want from the East |
| Buddhism | What became the dominant religion on the Southeast Asian mainland from 1500 to 1800 |
| Cape of Good Hope | To Portuguese explorers, the southern coast of West Africa beome known as the |
| Portuguese | The 1st explorers to arrive in Southeast Asia were |
| The mainland states were able to unite and drive the Europeans out | Europeans had less impact on the mainland states of Southeast Asia because |
| Burma, Thailand and Vietnam | Strong monarchies of the Southeast Asian countries |
| Plantations | Large, landed estates in the Americas |
| Bureaucracy | A body of nonelected government offiials |
| Columbus | Died believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia |
| Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors |
| Triangular Trade | America, Europe, Africa |
| Da Gama | Returned from Asia making a 1000% profit |
| Cortes | Defeated the Aztecs |
| Pizarro | Defeated the Incans |
| Columbian Exchange | Transfer of Native goods from Europe to America and vice-versa |
| Colony | A settlement in a new territory, linked to the parent country |
