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3375980116HongwuDef: The founder and first emporer of the Ming Dynasty Sig: He was the founder of the Ming Empire0
3375980117MandarinDef: The official writing and dialect of China Sig: This language spread very fast and stuck1
3375980118MonarchyDef: A form of government with a monarch at the head Sig: This was the government of many states during medeival Europe2
3375980119Yongle EncyclopediaDef: A leishu encyclopedia commisioned by the Yongle Emporer of the Ming Dynasty in 1403 finished in 1408 Sig: This is the first educational book that included manu different factors3
3375980120JesuitDef: A member of the society of Jesus a roman catholic order of preists founded by St. Ignatius Sig: This group was founded to do missionary work4
3375980121RenaissanceDef: A period in Europe between the 14-17 centuries where art, literature, and education were greatly enhanced Sig: During this time period Europe endured a great rebirth5
3375980122Henry the NavigatorDef: An important political figure in the early ages of the Portugese Empire Sig: He helped start the Porteguese Empire6
3375980123MayaDef: A civilization in MesoAmerica Sig: One of the first american civilizations7
3375980124ChinampaDef: A form of Meso American agriculture that uses small rectangle areas that are fertile to grow crops Sig: This maximized the amount of crops grew for the amount of space that they had8
3375980125ToltecDef: A flourishing people in Meso America Sig: One of the first civilizations there9
3375980126Lake TexcocoDef: A natural lake in the valley of mexico that the aztecs called home Sig: This lake created great natural barriers for the Aztecs10
3375980127AztecsDef: A Meso American society that exceled Sig: One of the first Meso American civilizations11
3375980128IncasDef: An empire that was in the central andes Sig: One of the first Meso American societies12
3375980129KhipuDef: A record keeping system used by the Incas Sig: One of the only record keeping systems13
3375980130Andes Mountain RangeDef: A range of mountains on the western side of SA Sig: Hosted a loy of civilizations14
3375980131CuzcoDef: The capital of the Ancient Inca Empire which was in Peru Sig: This city was the capital of onenof the first Meso American Empired15
3375980132AnasaziDef: The Meso American people who flourished between 200-1500 Sig: This society was a very good civiliziation16
3375980133AylluDef: The traditional form of community in the Andes Sig: The community is all eachother had becaise they were isolated17
3375980134Mit'aDef: A colonial system where the Spanish Gov forced periodic labor upon the Indians18
3375980135ColumbusDef: an Italian navigator, colonizer and explorer. Completed four voyages to the western world Sig: He helped discover the Americas19
3375980136GamaDef: a Portuguese explorer first European to reach Indian Ocean by sea Sig: He linked the Asian and European world20
3375980137MagellanDef: A Portuguese explorer who organized the expedition to the east indes Sig: Had the first circumnavigation of the earth21
3375980138ConquistadorDef: The Spanish conquerers who conquered Peru and Mexico Sig: They conquered mexico22
3375980139CortesDef: a conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and took Mexico Sig: helped Spain get for land23
3375980140MoctezumaDef: The ninth ruler of the tenochtitlan Sig: he was killed during the initial stages of the conquest24
3375980141PizarroDef: conquistador who conquered the incas Sig: He conquered the incas25
3375980142Small PoxDef: a disease that spread by trade to the Americas SIG: it killed a lot of people26
3375980143Joint stock companyDef: a company whose stock I owned by more than one person sig: this helped the trade for the Europeans27
3375980144AtahuaplaDef: the last sapa inca before the Spanish conquest Sig: He was the last one28
3375387574HongwuDef: The founder and first emporer of the Ming Dynasty Sig: He was the founder of the Ming Empire29
3375387575MandarinDef: The official writing and dialect of China Sig: This language spread very fast and stuck30
3375387576MonarchyDef: A form of government with a monarch at the head Sig: This was the government of many states during medeival Europe31
3375387577Yongle EncyclopediaDef: A leishu encyclopedia commisioned by the Yongle Emporer of the Ming Dynasty in 1403 finished in 1408 Sig: This is the first educational book that included manu different factors32
3375387578JesuitDef: A member of the society of Jesus a roman catholic order of preists founded by St. Ignatius Sig: This group was founded to do missionary work33
3375387579RenaissanceDef: A period in Europe between the 14-17 centuries where art, literature, and education were greatly enhanced Sig: During this time period Europe endured a great rebirth34
3375387580Henry the NavigatorDef: An important political figure in the early ages of the Portugese Empire Sig: He helped start the Porteguese Empire35
3375387581MayaDef: A civilization in MesoAmerica Sig: One of the first american civilizations36
3375387582ChinampaDef: A form of Meso American agriculture that uses small rectangle areas that are fertile to grow crops Sig: This maximized the amount of crops grew for the amount of space that they had37
3375387583ToltecDef: A flourishing people in Meso America Sig: One of the first civilizations there38
3375387584Lake TexcocoDef: A natural lake in the valley of mexico that the aztecs called home Sig: This lake created great natural barriers for the Aztecs39
3375387585AztecsDef: A Meso American society that exceled Sig: One of the first Meso American civilizations40
3375387586IncasDef: An empire that was in the central andes Sig: One of the first Meso American societies41
3375387587KhipuDef: A record keeping system used by the Incas Sig: One of the only record keeping systems42
3375387588Andes Mountain RangeDef: A range of mountains on the western side of SA Sig: Hosted a loy of civilizations43
3375387589CuzcoDef: The capital of the Ancient Inca Empire which was in Peru Sig: This city was the capital of onenof the first Meso American Empired44
3375387590AnasaziDef: The Meso American people who flourished between 200-1500 Sig: This society was a very good civiliziation45
3375387591AylluDef: The traditional form of community in the Andes Sig: The community is all eachother had becaise they were isolated46
3375387592Mit'aDef: A colonial system where the Spanish Gov forced periodic labor upon the Indians47
3375387593ColumbusDef: an Italian navigator, colonizer and explorer. Completed four voyages to the western world Sig: He helped discover the Americas48
3375387594GamaDef: a Portuguese explorer first European to reach Indian Ocean by sea Sig: He linked the Asian and European world49
3375387595MagellanDef: A Portuguese explorer who organized the expedition to the east indes Sig: Had the first circumnavigation of the earth50
3375387596ConquistadorDef: The Spanish conquerers who conquered Peru and Mexico Sig: They conquered mexico51
3375387597CortesDef: a conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and took Mexico Sig: helped Spain get for land52
3375387598MoctezumaDef: The ninth ruler of the tenochtitlan Sig: he was killed during the initial stages of the conquest53
3375387599PizarroDef: conquistador who conquered the incas Sig: He conquered the incas54
3375387600Small PoxDef: a disease that spread by trade to the Americas SIG: it killed a lot of people55
3375387601Joint stock companyDef: a company whose stock I owned by more than one person sig: this helped the trade for the Europeans56
3375387602AtahuaplaDef: the last sapa inca before the Spanish conquest Sig: He was the last one57

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