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8435117891AkbarThe most famous Mughal emperor. Noted for being religiously tolerant.0
8435116507AurangzebMughal emperor who reversed his predecessors' policies of religious tolerance and tried making Islam permanent.1
8435119369Columbian ExchangeThe massive transatlantic interaction and exchange that took place between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia during the period of European exploration and colonization.2
8435120665ConquistadoresEarly-sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru.3
8435121984Constantinople, 1453The only outpost of the Byzantine Empire. Taken over by Ottomans in 1453 which ended the Christian Byzantium.4
8435122652CreolesSpaniards born in the Americas were called creoles. Creoles often resented those born in Spain who thought they were better.5
8435124070DevshirmeThe tribute of boys levied by the Ottoman Empire from the Christians in the Balkans. Boys were raised in the infantry or civil administration.6
8435127066"the Great Dying"The devastating demographic impact of European-borne diseases on the Americas.7
8435127067JizyaA special tax for non-Muslims. It was abolished in the Mughal Empire for a while.8
8435128523MercantilismA economic theory that argues that the government should encourage exports and accumulate bullion.9
8435129003MestizoTerm used to describe the mixed-race population of Spanish colonial societies in the Americas.10
8435129004Mughal EmpireOne of the most successful empires of India. Founded by Muslim Turks that were noted for trying to connect Hindus and Muslims.11
8435130833MulattoesPeople with a mix of African and European blood.12
8435131508Ottoman EmpireMajor Islamic state that centered on Anatolia. Took over the Balkans, the Near East, and much of North Africa.13
8435132077PeninsularesIn Spanish colonies in Latin America; people who were born in Spain.14
8435133053Plantation ComplexAn Agricultural system based on African slavery that was used in Brazil, North America, etc.15
8435133957Qing DynastyRuling dynasty of China from 1600-1900. The Qing rulers were from Manchuria who had conquered China.16
8435135110Settler ColoniesColonies in which people settled in large numbers instead of small numbers to exploit the land. For example; The British and North America.17
8435135593SiberiaA vast territory that is now central and eastern Russia. It is unsuited for agriculture but rich in minerals and fur-bearing animals.18
8435135598YasakA tribute that Russian leaders demanded from the Siberian natives; usually in the form of furs.19
8435136922ZungharsWestern Mongol group that created a substantial state. They provoked Qing expansion into Central Asia.20

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