AP World History Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections Latest 2022

Caravel A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic; used for long voyages at great speed from 15th to 17th centuries; used for exploration, not trade Carrack a large trading merchant ship operating in European waters (especially by the Portuguese) in the 14th to the 17th century. Fluyt Dutch sailing vessel that allowed them to control the Baltic trade; designed to facilitate transoceanic delivery with max space and crew efficiency; used from 16th to 17th centuries Henry the Navigator () Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa; sponsored seafaring expeditions to search for an all-water route to the east; imported enslaved Africans via the sea Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer. In he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route for Europeans Ferdinand Magellan Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of that was the first to sail around the world. trading post empire Form of imperial dominance based on control of trade rather than on control of subject peoples; practiced by Europeans in the Indian Ocean as they took over trade from Arab and Muslim merchants Christopher Columbus Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China ()