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62660189Johannes GutenbergIn the year 1439, this German man put in a line, letters that made words that could be covered in ink, then pressed down to make a clink, This was a triumph for the world around, The printing press made new books, ready to bound0
62660190Henry the NavigatorA Portuguese prince in early 15th century, who sent out explorers so they could see, the West African coast and make some maps, they explorers he sent returned positive results, and much more information was learned about the world.1
62660191Bartolomeu DiasA Portuguese explorer in 1488, explored the Cape of Good hope which at the time was great.2
62660192Vasco De GamaTo find a way to India in 1498, a Portuguese explorer needed a route to sell freight, they got to India, and went to these cities Malindi and Calicut, The Portuguese goal was done, of the nations to trade with India, they would be the first one.3
62660193Christopher ColumbusIn the year of 1492, this explorer sailed the ocean blue.4
62660194Amerigo VespucciThis Italian explorer received great fame, because the Continents of America bear his name.5
62660195Vasco de BalboaFirst Spanish captain to begin settlement on the mainland of Mesoamerica in 1509; initial settlement eventually led to conquest of Aztec and Inca empires by other captains.6
62660196Ferdinand MagellanAcross the globe, he was the first one to sail, but when he got to the Philippines their fighting was full-scale. A few of his men finally returned back to Spain, but at the battle of Mactan, he had been slain7
62660197James CookHe went to Australia and mapped it out, then discovered Antarctica, which he originally had doubt, but the North-West Passage that did not exist, he couldn't cross off his checklist.8
62660198Joseph BanksHe was with Captain Cook on the journey to Australia, He found many species, but as a botanist, he documented flora.9
62660200CaptitalismA system of economy, that uses supply and demand, private corporations can own, and sell across the land10
62660201MercanlitismOne of many economic policies, in the 16-18th centuries, Tariffs were made, to slow foreign trade, but they still had many colonies.11
62660202Henan CortesA Spanish conquistador, an expedition he led, Because of him, the Aztecs lay dead.12
62660203Francisco PizarroBefore this man came, the Inca's weren't slain. After he left, they were controlled by Spain.13
62660204AtahualpaInca ruler who was tricked into a conference by Francisco Pizarro, tried to ransom himself with a hoard of gold, and was executed by garroting. The Spaniards then fought their way to Cuzco and conquered his Empire14
62660205Encomienda systemIt gave settlers the right to tax local Native Americans or to make them work. In exchange, these settlers were supposed to protect the Native American people and convert them to Christianity15
62660206repartimiento systemreplaced the encomienda with the New Laws which mandated the repartimiento system. the Spaniards were forbidden to require labor or tribute from individual Indians, but were allowed to demand group services of entire Indian villages whose leaders determined individual work assignments.16
62660207Charles VHoly Roman Emperor and Carlos I of Spain, tried to keep Europe religiously united, inherited Spain, the Netherlands, Southern Italy, Austria, and much of the Holy Roman Emperor from his grandparents, he sought to stop Protestantism and increase the power of Catholicism. He allied with the pope to stamp out heresy and maintain religous unity in Europe. He was preocuppied with struggles with Turkey and France and could not soley focus on the rise of Protestantism in Germany.17
62660208Phillip IIOne of Charles V's sons. He inherited from Charles V Spain, the low countries, Milan, the kingdom of Sicily, and the Spanish possessions of America. He was a powerful ruler of Spain and was very Catholic.18
62660209Martin Luthera German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices.19
62660210indulgencesSelling of forgiveness by the Catholic Church. It was common practice when the church needed to raise money. The practice led to the Reformation.20
6266021195 thesesformal statements written by Martin Luther attacking the "pardon-merchants". On October 31, 1517 Luther posted these statements on the door of a castle church in Wittenberg and invited other scholars to debate them. This began the Reformation.21
62660212John CalvinSwiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)22
62660213Angelicanrelating to the church of England23
62660214Council of TrentCalled by Pope Paul III to reform the church and secure reconciliation with the Protestants. Lutherans and Calvinists did not attend.24
62660215JesuitsAlso known as the Society of Jesus; founded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) as a teaching and missionary order to resist the spread of Protestantism.25
62660216Ignatius LoyolaFounded the Society of Jesus, resisted the spread of Protestantism, wrote Spiritual Exercises.26
62660217Elizabeth IThis queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England27
62660218Spanish Armadathe Spanish fleet that attempted to invade England, ending in disaster, due to the raging storm in the English Channel as well as the smaller and better English navy led by Francis Drake. This is viewed as the decline of Spain's Golden Age, and the rise of England as a world naval power.28
62660219Dutch East India CompanyGovernment-chartered joint-stock company that controlled the spice trade in the East Indies until the british came and took over29
62660220Louis XVIKing of France (1774-1792). In 1789 he summoned the Estates-General, but he did not grant the reforms that were demanded and revolution followed. Louis and his queen, Marie Antoinette, were executed in 1793.30
62660221nation-stateA country who's population share a common identity.31
62660222serfdomfeudal system, the use of serfs to work the land in return for protection against barbarian invasions32
62660223Peter the Great(1672-1725) Russian tsar (r. 1689-1725). He enthusiastically introduced Western languages and technologies to the Russian elite, moving the capital from Moscow to the new city of St. Petersburg.33
62660224Catherine the Greatruled Russia from 1762 to 1796, added new lands to Russia, encouraged science, art, lierature, Russia became one of Europe's most powerful nations34
62660225Ottoman EmpireCentered in Constantinople, the Turkish imperial state that conquered large amounts of land in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Balkans, and fell after World War I.35
62660226Mughal EmpireMuslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.36
62660227Matteo RicciAn Italian Jesuit who by his knowledge of Astronomy and science was accepted as a missionary of China37
62660228Shogunin japanese feudal society, supreme military commander who held more power than the emperor38
62660229samuraiin medieval Japan, a class of professional soldiers who lived by a strict code of personal honor and loyalty to a noble.39
62660231demographyGender, Age, race, or nation. This is what they are when you describe a region.40
62660232Columbian ExchangeWhen the old world came, together with the new, deseases were spread, and food was too.41
62660233intentured laborTo work for 7 years to get on a ship, that travels to America, once they get there, they may likely skip.42
62660234AborigeniesThe natives of Australia is what they are, they were peaceful until the British went too far.43
62660235MaoriPolynesian people who settled in New Zealand around AD 800 .they farmed hunted and fished.44
62660236gazisOttoman warriors - given land, Timar, returned to Sultan after death--loyal only to Sultan User-contributed45
62660237sufisa mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, and a simple life46
62660238janissariesOttoman infantry divisions that dominated Ottoman armies; forcibly conscripted as boys in conquered areas of Balkans, legally slaves; translated military service into political influence, particularly after 15th century.47
62660239Mehmed IIOttoman sultan called the "Conqueror"; responsible for conquest of Constantinople in 1453; destroyed what remained of Byzantine Empire.48
62660240Suleiman Iruled during the pinnacle of Turkish power and almost succeeded in driving into the heart of the Christian Empire49
62660241AkbarMost illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire in India (r. 1556-1605). He expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus.50
62660242syncretismThe blending traits from two different cultures to form a new trait.51
62660243SafavidThe shi'ite muslim dynasty that ruled in persia between the 16th and 18th centuries52
62660244Shah Isma'ilfounded the Safavids, Shiite faith, caused rebellion among the Ottomans53
62660245Shah AbbasAlso known as Abbas the Great, took the throne in 1587 and helped create the Safavid culture54
62660246Ming DynastyA major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia55
62660247Qing Dynastythe last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu56
62660249divine rights of kingsIn order to be king, you don't need many things; just the approval of God, and your family's royal rod.57
62660250creoleI am one of the elite, the mestizos can't compete, both of my parents are from Spain, and the natives always complain58
62660251mestizoOne of my parents is quite; as for the other, not quite.59
62660252Thomas HobbesI'm a man of philosophy, the book I wrote made history. I said the king's commands should follow the people's demands.60
62660253John LockeI also wrote about law, due the problems with government I saw. Social contract is a must, without common consent, it isn't just.61
62660254Social ContractEarly people were led, by something unwritten, unsaid. As a mythical deal, this social social contract isn't real.62
62660255Nicholas CopernicusAfter I looked to the skies, the Pope claimed I said lies, because my data showed the sun was truly the center one.63
62660257Johannes KeplerI worked with the theory that Copernicus saw, and after a while I found a little flaw. The planets went around the sun, but their orbits were elliptical ones.64
62660258Galileo GalileiThis scientist made the church mad, when he showed his heliocentric model, They still weren't glad.65
62660259Isaac NewtonEnglish mathematician and scientist who invented differential calculus and formulated the theory of universal gravitation, a theory about the nature of light, and three laws of motion. His treatise on gravitation, presented in Principia Mathematica (1687), was supposedly inspired by the sight of a falling apple.66

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