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

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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 (S... pain); 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 [Show More]

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