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387219516ErasmusImportant humanist thinker, wrote "In Praise of Folly"0
387219517Zheng HeMade 7 voyages for China1
387219518Vasco De GammaPortuguese Mariner who reached India in 14982
387219519BrunelleschiDome on the cathedral of Florence was designed by..3
387219520HongwuFounder of he Ming Dynasty4
387219521Ibn BattutaLegal scholar (qadi) who traveled extensively recording his observations5
387219522Marco PoloHis stories influenced other Europeans to visit China6
387219523YongleComplied Chinese History and cultural traditions into a large encyclopedia7
387219524MagellanFirst to circumvent the globe8
387219525DiasFirst to sail around the Cape of Good Hope; named it the Cape of Storms9
387219526James CookLed three expeditions into the Pacific in the 18th century10
387219527NetherlandsMost prosperous country in Europe in the 17th century11
387219528FurRussian merchants explored Siberia in search of..12
387219529Prince HenrySet up a navigation school and sponsored a series of voyages down the west coast of Africa13
387219530SpainFirst European nation to dominate trade with Asia14
387219531AztecEarly Native American civilization located near present day Mexico City15
387219532AstrolabeThing used to measure latitude16
387219533SugarcanePortuguese viewed the Atlantic Ocean Islands as a great location for farming..17
387219534AustraliaWhat country didn't participate in world wide trade by 175018
387219535SpicesEuropeans wanted what from India19
387219536BritainWhat country carried out the most exploration of the Pacific20
387219537VOCUnited East India Company is aka..21
387219538Philippines (Manila)Center of Spanish commercial activity22
387219539Council of TrentCouncil that took steps to reform the Catholic Church23
387219540Martin LutherWho said " I cannot and will not recant anything, for it is neither safe nor right to act against one's conference. Here I stand. I can do no other"24
387219541Henry VIIIEnglish King who left Catholicism to secure a divorce25
387219542Seal of IndulgencesWhat sparked Martin Luther to write 95 thesis26
387219543King Charles VKing who wanted to create a Holy Roman Empire, but failed27
387219544King Charles IEnglish Civil war ended with the decapitation of what king28
387219545King Louis XIVVersailles is the Royal Palace of what king29
387219546PortugalThe nation that led the way for early european expedition30
387219547Fernando and IsabelThey established the Spanish inquisition31
38721954830 years warMost destructive European conflict32
387219549Beats MeIgnatius Loyola founded the..33
387219550Adam SmithFirst great advocate of capitalism34
387219551Isaac NewtonTheory of universal gravitation came from who35
387219552HollandEngland and who established a constitutional government in the 17th century36
387219553ElizabethLast King of the Tudor dynasty; most famous monarch of England37
387219554RenaissanceFascination with the classical Rome and Greece; means "rebirth"38
387219555King PhillipSpanish king who sent the Armada to destruction39
387219556DaimyoPowerful Chinese territorial Lords40
387219557QianlongMade Vietnam, Burma, and Nepal vassal states of China41
387219558Shah IsmailIslamic leader who converted to Twelver Shiism42
387219559AurangzebMughal reached its greatest land size under who43
387219560OsmanFounder of the Ottoman Empire44
387219561IeyasuIn 1600, finished the process of unifying Japan45
387219562SuleymanOttoman Empire reached its greatest size and power under his rule46
387219563ManchuToppled the Ming Dynasty47
387219564Mehmed IIConquered Constantinople48
387219565QingTranslated means "pure"49
387219566BaburFounder of the Mughal dynasty and a descendant of Tamerlane50
387219567Shah JahanMughal ruler who constructed the Taj Mahal51
387219568AbkarIslamic leader who abolished the jizya52
387219569Hurrem SultanaA concubine who had tremendous influence over Suleyman53
387219570MingOverthrew the Yuan dynasty, translated means "brilliant"54
387219571PenninsularesSpanish migrants who were born in Europe55
387219572CortezDefeated the Aztecs56
387219573SpanishWanted control of Guam because if was on the route between Acapulco and Manila57
387219574PizzaroConquered the Incan58
387219575DutchFirst *recorded* European sighting of Australia was made by the..59
387219576MestizoEuropean/Native American mix60
387219577SonghayLast of the great imperial states of West Africa61
387219578DennmarkFirst Europeans to abolish the slave trade62
387219579FrenchWho found the fur trade most profitable in North America63
387219580EnglishEstablished permanent settlement in Australia64
387219581Treaty of TordesillasSplit Central and South America between Spain and Portugal65
387219582Great ZimbabweLarge fortified city in southern Africa, dominated gold trade66
387219583HaitiOnly place where a slave revolt was successful67
387219584TimbuktuCenter of Islamic education in West Africa68
387219585L'OuvertureLeader responsible for the slave uprising in Saint Dominique69
387219586BolivarWanted to unite Spanish colonies to make one large union in S. America70
387219587RobespierreRadical Period of the French Revo was led by..71
387219588RousseauIn "Social Contract" he argued that equality means right to vote to all72
387219589LockeWrote "Second Treatise of Civil Government"73
387219590MetternichLeading conservative politician at the Congress of Vienna74
387219591HerzelFounder of Zionism75
387219592BismarkBelieved that the great issues of today would be decided by "blood and iron"76
387219593RockefellerPetroleum Monopoly was owned by..77
387219594BessemerHis innovations made it possible to produce cheaper steel78
387219595MarxAuthor of "Manifesto of the Communist Party"79
387219596Henry FordHis assembly line made the production process quicker, cheaper, and more efficient80
387219597San MartinLeader of the independence movement in Argentina81
387219598Cady StantonOrganizer of the Seneca falls conference82
387219599JennerVaccination against smallpox83
387219600James WattInvented the steam engine84
387219601Estates GeneralAssembly called by Louis 16th in order to settle the income tax issue between the clergy, nobles, and the common people85
387219602Trans-Siberian RailroadRailroad whose construction was overseen by Count Sergei86
387219603Wealth of NationsBook about the division of labor written by Adam Smith87
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387219605Cecil RhodesLeading British imperialist89
387219606Muhammad AliEgyptian Leader who overthrew Ottoman control90
387219607Alexander IIEmancipated the Russian Serfs91
387219608NanjingTreaty that ended the Opium war92
387219609CixiRuled China for most of the Qing Dynasty93
387219610BoxersForeign embassies in China were attacked by this group (to get rid of all "foreign devils")94
387219611LincolnDedicated to "free soil"95
387219612Wounded KneeLast major Native American resistance battle in 189096
387219613Nicholas IILast Czar of Russia97
387219614Thomas RafflesFounded Singapore98
387219615BoersDutch settlers in South Africa99
387219616Little Big HornLast major Native American victory against the US100
387219617Mahmud IISultan who killed Janissaries and wanted reform101
387219618Hong XiuquanLeader of the Taiping Rebellion102
387219619Sergei WhitePrime mover behind Russian industrialization103
387219620Self Strengthening MovementWanted to blend Chinese culture with western technology104
387219621Spanish-American WarShort war that started due to the mysterious sinking of the (Italicized) Mariner (Italicized)105
387219622Young TurkParty in the Ottoman Empire that called for change to democracy106
387219623Meji RestorationMovement in Japan whose goal was to overthrow the Shogun and unify Japan107
387219624Bloody SundayEvent that took place in Russia where peasants were killed while protesting about starvation108
387219625Henry StanelySearched in the inner African forest and founder Dr. Livingstone109
387219626Fran FerdinandHis assassination was the spark for WWI110
387219627Wilfred OwenGreat poet during WWI, wrote "Duce el decorum"111
387219628Nicholas IILast Czar of Russia112
387219629AtaturkEstablished the Republic of Turkey113
387219630John KeynesWho urged the US government to expand money supply and undertake public works programs114
387219631Chang Kai-shekLeader of the Nationalist Party after 1925 (second guy)115
387219632GhandiInfluenced Indian Nationals to work toward independence116
387219633JinnahCalled for creation of an independent Pakistan "land of the pure"117
387219634MaoLeader of the Chinese communist Party118
387219635FDRPresident of the US who implemented the "New Deal"119
387219636Sun YatsenEarly leader of the Nationalist People's Party, proclaimed China a Republic in 1912120
387219637DuboisBlack US activist and leading advocate of Pan-Africanism121
387219638LeninInstituted the New Economic Policy122
387219639StalinHis 5 year plans were designed to turn Russia into an industrial power house123
387219640Marcus GarveyPivitol figure for black nationalism; wrote "Africa for Africans)124
387219641KeyattaLed Kenya to independence from British125
387219642Indian National CongressThe oldest political party in India126
387219643Good Neighbor PolicyPolicy of non-intervention with Latin American countries; established by FDR127
387219644KashmirIndia and Pakistan fought over this in 1947128
387219645MidwayTurning point of WWII in the Pacific129
387219646OkinawaKamikaze pilots first introduced during this battle130
387219647ManchuriaUndeclared war in the Pacific began with Japan's invasion here131
387219648Munich ConferenceHigh point of appeasement took place at what conference132
387219649BlitzkriegLightening War133
387219650BarbossaCode name for Germany's invasion of USSR134
387219651AuschlussGermany's union with Austria135
387219652SudetenlandWestern part of Czechoslovakia with many ethnic Germans136
387219653Non-Agression PactAgreement between Germany and USSR137
387219654Spanish Civil WarItaly and Germany intervened here before the outbreak of WWII138
387219655RhinelandIn 1936, Hitler remilitarized this area that borders France139
387219656PolandWWII in Europe began with Hitlers invasion here140
387219657NormandyTHe US victory here led to the end of German resistance in western Europe141
387219658MagicSecret code breaking operation was nicknamed..142
387219659YaltaWartime conference in 1945 between 3 principal Allied leaders143
387219660Warsaw PactMilitary alliance of communist European nations and USSR144
387219661Marshall PlanUS provided economic aid to rebuild Europe with this plan145
387219662November CrimeHitler referred to the signing of the 1918 armistice as the..146
387219663Truman DoctrinePolicy to contain the spread of communism147
387219664Gamal NasserLeader of the Arab world in the 50s and 60s148
387219665MaoHe initiated the embarrassing "Great Leap Forward"149
387219666Ho Chi MinhLeader of North Vietnam from 1945-1969150
387219667DiemFirst pres of South Vietnam151
387219668Deng XiaopingOpened China to foreign, capitalist values152
387219669Indira GhandiIndian leader who tried to control the population by sterilization of men153
387219670DeinbienphuThe terrible 1954 defeat that forced France out of Vietnam154
387219671NehruLeader of India's Congress Party; Its first Prime Minister155
387219672De KlerkReleased Mandela from prison and worked to dismantle the apartheid system156
387219673Ayatollah KhomeiniHe led Iranian Revolution157
387219674Ali JinnahLeader of the Muslim League and wanted an independent Pakistan158
396397571Eli WhitneyInvented interchangeable parts159

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