AP World History Chapter 16, Questions sections and answers, 100% Accurate. Verified.

AP World History Chapter 16, Questions sections and answers, 100% Accurate. Verified. Christopher Columbus - -Genoan (Italian) Captain in service of king and queen of Castile and Aragon (Spain); discovered New World in 1492 while looking for route to "Indies" Ferdinand Magellan - -1480 BORN - Portuguese navigator. Hired by Spain to sail to the Indies in 1519. (Same yr Charles 5th = Holy Roman Emperor.) Allowed Spain possess Philippines. Magellan DIED 1521. One of his ships returned to Spain (1522) - first circumnavigation of the globe. East India Companies - -British, French, and Dutch joint stock companies- obtained government monopolies of trade in India/Asia; acted as independent gov. in regions it claimed British East India Co. - -Established in India. Gave Britain a legal monopoly over trade, collected taxes from peasants, had own gov. + military Dutch East India Co. - -East India Company of Netherlands; established to create trade throughout Asia. Became wealthier than British East India Co - eventually dominated the region. World Economy - -Established by europeans in 16th century; based on control of seas, including Atlantic and Pacific; created international exchanges of food disease and products Columbian Exchange - -enormous widespread exchange of plants, animals, food, human population, diseases and ideas; one of the most significant events in the history of world ecology, agriculture and culture between America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Took place after peoples of Europe and Africa came to New World, settled in new Spanish colonies Lepanto - -Navel battle between the Spanish and the Ottoman Empire resulting in a Spanish victory in 1571 Demonstrated European naval superiority over Muslims. Core Nations - -Nations (usually European) that enjoyed profit from world economy; controlled international banking and commercial services such as shipping; exported manufactured goods for raw materials. New France - -French colonies in North America; extended from St Lawerence River along great lakes and down Mississippi River Capital in Quebec, founded 1608. New France fell to the British in 1763. Treaty of Paris - -1763 - Ended Seven Years War. Gave England - New France Gave French (back) - Sugar island in Caribbean [French had this earlier but was conquered by English] Cape Colony - -a former province of southern South Africa (Cape of Good Hope) that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814 Boers - -Dutch settlers in the Cape Colony, in southern Africa Calcutta - -Headquarters of British East India Company in Bengal in Indian subcontinant;located on Ganges; captured in 1756 during early part of Seven Years War; later became administrtive center for all of Bengel