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331935268ErasmusImportant humanist thinker; wrote In Praise of Folly0
331935269Zheng HeMade seven voyages for China1
331935270Vasco da GammaPortuguese mariner who reached India in 14982
331935271BrunelleschiDome on the cathedral of Florence was designed by him3
331935272HongwuFounder of the Ming Dynasty4
331935273Ibn BattutaLegal scholar (qadi) who traveled extensively recording his observations5
331935274Marco PoloHis stories influenced other Europeans to visit China6
331935275YongleCompiled Chinese history and cultural traditions into a large encyclopedia7
331935276MagellanFirst to circumnavigate the globe8
331935277DiasFirst to sail around the Cape of Good Hope; first named it the Cape of Storms9
331935278James CookLed three expeditions for English into the Pacific in the eighteenth century10
331935279NetherlandsMost prosperous country in Europe in the 17th century11
331935280furRussian merchants and explorers began expedition into Siberia in search of what?12
331935281Prince HenrySet up navigational school and sponsored a series of voyages down the west coast of Africa13
331935282PortugalFirst European nation to dominate trade with Asia14
331935283AztecEarly Native American civilization located near present day Mexico City15
331935284AstrolabThis new instrument was designed to measure latitude16
331935285sugarcaneThe Portugese viewed the Atlantic Ocean Islands as a great location for the cultivation of what?17
331935286AustraliaBy 1750, all parts of the world participated in a global trade network in which Europeans played a dominate role except which country?18
331935287spicesEuropeans desired what from India?19
331935288EnglandWhat country carried out most of the actual exploration of the Pacific Ocean?20
331935289VOCAbbreviation of The United East India Company21
331935290ManilaThe center of the Spanish commercial activity in Asia22
331935291Council of TrentThe council took steps to reform the Catholic Church23
331935292Martin LutherWho said, "I cannot and will not recant anything, for it is neither safe nor right to act against one's conscience. Here I stand. I can do no other."24
331935293Henry VIIIEnglish King who left the Catholic Church to secure a divorce25
331935294sell of indulgencesWhat sparked Martin Luther to post his 95 Thesis?26
331935295Charles VThis leader tried but failed to centralize authority and the Catholic Church in the Holy Roman Empire; retired to monastery27
331935296Charles IThe English Civil War ended with the trial and decapitation of this King28
331935297Louis XIVVersailles was the royal palace of this King; the Sun King29
331935298PortugalThis nation led the way in Early European exploration30
331935299Fernando and IsabelThey established the Spanish Inquisition in 147831
331935300Thirty Years' WarThe most destructive European conflict before the 20th Century was this war32
331935301JesuitsIgnatius Loyola founded the __________?33
331935302Adam SmithFirst proponent of capitalism34
331935303Isaac NewtonTheory of universal gravitation is associated with whom?35
331935304NetherlandsEngland and what other country established a constitutional government in the 17th century?36
331935305ElizabethLast of the Tudor dynasty; one of the most famous monarchs of England37
331935306RenaissanceFascination with the classical Rome and Greece, means "rebirth"38
331935307Phillip IIThe Spanish leader who sent an armada against England in 158839
331935308MuslimsCotton was brought to west Africa by whom?40
331935309landLuxury goods of high value relative to their weight usually traveled by _______ routes.41
331935310ChinaThe outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 14th century began where?42
331935311centralizedUnder Hongwu, China moved to a more ________ governmental form43
331935312ReconquistaThe Spanish attempt to win Spain back from Islamic control44
331935313African slavesFrom 1500 to 1800, the largest contingent of migrants consisted of ________ ________.45
331935314ChineseThe sternpost ruder and magnetic compass were both ___________ inventions46
331935315Cardinal RichelieuThe architect of French absolutism47
331935316John CalvinAuthor of the Institutions of the Christian Religion48
331935317CatholicismUnder Spanish rule, the Philippines were pressured to convert to ___________49
331935318Joint-Stock CompaniesImportant institutions in early capitalist societies50
331935319Glorious RevolutionWilliam and Mary took the throne in England through what conflict?51
331935320Shah JahanMughal ruler who constructed the Taj Mahal52
331935321OsmanFounder of the Ottoman Empire53
331935322BaburFounder of the Mughal dynasty and a descendant of Tamerlane54
331935323AurangzebMughal empire reached its greatest geographic size during his reign55
331935324Hurrem SultanaA concubine who had tremendous influence over Suleyman56
331935325AkbarIslamic Leader who abolished the jizya57
331935326Shah IsmailIslamic leader who converted to Twelver Shiism58
331935327Mehmed IIConquered Constantinople59
331935328SuleymanOttoman Empire reached its greatest size and power under his rule60
331935329QianlongMade Vietnam, Burma, and Nepal vassal states of China61
331935330ManchuToppled the Ming Dynasty62
331935331QingLast imperial dynasty of China; came after the Ming. Translation means "pure"63
331935332MingOverthrew the Yuan dynasty, translated means "brilliant"64
331935333IeyasuIn 1600, finished the process of unifying Japan65
331935334DaimyoPowerful Japanese territorial lords66
331935335Son of HeavenThe Chinese emperor's role in maintaining order on Earth67
331935336limitedForeign trade during the Qing dynasty was ______68
331935337Treaty of TordesillasSplit Central and South America between Spain and Portugal69
331935338PeninsularesSpanish migrants who were born in Europe70
331935339DutchThe first recorded European sighting of Australia was made by the ______71
331935340EnglishEstablished the first permanent settlement in Australia72
331935341FrenchIn North America, the ____ found the fur trade to be their most profitable commodity73
331935342CortesDefeated the Aztecs74
331935343PizarroConquered the Incan Empire75
331935344SpanishWanted control of Guam because it was on the route between Acapulco and Manila76
331935345TimbuktuCenter of Islamic Learning in West Africa77
331935346PortugueseFirst European slave traders were the _______78
331935347HaitiOnly place where a slave revolt brought about an end to slavery79
332796237DenmarkFirst Europeans to abolish the slave trade80
332796238SonghayLast of the great imperial states of West Africa; dominated West Africa for much of the 16th century81
332796239Great ZimbabweLarge fortified city in southern Africa, dominated the gold trade there until the late 15th century82
332796240MestizoOf European and Native American descent83
332796241war captivesThroughout history most slaves came from ______ ________84
332796242DutchA trading post in Cape Town was built by who?85
33279624317thWhat century did the most slave trading take place?86
332796244indentured servantsThe original source of labor for North America87
332796245NomadsThe Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires all originally came from ________88
332796246Twelver ShiismBelief that the twelfth infallible imam was still alive and would return to spread his faith89
332796247jizyatax paid by non-Muslims in an Islamic country90
332796248sikhismsyncretic combination of Hinduism and Buddhism91
332796249AkbarMost tolerant leader of Islamic countries92
332796250merchantsThe least desirable class according to Confucian traditions93
332796251Tokugawa ShogunateJapanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences94
332796252GhaziIslamic religious warrior95
332796253JanissariesChristian boys taken from families, converted to Islam, and then rigorously trained to serve the sultan96
332796254HerzlFounder of Zionism97
332796255Elizabeth Cady StantonOrganizer of the Seneca Falls Conference98
332796256LockeAuthor of the Second Treatise of Civil Government99
332796257BolivarWanted to unite the former Spanish colonies of South America into a confederation like the United States100
332796258L'OuvertureLeader responsible for the Saint-Domingue uprising101
332796259San MartinLeader of the independence movement in Argentina102
332796260BismarckBelieved that the great issues of his day would be determined by "blood and iron"103
332796261BessemerHIs innovations made it possible to produce cheaper steel104
332796262RockefellerThe petroleum monopoly, Standard Oil Company105
332796263MarxAuthor of Manifesto of the Communist Party106
332796264Henry FordHis assembly line made the production process quicker, cheaper, and more efficient107
332796265RousseauIn his Social Contract argued that equality should include the right to vote for all108
332796266RobespierreRadical period of the French Revolution took place under his leadership109
332796267Reign of TerrorRadical stage of Revolution, leader was Robespierre, guillotine was symbol110
332796268Von MetternichLeading Conservative politician at the Congress of Vienna111
332796269James WattInventor of the Steam Engine112
332796270JennerVaccination against smallpox113
332796271No taxation without representationSlogan of the American Revolution114
332796272National AssemblyExpressed the guiding principles of the French Revolution by issuing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen115
332796273Liberty, equality, fraternityBattle cry of the French Revolution116
332796274Great BritainIndustrial Revolution began where?117
332796275bourgeoisieMiddle class in revolutionary French: the doctors, lawyers, merchants, business owners118
332796276factory systemThe dominant form of industrial organization by the end of the nineteenth century119
332796277capitalists and proletariatMarx and Engles proposed that capitalism divided people into which two classes?120

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