The First Global Age: Europe and Asia Chapter 15

Chapter 15 Vocabulary Memorize the following terms.

astrolabe A device used to measure the angle of the sun and the stars above the horizon

caravel A ship with square and triangular sails

cartographer A mapmaker

circumnavigate To sail around the world

sepoy An Indian soldier

Afonso de Albuquerque Military leader who ended Muslim control of Indian Ocean trade

Christopher Columbus Navigator who wanted to reach Asia by sailing west from Europe

Henry the Navigator Portuguese ruler who encouraged ocean exploration

Ferdinand Magellan Navigator who wanted to find a sea route through the Americas to the Indies

Trung Trac One of two rulers who drove the Chinese out of Vietnam

Identifying Main Ideas Learn the following facts from Chapter 15.

In Southeast Asia, Women were often successful merchants and even rulers in some ports.

European rulers encouraged ocean exploration because they wanted to find new trade routes.

Portugal took the lead in sending out voyages of exploration.

Vasco Da Gama sailed around Africa to India.

The Khmer empire was influenced by India.

The Ming and Qing dynasties restricted foreign trade.

In the 1600s, the Portuguese lost control of trade in the Indian Ocean to the Dutch.

Portugal gained control of trade in Southeast Asia by using military force.

Critical Thinking Be able to describe the following in writing.

Describe how trade contributed to Southeast Asia’s cultural diversity. Indian traders brought new religions and ideas in government, law, and the arts, which were widely adopted in the region. Frequently, such as in the instance of the kingdom of Pagan and the Khmer empire, Indian influences blended with other traditions to create distinct cultures.

How has Japan’s position in the global trade network changed from the time of Tokugawa rule to the present? Japan was isolated and at the fringes of global trade patterns during Tokugawa rule. Today it is one of the centers of world trade.