4323966118 | Mercantilism | European economic policy; a nation must do everything possible to increase its supply of gold and silver | 0 | |
4323966119 | Scientific Revolution | Intellectual movement in the 17th century; establishes basis for modern science | 1 | |
4323967433 | Enlightenment | Philosophical movement in the 18th century; based on reason; education and training could improve human society; challenged long standing ideas of government; inspired revolutions | 2 | |
4323969969 | Devishirme | Ottoman Empire; take Christian boys from their home communities to serve as jannisaries | 3 | |
4323969970 | Protestant Reformation | Started by Martin Luther in 1517; challenged the practices of the Catholic Church; wanted to reform beliefs and practices; resulted in the forming of new branches of Christianity | 4 | |
4323971966 | Taj Mahal | A white marble mausoleum built in India by the Shah Jahan for his favorite wife | 5 | |
4323971967 | Capitalism | Economic system based on private ownership and opportunity for profit making | 6 | |
4323974358 | Encomienda | Spanish colonies: Granted land and the labor of native Americans on that land to the European colonists | 7 | |
4323976394 | Philosophes | French Enlightenment social thinkers | 8 | |
4323978776 | Janissaries | Members of the Ottoman army, usually slaves who were taken from Christian homelands | 9 | |
4389581253 | Laissez-Faire economics | Economic concept that believes the government should not interfere with or regulate business | 10 | |
4389598401 | Mestizos | Spanish colonies: a person of mixed European and native descent | 11 | |
4389600306 | Natural Laws | Principles that govern nature | 12 | |
4389601193 | Boyars | Russian nobility | 13 | |
4389601570 | Middle Passage | The portion of the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade that involved the transportation of African slaves from Africa to the Americas | 14 | |
4389603267 | 95 Theses | Martin Luther: explained his complaints against the Catholic Church | 15 | |
4389604698 | Glorious Revolution | The bloodless overthrow of English King James I and the placement of William and Mary on the English Throne | 16 | |
4389606664 | Hagia Sophia | The church in Constantinople; converted to a Mosque after the Ottomans took control of the city | 17 | |
4389608874 | Divine Right of Kings | The belief that absolute rulers that their right to govern is granted by God | 18 | |
4389610397 | indulgences | Sold by the Catholic church to forgive sins | 19 | |
4389612504 | Mughal Dynasty | Controlled most of India in the 16th and 17th centuries | 20 | |
4389612963 | Creoles | Spanish colonies: person born in the Americas of European parents | 21 | |
4389617560 | Mulato | Spanish and Portuguese colonies: | 22 | |
4389765055 | Absolute Monarchy | Rule by a king or queen whose power is not limited by a constitution | 23 | |
4389766343 | Popular Soveriegnty | self-rule | 24 |
AP World History Exam Review 1450-1750 Flashcards
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