Name:______
World Civilization
Ch. 3 Study Guide
25 Pts.
- Which European empire led the way in terms of exploration?
- What were the three motives driving European exploration?
- What were the Europeans trying to find through exploration?
- ______was the Italian trader who reached the court of Kublai Khan in China in 1275.
- ______was a Portuguese explorer who rounded the tip of Africa but was forced to return to Portugal due to bad storms and lack of supplies.
- What treaty drew an imaginary line through the Atlantic Ocean and declared everything West belongs to Spain, and everything East belonged to Portugal?
- Which European country challenged Portugal by developing the largest fleet of ships in the world?
- The ______islands were taken over by the Portuguese, and lowered their cost of spices to 1/5 of what they originally cost?
- What city in the Netherlands became a leading commercial center after their dominance in Asian trade?
- What did the Portuguese trade for in Africa hat changed the world forever? Especially in terms of U.S. history.
- ______was an Italian explorer sailing forSpain that claimed he could find a route to Asia through the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the Americas?
- ______was a new ship designed by Europeans to hold more cargo/people, sail against the wind, and sail in shallow waters?
- Who was the 1st emperor of the Ming dynasty that drove the Mongols out of China?
- ______was the Chinese explorer who led seven remarkable exploration voyages?
- Where were the invaders that established the Qing dynasty from?
- ______is a ritual that required traders to bow down, touching their heads nine times to the ground in order to trade with China during the Qing Dynasty?
- What resulted from the Chinese adopting new advances in agriculture such as irrigation, fertilizers, rice, corn, and sweet potatoes?
- Who was the 1st emperor of the Qing dynasty?
- What is the time period of the Japanese Civil War referred to as?
- What policy did the Japanese implement in order to keep European influence out of their country?
- What Japanese city was controlled by the Shoguns and was the only city open to foreign trade?
- Which two countries were the Japanese still willing to trade with during after they adopted their closed country policy?
- ______were military chieftains who offered their protection for support of the people as they fought for control in Japan?
- ______is a style of Japanese poetry that presents images rather than ideas?
- ______is a Japanese theater where actors wear elaborate costumes and use music, dance, and mime to perform skits about modern life?