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255494087Tokugowa Shogunatepowerful military rviers who executed hundreds of Christians and closed trade with other countries, especially Europe.0
420981771Songhay Empireempire in northwest africa that expanded the reach of the Islamic faith. It was in the middle of trans-Saharan trade routes. Islam limited to urban elites. Major hub for islamic trade and commerce. Sonni Ali- monarch 15th century1
55276788Zheng Hecourt eunuch, mariner, explorer, diplomat, and fleet admiral during China's early Ming Dynasty2
875006207Dutch Trading Post EmpireForm of imperial dominance based on control of trade rather than control on people3
777116787Plantation ComplexColonies where natives or minorities served as slaves. Raised things like rice, tobacco, and indigo crops.4
701983620Counter ReformationThe Catholic church's delayed but forceful response to the protestants.5
701983625The Great DyingNAme for the mass dying of Native Americans, 90% of whom were killed off by Spanish soldiers and disease.6
506467527PotosiLocation high in the Andes Mtns in modern Bolivia where spanish found huge quantities of silver. Silver exports from Potosi and other American mines helped finance development of the early modern world economy.7
971356546CortesSpanish Conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire and claimed Mexico for Spain.8
820282801Mughal EmpireMuslim state (1562-1857) excersizing dominion over most of India9
914135480Ming Dynasty1368- 1644. China recvered from Mongol rule. Mongol ways were discouraged and confucian learning/social class was brought back. Reestablished civil service exam. Emperor had power. Economy boomed as result of rebuilding. Zeng He solved this dynasty!10
231958734DevshirmeOttoman empire policy of taking Christian boys to be trained as muslim soldiers. (Like a males only Hunger Games)11
231958737AkbarMughal Indias most famous emperor, marring several of their princesses, but didnt require them to convert to islam. (a/n and also happens to be a corn. search akbar by jeffery dallas in youtube)12
201054840AurangzebGrandson of Akbar. Extended mughal control over whole of subcontinent and wished to purify islam and hindu influences. warfare exhausted empire despite military success and he died in 170713
201054841Qing DynastyManchus Dynasty.14
463352462Soft GoldTerms for furs in the fur trade because they were so valuable and were, in fact, SOFT.15
463352463CopernicusASTRONOMER.16
162337937British/Dutch Trading Companiescompany established in 1602 when states general of the Netherlands granted it a 21 year monopoly to carry out activities in Asia17
162337938Columbian ExchangeCultural and biological exchanges between new and old worlds. Exchanges of plants, animals, diseases, and technology changed Europe and native american ways of life.18
742478887Sikhismmonotheistic religion founded in northeastern India in the 1500's by Guru Nanak. It rejects caste distinctions, idolatry, and is characterized by belief in a cycle of reincarnation from which humans can free themselves by living righteous lives as active members in society.19
831397820European RenaissanceRebirth of Europe20
143486659PhilippinesCountry of eastern Asia consisting of the Philippine Islands, an archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean southeast of China. Inhibited by Malays and various indigenous groups, the islands were the first land in Asia sighted by Magellan's expedition in 1521 and were colonized by the Spanish after 1565.21
646020923ConstantinopleCapital of Byzantine Empire22
646020924MestizoA term traditionally used in Spain and Spanish-speaking Americas to mean a person of combined European and Native American descent.23
299545725Protestant ReformationThe religious, political, intellectual, and cultural upheaval that splintered catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era. In northern and central Europe, reformers like Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII challenged papal authority and questioned the Catholic Church's ability to define Christian practice. They argued for a religious and political redistribution of power into the hands of Bible-and pamphlet reading pastors and princes. The distribution triggered wars, Prosecutions, and the so-called Counter Reformation, the Catholic church's delayed but forceful response to the protestants.24
299545739Ottoman EmpireEmpire created by Turkish tribes in Anatolia. One of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries, it spanned more than 600 years to end only in 1922 when it was replaced by the Turkish Republic and various successor states in southeastern Europe and the Middle East.25

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