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| What spurred Europeans to explore the oceans? | to be a part of the spice trade in the East |
| Why did Europeans want spices? | to keep food from spoiling, and to make medicines and perfumes |
| Who was the first nation to search for a new sea route to Asia? | Portugal (Vasco da Gama) |
| What accomplishment was made by Ferdinand Magellan? | He sailed around South American to the Pacific Ocean |
| Why was Southeast Asia affected by the cultures of China and India? | because of its location (ships had to pass through this area when traveling between China and India |
| How were the Europeans able to build trading empires in Sotheast Asia? | using their military power |
| What city did the Portuguese seize which was the most important Arab trading city | Malacca |
| Why weren't the Ming rulers of China interested in trading with the Europeans? | They thought the goods were not well made |
| Why was Korea known as the "Hermit Kingdom"? | They did not allow foreigners to come to Korea. |
| How did China, Korea and Japan deal with western nations? | They limited contact with them |
| How did ming limit European traders in China? | they allowed the Europeans to trade at Canton only and then leave at the end of the trading season |
| Define astrolabe | instrument used to determine latitude at sea |
| Define caravel | a new kind of ship with the sails are square and triangular |
| Define cartographer | a person who creates maps |
| Define circumnavigate | sail around the world |
| Name 5 geographic features of Southeast Asia | mountains, high plateau, river valleys, peninsulas, straits |
| Name 4 religions of Southeast Asia | Hinduism, Budhism, Christianity, Islam |
| Define Anawrata | King of Pagan |
| Define Angkor Wat | temple ruins of the Khmer empire |
| Define Khmer | empire greatly influenced by India |
| Define Pagan | kiingdom in present-day Myanmar |
| Suryavrman II is | King of the Khmer empire |
| Trung sisters | led an uprising to drive the Chinese from Vietnam |
| Who is Robert Clive? | this person drove the French from India |
| What is a sepoy? | an Indian troop formed by the English and French |
| This person conquered the city of Malacca | Afonso d Albuquerque |
| What is raj? | British rule of India |
| What happened to Mughal rule in India after Akbar? | Religious toleration ends leading to civil war, turmoil, and drains the resources |
| Why were the Chinese not eager to trade with Europeans? | the Europeans goods were far inferior to those in China |
| What happens under the Qing dynasty? | the economy expanded, got new crops (eg. potatos, corn) leading to an increase in population and trade |
| Who is Matteo Ricci? | a brilliant Jesuit priest who learned to speak Chinese and adopted Chinese dress in the hopes of converting the upper-class Chinese to Christianity |
| Who is Kangxi? | this person ruled China from 1661-1722, an able administrator and military leader, extended Chinese power into Central Asia and promoted Chinese culture |
