Explorers
Who "sailed the ocean blue in _____" and which ocean exactly?
Christopher Columbus, 1492, Pacific Ocean
Created by Greeks; measures the incline position of celestial bodies to determine location
Astrolabe
Widespread transfer of plants, culture, human populations, animals, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and everywhere else
Columbian Exchange
Initiated the Louisiana Purchase with the US and colonized majority of northern Africa
French Empire
Ivan the Terrible directed a colorful domed building to be built in 1561, Moscow
St Basil's Cathedral
Sailed for Italy from 1271 to 1294; traveled on Silk Road and traded/collected jewels while recording his experiences to China
Marco Polo
European mariners began to understand and mapping the circular gyre of trade winds
Ancient network of trade routes established during Han Dynasty, China and facilitated by the Mongols at it's peak
Silk Road
Created one of the most successful businesses/corporations _____ East India Trading Co. Created trading posts, capitalizing on trading and economy
Dutch Empire
Taj Mahal
Ferdinand Magellan
15th century Portuguese ship that used lateen sails which allowed it to sail into the wind
Sea journey which slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies
"Found" the New World and shaped Latin America greatly. Infamous for conquistadors vs natives events
Spanish Empire
Paintings in Latin America used to delineate groups of people with different nationalities that were intermarried (ex. mulato)
Las Castas
Sailed for Portugal in 1498; first person to make it to India by sailing around southern tip of Africa
Vasco de Gama
15th century caravels with 3 to 4 masts
Carrack
Sea routes that was used for bulk trading among East African coast and South Asia; guided by monsoons
Indian Ocean Trade
Colonized North America, created the ______ East India Company and started Opium Wars with China
British Empire
Used to legitimize the rule of sultans, depicted of their daily lives and credibility as "good kings"
Ottoman Miniatures
Sailed for China from 1405 to 1433; only Chinese explorer to go to SE Asia and African coast. Led huge treasure ships
Zheng He
16th century Dutch cargo ship that could carry twice the cargo for half the price with half of the crew
Fluyt
Requires travel across Sahara Desert to reach western African ports from Northern Africa; camels were very popular
Trans-Saharan Trade
Colonized Brazil and was one of the first maritime empires, lasted the longest
Portuguese Empire
Written by one man during the Renaissance for dramatic theatre, sonnets, plays, musicals and art (ex Hamlet)
Shakespeare