Lesson 1
Son of Portugal's king who supported exploration. He helped conquer the Muslim city of Ceuta in North Africa. He wanted to spread Christian faith and found a navigation school.
Who is Prince Henry
He was a peasants son and commanded the rebel army that drove the Mongols out of China in 168. That same year, he became the first Ming Emperor.
Who is Hongwu
Powerful warrior chieftains who seized control of old feudal states & offered peasants protection in return for their loyalty
Who are the Daimyo
A 5-7-5 syllable, 3 line verse of poetry that was used to portray images.
What is Haiku
This is a payment made by one country to another to acknowledge submission
What is Tribute
Portuguese captain who travelled the west coast of Africa until he reached the tip. When a storm hit, his ships were blown around the tip to the other side. Becoming the first European to round the horn of Africa.
Who is Bartolomeu Dias
Hongwu’s son who emerged victorious after his father’s death. He continued many of his father’s policies. He had a curiosity for the outside world.
Who is Yonglo or Yongle
Powerful daimyo who seized the imperial capital, Kyoto, in 1568; “rule the empire by force”
Who is Oda Nobunaga
A type of Japanese drama that combines music, dance and mime
What is kabuki theater
This Chinese ritual involves kneeling in front of the emperor and touching one’s head to the ground nine times.
What is Kowtow
Portuguese explorer who explored the east African coast. He reached the port of Calicut on the southwestern coast of India. His voyage of 27,000 miles had given Portugal a direct sea route to India.
Who is Vasco da Gama
He was a Chinese Muslim admiral who led all of Yonglo’s seven voyages. Everything about his expeditions was large: distance traveled, fleet size, and ship measurements
Who is Zheng He
Nobunaga's leading General who assumed power after his death and set out to continue his leader’s mission and expanded his empire.
Who is Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Jesuit Priest led the first mission to Japan. He found that the Japanese were pleasant and very concerned about their honor over everything else.
Francis Xavier
He became the first Qing emperor in 1661 and ruled for some 60 years. He reduced government expenses and lowered taxes.
Who is Kangxi
The document that created a line of Demarcation drawn north to south through the Atlantic Ocean. West of the line would be Spain’s including most of the Americas, while Portugal got parts of modern-day Brazil.
What is The Treaty of Tordesillas
Dynasty established in China after Manchurians invaded and took over as the Ming Dynasty collapsed
What is the Qing Dynasty
In 1575, his 3,000 soldiers armed with muskets crushed an enemy force of samurai cavalry. This was the first time firearms had been used effectively in battle in Japan.
Who was Oda Nobunaga
The three primary motives behind European exploration.
What are Gold, God and Glory
The most powerful person in Japanese feudal society
who is the Shogun
Trading company that had the power to print money, make treaties, and raise their own army and was far richer and more powerful than England's own company
what is the Dutch East India Company
The most dominant Empire in Asia reigning from 1368-1644
What is The Ming Dynasty
One of Hideyoshi’s strongest daimyo allies, he
completed the unification of Japan in 1600, when he defeated his rivals at the Battle of Sekigahara.
Who is Tokugawa Ieyasu
In 1492, This Italian sea captain convinced Spain to finance a bold plan: finding a route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Christopher Columbus
The way that Oda Nobunaga died
what is seppuku