Stearns Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22
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| 302422385 | galleons | large Spanish sailing ships | 0 | |
| 302422386 | mapmaking | (aka cartography) the practice of making maps. This made trans-oceanic travel/trade possible. | 1 | |
| 302422387 | Zheng He | An imperial Muslim eunuch that led 7 voyages between 405 and 1433 through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa. These ships were massive and all records of his expeditions were burned. | 2 | |
| 302422388 | deism | belief that though God is the creator, he simply oversees the earth and allows natural laws to take place. | 3 | |
| 302422389 | absolute monarchy | political theory that monarchs have complete control over their subjects based on divine rights. | 4 | |
| 302422390 | janissaries | an infantry of captured Christian boys that were converted to Islam. Very strict/highly respected. They were one of the 1st standing armies. | 5 | |
| 302422391 | Akbar | (Babur's successor) 13 year old ruler of the Mughal Dynasty. He was a great military ruler that expanded the empire and developed many social reforms. | 6 | |
| 302422392 | Babur | Mughal ruler that conquered the Northern Indian plains then the Indus River and Ganghes River plains. He was a military strategist, writer and musician. | 7 | |
| 302422393 | daimyo | Japanese landowners that often gave land to the samurai in exchange for protection. | 8 | |
| 302422394 | Francis Xavier | Spanish Jesuit missionary that worked to help the lower caste groups in India but was unsuccessful with the upper class. (he is responsible for the most conversions in Asia and he founded the Xaverian Brothers). | 9 | |
| 302422395 | Bartolome de las Casas | spanish priest who fought for native american rights and brought an end to Indian slavery. He insisted that we use African slaves instead. | 10 | |
| 302422396 | Taj Mahal | Tomb built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife. Very intricately designed with domes, minarets, and reflecting pools. | 11 | |
| 302422397 | Hernan Cortes | Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire by 1521. He was militarily advanced, alliances, and Spanish diseases killed off many of the natives. | 12 | |
| 302422398 | Francisco Pizarro | Spanish conquistador that conquered the Incan Empire in 1522 due to advanced military technology, Spanish diseases and alliances. | 13 | |
| 302422399 | Ferdinand Magellan | Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world. | 14 | |
| 302422400 | mercantilism | system of "favorable balance of trade" where a country exports more than it imports. | 15 | |
| 302422401 | vodun | African religious practices among descendants in Haiti. | 16 | |
| 302422402 | Henry the Navigator | Prince of Portugal, he helped promote exploration voyages. | 17 | |
| 302422403 | Christopher Columbus | An Italian navigator who was funded by the Spanish Government to find a passage to the Far East. He accidentally discovered the "New World" in 1492. | 18 | |
| 302422404 | sikh | nonviolent religious group whose beliefs blend elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism | 19 | |
| 302422405 | Buddhism | a religion or philosophy based on the teaching of the Buddha. They said that enlightenment can be attained by suppressing worldly desire. | 20 | |
| 302422406 | Potosi | (n Bolivia) one of the richest silver mines and one of the most populous cities in colonial Spanish America. | 21 | |
| 302740058 | Shi'a v.s. Sunni split | this was an Islamic conflict to determine who was the successor of Muhammad (Ottoman/Safavid conflict). | 22 |
