AP World History: Modern / Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450–1750)
4.4 Maritime Empires Established
Notes
- Portugal: trading-post empire in Africa and Asia.
- Spain: conquered the Americas (Aztec, Inca).
- Dutch and British East India Companies (joint-stock companies).
- The Atlantic slave trade grew.
Practice
The Dutch East India Company was a:
Shared investment.
Portugal's empire in Asia was mainly:
Controlled trade.
Spanish silver from Potosí flowed largely to:
Silver trade.
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