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6289099889Early Modern Periodthe time period of 1450 - 1750 (it is called this because events occurring in this time directly shape regional/political units of todays world)0
6289099890Catholic Reformationthe church's actions to revive their reputation and membership roles in 1545 (regained control of most of southern Europe, Austria, Poland, and much of Hungary)1
6289099891Jesuitsa religious order converting people to return to the church (went to Asia + Americas in 1500's)2
6289099892Thirty Years WarWar within the Holy Roman Empire between German Protestants and their allies (Sweden, Denmark, France) and the emperor and his ally, Spain; ended in 1648 after great destruction with Treaty of Westphalia3
6289099893Treaty of WestphaliaEnded the 30 years war, allowing principalities and cities to choose their own religion, creating a patchwork of religious affiliations through England.4
6289099894English Civil WarThis was the revolution as a result of whether the sovereignty would remain with the king or with the Parliament. Eventually, the kingship was abolished.5
6289099895Scientific Revolutiona new vision of science developed during the renaissance in the 17th + 18th century6
6289099896ScholasticismScholars based their inquiry on the principles established by the church, which sometimes resulted in clases between science and religion7
6289099897Brahe & Keplerdeveloped a more complex theory from Copernicus in 16108
6289099898Galileoused the first telescope during the Renaissance in 1609, where he made many large discoveries in the solar system, until he was put under house arrest for spreading conflicting ideas9
6289099899Isaac Newtondiscovered the basic principles of motion + gravity, where he captured the vision of a entire universe in simple laws10
6289099900Humanisminterest in the capabilities and accomplishments of individuals11
6289099901Patronssupporters of the arts, with payment and such, they found talented artists, often when they were young12
6289099902Mediciwas a powerful family of Florence in the mid to late 1400s that sponsored artists as a rich merchant family13
6289099903Erasmusa humanist Dutch priest that published the first edition of the New Testament in Greek in 151614
6289099904Johan Gutenberga German goldsmith and printer, who created the printing press, in 145415
6289099905Nicolo Machiavellia Renaissance writer who wrote, "The Prince" which was a famous philosophical view of the ideal political leader in the 16th century, in Italian city states16
6289099906Protestant Reformationa religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches17
6289099907IndulgencesThe Catholic Church's grants of salvation for money in the 1500s, and was part of the growing corruption of the church.18
6289099908John CalvinA protestant who established a variation of his beliefs on a stern and vengeful God.19
6289099909Anglican ChurchA form of Christianity established by Henry VIII that was not decided on the grounds of religious belief, but because the pope would not allow him to divorce his wife.20
6289099910Nicholas Copernicusa Polish monk who based tables on those by Nasir Al-Din, an Islamic scholar, to correct inaccurate calendars.21
6289099911Edict of NantesThe granting of tolerance to Protestants through this, which was later revoked by King Louis XIV22
6289099912Martin Luthera German monk who wrote the 95 theses in 1517, which were 95 propositions that criticized the Catholic Church23
6289099913Renaissance ManTitle of a person who was smart and genius in the Renaissance Era.24
6289099914DeismGod built the universe and let it run. Clockmaker theory.25
6289099915Land-based PowersA shift in land based powers where governments controlled lands by building armies, bureaucracies, road, canals, and walls that unified and protected26
6289099916Sea-based PowersSea people built their power by controlling water routes, developing technology to cross the seas, and gaining wealth from trade and land claims.27
6289099917RenaissanceA heightened intellectual and artistic advance from about 1450s, that changed Europe forever28
6289099918Adam SmithHe analyzed the natural law of supply and demand that governed economies in his classic book, "The Wealth of Nations"29
6289099919New MonarchiesMonarchies that emerged that differed from their medieval predecessors in having greater centralization of power, more regional boundaries, and stronger representative institutions30
6289099920Constitutional MonarchyStates where rulers shared power with a parliament, a body of representatives selected by the nobility and urban citizens31
6289099921Gentrythe most powerful members of a society, and landowners that affected the style of the old aristocracy32
6289099922Enlightenmentthe emphasis on human abilities and accomplishments and the importance of independent and rational thought33
6289099923John Lockesought to understand the impact of the "laws of nature" on human liberties34
6289099924Thomas HobbesEnglish materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)35
6289099925Montesquieuadmired the British Parliament that had successfully gained power at the expense of the king, who also advocated a three-branch government with three branches that shared political power36
6289099926Voltairewrote witty criticisms of the French monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church. He believed both institutions to be despotic and intolerant, limiting freedoms37
6289099927Rosseauthe most radical of the common philosophers, he proclaimed in his social context that "Man is born free: and everywhere he is in chains". Since society had "Corrupted" human nature, he advocated a return to nature in a small, co-op community38
6289099928HapsburgA powerful family with land claims all over Europe from Spain to Italy to the Netherlands to Hungary, as all the Holy Roman Emperor's had been Hapsburg since 127339
6289099929Holy Roman Empirea place/time where religion remained very important, and religious issues continued to fragment, and strong kings emerged in the 16th century40
6289099930Reconquestthe retaking of land in Iberia by Spain and Portugal in a religious crusade to expand. This conquest advanced in waves over several centuries.41
6289099931Phillip IIruled Spain at the height of its power in the 15th century42
6289099932Divine Rightwith God's blessing of the king's authority, the legitimacy of royalty across Europe was enhanced, and occurred under the reign of Louis XIV during the 17th and 18th centuries43
6289099933Louis XIVUnderstood the importance of a "theatre state", by building a magnificent palace at Versailles, and the apex of absolutism occurred under him44
6289099934Absolute Monarchies vs. limited monarchiesabsolute monarchies held complete control over their kingdom vs. the limited power.45
6289099935Capitalisman economic system based on private ownership of property and business that provide goods to be bough and sold in a free manner46
6289099936Mercantilismthe responsibility of government to promote the states economy to improve the revenues and limit imports to prevent profits from going to outsiders (allows industry to develop their own business)47
6289099937Joint-stock Companiesthese companies organized commercial ventures on a large scale by allowing investors to buy and sell shares. The new capitalist system largely replaced the old guild system of the middle ages.48
6289099938Putting out systemthe concept of producing goods in the countryside outside the guilds control by delivering raw materials to their homes, where they are transformed into finished products to be used up later49
6289099939Bourgeoisemiddle class; factory owners who put long hours and much of their profits into their businesses50
6289099940Balance of Powerstates forming a temporary alliance to prevent the state form being too powerful. (Russia emerged as a major power in Europe after its mediterranean armies got Sweden in the GNW)51
6289099941Versaillesa place where Louis' palace was built symbolizing the French's triumph over the traditional rights of the nobility and clergy. This kept nobles away from plotting rebellions, and 'distracted europe'.52
6289099942Zheng Heled expiditions in Chinese junks across the atlantic ocean, with one goal being to assert Chinas power after the demise of the Yuan dynasty.53
6289099943Yonglesomething of a renegade who supported a series of seven maritimes expeditions. Chinese vessels started to take tribute from those they encountered.54
6289099944Henry the Navigatorthe third son of the portuguese king; devoted his life to navigation, creating a navigation school, which became a magnet for the cartographers of the world55
6289099945Caravela new ship developed by the portuguese, which was much smaller than the junk, but size allowed for exploration of shallower coastal areas56
6289099946Vasco da Gamaset out to find the tip of Africa and connect it to the Indian Ocean, and discovered the fastest and safest ways to travel to Portugal57
6289099947Christopher ColumbusA Genoese mariner who convinced Isabella and Ferdinand to sponsor a voyage across the Atlantic after he was turned down by the Genoese and Portugal. He believed he could reach east Asia by sailing West.58
6289099948Treaty of Tordesillas "Tortillas"a treaty making Spain and Portugal land claim boundary. Portugal pushes its explorations to India and beyond.59
6289099949Magellanhad a ship that was first to circumnavigate the glove, even though Magellan himself died in the phillipines60
6289099950Conquistadorswent to search for gold and convert the natives to Christianity in the interior of Mexico61
6289099951Cortessought to find the Aztec capital, and took over the Aztec land - with help of Amerindians, disease, and technology62
6289099952Moctezumathe Aztec emperor, who welcome the Spaniards at Tenochtitlan, seeing them as god-like. This was a mistake, as this allowed everyone to conquer him.63
6289099953Francisco Pizzaroled a group of soldiers to the Andes to find the Inca. The Incas were weak; Pizzaro conquered and got gold.64
6289099954Atahualpathe leader of the Incas, who was seized by Pizzaro and gave gold to him, first baptized as a Christian, than strangled65
6289099955Ethnocentrismthe term that describes the tendency of human beings to view their own culture as superior66
6289099956De La Casasa conquistador priest who dedicated himself to protecting Amerindian rights67
6289099957Franciscanspeoples who converted new world people to christianity, and took care of the poor.68
6289099958EncomenderosSpanish settlers who were in charge of the natives working on the encomiendas69
6289099959Peninsulariesa fading social class in the new world, composed of the people born in the old world70
6289099960Mestizoscomposed of European and Amerindian children, part of the castas71
6289099961Mulattoescomposed of European and African children, also part of the castas72
6289099962Council of Indiessupervised all government and commercial activity in the Spanish colonies73
6289099963Bartholomew Diasset out to find the tip of Africa and connect beyond it to the Indian Ocean, as well as discovering the fastest and safest ways back to Portugal74
6289099964Encomiendathe system in which conquistadors had forced natives to do work for them75
6289099965Creolescomposed of those born in the new world; a quickly growing class76
6289099966Castasa middle-level status between Europeans at the top; and Amerindians and blacks at the bottom77
6289099967Protestant work ethica work ethic of the protestants that encouraged individual endeavors towards gaining wealth78
6289099968Dutch East India Companya joint stock company that specialized in the spice and luxury trade of the East Indies and quickly gained control of Dutch Trading in the Pacific79
6289099969Lost ColonyThe colony of Walter Raleigh, as well as the first venture to North America by the British on the Carolina Coast.80
6289099970Mercantilisma system in which the government is constantly intervened in the market, with the understanding the goal of economic gain and to benefit the mother country81
6289099971Indentured Servitudea system which was usually ethnically the same as a free settler, but he or she was bound by an "indenture" (contract) to work for a person for four to seven years, in exchange for payment of the new world voyage82
6289099972Columbian exchangethe global diffusion of crops, other plants, human beings, animals, and distance that took place after the European exploring voyages of the New World83
6289099973Atlantic Circuita clockwise network of sea routs in the Atlantic Ocean84
6289099974Middle Passagethe first leg of the atlantic circuit, where ships took slaves to the new world85
6289099975Manila Galleonsships that traveled across the pacific ocean picking up and trading goods, like Asian luxury goods, and silver86
6289099976House of Burgessesthe elected assembly in the colonies that initiated a form of democratic representation87
6289099977Pilgrimssettled first in New England, and wanted to break away completely from the Church of England, sought to pursue spiritual ends in new lands88
6289099978Puritanswanted to purify Church of England, not break with it89
6289099979Iroquois ConfederacyDutch merchants established trading relationships with these guys90
6289099980Plantocracya small number of rich men owns most of the slaves and land, as well as had all the power91
6289099981Seasoninga period of adjustment to a new environment, like with the slaves92
6289099982Manumissionlegal grant of freedom to an individual slave93
6289099983Maroonsrunaway slaves in the Carribean94
6289099984KongoChristian missionaries went to this kingdom just south of the Congo River, where Christian Missionaries converted its inhabitants to Christianity95
6289099985African DiasporaThe spreading of Africans to many other parts of the world, especially the Americas. This is one of the most important demographic changes during 1450 - 175096
6289099986AsanteProduced insignificant amounts of gold and Kola nuts, they rose in West Africa on the Gold Coast.97
6289099987BeninNot really a significant player in the slave trade - relied on traditional products, such as ivory, textiles, and their unique bronze castings98
6289099988Dahomeya kingdom that used firearms to create its powerbase, in Contrast to the Asante, the Dahomey leaders were authoritarian, and often brutal in forcing compliance to the royal court99
6289099989Cape Colonyone of the two beachland colonies established by the Europeans in the 16th century, functioned as a major coastal for travelers.100
6289099990Hidden Imamthe 12th descendant of Muhammad, who in the end disappeared as a child101
6289099991Shah Abbas Ibrought the Safavids to the peak of the power, slave infantrymen102
6289099992Devshirmea system that required Christian's of the area to contribute young boys to be the sultans slaves103
6289099993Qizilbashfought against Janissaries in a great religious conflict. (Chaldiran)104
6289099994Battle of ChaldrianThe Shi'ite versus Sunni conflict at Chaldrian over religious differences, that set the limits for Shi'ite expansion105
6289099995Isfahan vs. IstanbulThese two places differed in the sense the first was far from cosmopolitan, Shi'ite, and have international trade, while the latter had more numerous, and guilds organized merchants106
6289099996Gunpowder Empiresan age of time where almost all powerful states used guns to build control/attack (included Russia, Ming and Qing, Japan, the Ottoman Empire, the Safavid and the Mughal empire)107
6289099997Suleiman the Magnificentruled the Ottomans as the empire reached the height of its power. The Ottomans controlled much of the water traffic between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean sea108
6289099998JanissariesChecked the military power of the sultan, being an elite military group109
6289099999Vizierhead of the imperial administration in the Ottoman empire who took care of the day to day work of the empire, aiding the Sultan110
6289100000Ottoman Lakethe Mediterranean Sea controlled by the empire with this name111
6289100001Battle at Lepantoa famous sea battle with the Ottomans vs Philip II. Ottomans and their Muslim allies lost control of many ports in this war.112
6289100002Safavid Empirean empire that grew from a turkish nomadic group, that were Shi'ite muslims113
6289100003Imamsheirs of Muhammad according to Shi'ite muslims114
6289100004Ismaila person who united a large area south of the caspian sea and of the Ottoman empire. An army emerged under him, as well as declared Twelver shi'ism for his new Safavid realm115
6289100005Twelver shi'isma religion based on Muslim beliefs, as well as the 'hidden Imam'116
6289100006Mansabscertain ranks in government by Akbar, which entitled their holder to revenue assignments117
6289100007Baburfounded the Mughal empire, claimed to be a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan (1526)118
6289100008Purdaha woman's seclusion from society in India, which was more enforced for upper class women, who did not leave home unescorted119
6289100009Akbarthe grandson of Babur, who brought the height of the Mughal empire. Also expanded his empire to control much of the subcontinent.120
6289100010Taj Mahala building of beauty built as a tomb for Mumtaz Mahal's wife.121
6289100011Satithe ritual suicide of widows by jumping into their husbands pyres, representing the low status of women122
6289100012Divine Faitha combination religion consisting of Muslim, Zorastriam, Christian, Sikh beliefs, with the catch being cementing loyalty to the empreror123
6289100013Mughal Empirean empire that that was a mixture of Mongol and Turkish peoples from Central Asia, which dominated India until the early 1700s124
6289100014Sikhismstarted by Nanuk, who became the first Guru of Sikhism. Sikhism was a following of people who formed a community free of caste divisions125
6289100015Army of the Purean army led to challenge the Mughal army and to assert Sikh beliefs aggressively; combined with other upheavel of the 18th century to seriously weaken the Mughal empire126
6289100016Fetehpur SilkriAkbar's entirely new capital city, showing the Mughal love for magnificent architecture.127
6289100017RajputsHindu warriors from the north, who made up 15 percent of Mansabars128
6289100018Ivan IVIvan the Terrible (his nickname) reflected problems that tsars faced as power increased129
6289100019Great Northern WarWar that was long and costly which came from Peter's modernized armies breaking Swedish control of the Baltic Sea, forcing Europe to see Russia as a major power130
6289100020Kabukia form of drama that consisted of several acts and separate skits with singing, dancing, and elaborate staging. (Actors became well known starts)131
6289100021Ivan IIIdeclared himself as "tsar" (means Caesar) with the claim he was establishing the "Third Rome"132
6289100022CossacksPeasants, who Ivan III consolidated land hold by recruiting them133
6289100023BoyarsThe nobility of the Russia feudal based economic system. They also had military responsibilities to overlords, including the tsar134
6289100024Time of TroubleThe time of following Ivan's rule. Ivan executed his oldest son, touching off competition among Boyars for the throne.135
6289100025Peter the GreatThe tsar of Russia in 1682 to 1724, who was most responsible for transforming Russia into a great world power. He understood how things worked globally, and expanded water ports136
6289100026St. PetersburgThe "Window to the West" established by Peter the Great, which was a capital built on the shoes of the newly accessed Baltic Sea (a port for the new navy + allowed closer access to western countries)137
6289100027Table of RanksA system by Peter the Great that allowed officials to attain gov't posistions based on merit, not on aristocracy status (reorganization of Bureaucracy)138
6289100028Tsara derivative of "Caesar", establishing a "3rd rome". This was a major propaganda for Russia139
6289100029Daimyopower territorial lords, who held local control of areas. Some Daimyos had more influence than others, but each maintained his own governments and had his own samurai140
6289100030Toyotomi Hideyoshia competent, Daimyo general who broke the power of warring daimyos and eventually unified Japan under his own authority. His ambitions stretched far, and he sparked the Unification of Japan141
6289100031Tokigawa legasuled the meetings of Daimyos after Hideyoshi's death, by the Togugawa shogunate142
6289100032Tokugawa Shogunatea centralized government established in 1603 in present day Tokyo. Also called "Ba***u", was a tent government, which was temporary143
6289100033Alternate attendanceRequired Daimyos to spend every other year at the Tokugawa court, keeping their power in check. Weakened in two ways: their wealth was affected by having two households, and their ability to establish separate power bases was impaired144
6289100034Floating WorldsSettings for the Kabuki plays, which consisted of an urban jumble of buildings, allowing people to escape from the rigid public decorum in outside society145
6289100035Banrakua pupper theater with a team of 3 that told a story through puppets in Japan146
6289100036Queuea Manchu style patch of hair gathered long and uncut in the back, showing submission to the Qing dynasty147
6289100037Kangxione of the rulers of the Manchu dynasty, helped to create a prosperous, powerful, and culturally rich empire. A sophisticated confucian scholar as well. His reign brought an empire that grew dramatically.148
6289100038Macartney Missionthe dispatch of Lord Macartney with other people to China, showing Britain's great interest in the Qing empire, as well the d Macartney esire to reuse the trade system149
6289100039Matteo RicciA Jesuit missionary who helped to try and convert emperor Wudi. Though failed at primary goal, they did open the country to European influence, primarily through their gadgets and technology150
6289100040Qing DynastyThe name of the empire after the Ming; seized China from the emperors who could no longer defend their borders from the Manchu151
6289100041Forbidden Citywas the home of the emperor and his family, which expanded service people to 20,000; as the government returned to Beijing from Manjing152
6289100042Kowtowa special, often deep bow to the Chinese emperor. In the Qing dynasty, those who came to see the emperor had to do a special bow consisting of 3 separate kneeling153
6289100043Qianlonga ruler of the Manchu dynasty who helped to create a prosperous, powerful, and culturally rich empire. He brought much prosperity that he cancelled taxes 4 times154

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