This was a web of interconnected commerce that connected all of the areas that at least bordered the Indian Ocean; this included Eastern Africa, Asia, and a little bit of the Middle East. Eventually however, the Portuguese ruined this trade network.
Trading post empire
The Portuguese areas of influence as a trading post empire.
This was a form of imperialism that focused on controlling the trade of a country rather than the people.
Spanish Philippines
Map of modern day Phillipines
The Philippines are a group of Pacific islands in Asia, they were colonized by the Spanish who had a huge impact on the culture and the people. It was named after King Phillip II.
British/Dutch East India companies
The symbol of the British India company
These were trading companies that were sponsored by the British and Netherlands governments respectively. They controlled large portions of the Indian Ocean commerce.
Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa family crest
This was the ruling family in Japan. The shogun ruled over the separate daimyos and his main purpose was to prevent civil war from breaking out between the daimyos. They were military rulers that shut themselves off from the rest of the world except the Dutch.
Silver drain
Potosi, the largest silver drain
This was the term that was used to describe how all of the silver that Europe gained from its colonies in the Americas was spent on Chinese goods and luxuries providing China and Asia in general with an abundance of silver.
Potosi
Modern day Potosi
This was a city in modern day Bolivia that had the world's largest silver mine. This soon became the largest city in the Americas.
Soft gold
Fur trade
This was the term used for the prosperous fur trade in the early part of the modern era.
African diaspora
Map of the diaspora
This was the term used to describe the spread of Africans across the Atlantic because of the slave trade.
Benin/Dahomey
Map showing both kingdoms
Benin and Dahomey were both African kingdoms. The difference between the two was that Dahomey benefited from selling its people as slaves while Benin did not.