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WHAP Midterms-16
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History
10th Grade
01/15/2009

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Vasco de Gama
Definition
portuguese explorer/trader
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Ferdinand Magellan
Definition
spanish captain; sailed around the world
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East India companies
Definition
european companies given monopolies of trade in their retions
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world economy
Definition
economy of every country in relation to each other
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Colombian Exchange
Definition
biological and ecological exchange that took place following the spanish establishment of colonies in the new world
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Dependent economic zones
Definition
places like latin and indies and africa
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core nations
Definition
nations that enjoyed profit from world economy
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The Treaty of Paris
Definition
arranged in 1793 that ave new france to england for the return of french sugar islands in the caribbean
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Cape Colony
Definition
dutch colony established at the cape of good hope in 1652
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Boers
Definition
dutch settlers in cape colonyh
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Calcutta
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largest city in india, headquarters of british east india company.
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the Seven Years' War
Definition
from 1756-1763. colonial struggle between britain and france.
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Port of Nagasaki
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only outside contact that japan had for 2 centuries
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socialist
Definition
someone who urged equality and is against capitalism.
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