1. The First Global Age: Europe and Asia
Chapter 15

2. Chapter 15 Vocabulary
Memorize the following terms.

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

4. caravel
A ship with square and triangular sails

5. cartographer
A mapmaker

6. circumnavigate
To sail around the world

7. sepoy
An Indian soldier

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

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

10. Henry the Navigator
Portuguese ruler who encouraged ocean exploration

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

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

13. Identifying Main Ideas
Learn the following facts from Chapter 15.

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

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

16. Portugal took the lead in sending out voyages of exploration.

17. Vasco Da Gama sailed around Africa to India.

18. The Khmer empire was influenced by India.

19. The Ming and Qing dynasties restricted foreign trade.

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

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

22. Critical Thinking
Be able to describe the following in writing.

23. 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.

24. 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.