Vocabulary #1
a tax on imported goods
tariff
Price Revolution
period of European history when the rate of inflation rose rapidly
His expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe (1519-1522).
Ferdinand Magellan
The Japanese rulers who feared the spread of Christianity in their country.
The Tokugawa Shoguns (or Shogunate)
The ruler of the Aztec empire.
Moctezuma (or Montezuma)
circumnavigate
to sail around the world
Someone that starts their own business
entrepreneur
He sailed around Africa and established Portuguese power in India.
Vasco da Gama
Limiting your contact with other societies is called _________________.
isolationism
The conquistador that defeated the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortes
private businesses follow laws of supply and demand
System of forced labor used by Spanish colonizers in the Americas
encomienda
Christopher Columbus
He sailed to the Americas in 1492, quickly helping to establish Spain's power in the new world.
The Ming Dynasty wasn't interested in European ________ _________ because they thought they were of poorly made.
trade items
The conquistador that defeated Emperor Atahualpa and the Incas.
Francisco Pizarro
missionary
a person that tries to spread their religion to new people (a.k.a. converts)
Peninsulares
He tried to convert Chinese scholar-gentry officials to Christianity.
Matteo Ricci
Due to their past experiences with China, Japan and Korea feared contact with foreigners because __________.
they were seen as a threat to Japanese/Korean independence.
The woman that translated for Cortes in Mexico.
Malinche (The Spanish called her by a different name, but you don't need to remember that.)
inflation
an increase in the supply of money (which leads to an increase in prices)
People in Spanish colonies that had some European ancestors and Native American ancestors.
Mestizos
He refused to kowtow to the Chinese emperor, failing to establish trade relations for the British.
Lord Macartney
Ming and Qing dynasty merchants required payment in ____________ and ____________.
Spanish colonists that were born in the Americas were called ________.
Creoles