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midterm
chapter 15
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History
9th Grade
12/10/2012

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Term
trading post empire
Definition
the desire for foreign goods and military support, the indian ocean commerce was created. the order was portugal, spain, france, dutchland, and britain. the result was a monopoly over trading posts.
Term
cartaz
Definition
oceanic tollbooth. if you did not have the permission slip to sail in the water owned by whichever country, they wouldn't let you in.
Term
philippines
Definition

small and weak military and economy taken over by spain because of its proximity to china and the spice islands

 

major misionary effort (chinese residents did not convert, led to revolts and the masacre and expulsion)

Term
british/Dutch east india companies
Definition

both were militarily and economicaly stronger than portugese

 

received charters through their government

 

dutch:indonesia spice island economies were shattered because of only selling to the dutch

 

british:india (three major bases-bombay, calcutta, and madras)asked permission

Term

daimyo

samuraii

shogun

tokagawa shogunate

Definition

lords

warrior

military warriors and leader

defeated other clans to centralize governments

Term
effect of silver
Definition

spanish america produced 85% of silver and transported to manila

 

silver drain in china because of silver tax. people had to sell labor or products. resulted in ecological devestation

 

spain: enriched the crown but generated inflation and when prices dropped, so did spain

 

japan: used silver profits to defeat rivals and allied with the merchant class to make a market based economy

Term
potosi
Definition

silver mine

 

horrible coditions

 

"portrait of hell'

Term
middle passage
Definition
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