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7358205021British East India CompanyBritain had control of trading in India and also controlled the taxes in India. This leaves Britain in control of all of India's money and created a monopoly with trading. 1600s.0
7358205022Treaty of TordesillasIn 1494, Spain and Portugal ask Pope Alexander VI to settle claims for the New World. It was a line a demarcation so the west of the New World was Spain's and the east of the New World was Portugal's. This gave the Spanish and Portuguese control of the New World even though people already lived there.1
7358205023Nagasaki2
7358205024Treaty of ParisIn 1763 when Great Britain defeated Spain and France to stop the trading with India.3
7358205025Cape ColonyA Colony in South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and the British took it over at 1814. This was a major key point in the trading between India and Europe and also the trading in Africa.4
7358205026Amerigo VespucciIn 1503, Amerigo, an explorer from Florentine, wrote about his voyages to Venezuela. The name "America" was named after his. He started the competition of new land against Portugal and Spain.5
7358205027Louis XIV"The Sun King" in France. He became king when he was 5 years old and was the grandson of Henry IV. He was the model of Absolutism of the 17th Century and creates Versailles. This showed how important Louis was and how much power he had.6
7358205028CeylonA country, now known as Sri Lanka, that was taken over by the British around the 19th Century. They used this land to grow tea.7
7358205029Ferdinand MagellanA Portuguese explorer who circumnavigates the world for Spain between 1519-1522. This expedition shows the shear size of the world and it made Spain want to focus on the new world colonies. He never returned to Spain because he was killed in the Philippines.8
7358205030Smallpox and MeaslesDiseases that were brought to the "New World" that killed many Indians, Aztec, and Incas.9
7358205031Safavid EmpireA Muslim Empire between 1501 and 1722. Location in modern day Iraq and Iran. This is a Shia Empire that conflicted with the Ottoman Empire because they were Sunni, they both thought that their was of Islam is correct. Eventually, the Afghani tried captured the capital, Isfahan, in 1722.10
7358205032Colombian ExchangeAfter Columbus's travel to the New World, people started bringing goods back and forth from Europe to the Americas. Started global trading. Also this brought diseases to the New World which killed many natives.11
7358205033Dependent Economic ZonesPlaces in the global trade where raw materials would be exported. These places were dependent on the trading to make money with their materials.12
7358205034Henry the NavigatorLived between 1394 and 1460. He never went on an expedition himself but he created schools and sponsored the expeditions to the coast of Africa. His motives were to ally against the Muslims, trade opportunities, and the extend Christianity.13
7358205035Cape of Good HopeThe southern tip of Africa that all navigators were trying to find. In 1488, Bartholomeu Dias found it but between 1497 and 1498, Vasco de Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope.14
7358205036John LockeAn English philosopher which went against what the Pope said, causing people to start questioning the church. He believed that laws should be a medium between what the people want and what the ruler wants.15
7358205037Emperor AurangzebBetween 1658-1707, a ruler during the Mughal Empire. He makes the the Empire too large and he couldn't control it, led to the downfall. There were also peasant rebellions and the bureaucracy became corrupt.16
7358205038Vasco de GamaA European navigator who traveled 24,000 miles between July 1497 and May 1498. He rounded the Cape of Good Hope and traveled up Africa looking for "Christians and Spices." He returned to Lisbon with spices that gained the crew 1,000-3,000% profit.17
7358205039Vasco de BalboaLived between 1475 to 1519. He was a Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean.18
7358205040Francisco PizzaroHe landed in Peru in 1532. He captured the Incan capital in Cuzco and the Incan empire was in control by the 1570s. He got to the Incan empire when it was in the middle of the middle of a power struggle.19
7358205041Emperor AtahualpaThe Incan king who was captured in 1532 when Pizarro came in and killed him. He was the last emperor of the Incan Empire before the Spanish took control.20
7358205042Battle of LepantoA battle on October 7, 1571 between the German navy and the Spanish fleet. The Spanish won and it protected the Europeans for trading.21
7358205043MercantilismA country's wealth based on the amount of gold or silver it had. They would export more than you import and there were high tariffs on manufactured, finished goods, there were low tariffs on raw materials. Sea power was a necessity. It lead to the founding of many new industries in European countries- they were self sufficient.22
7358205044Christopher ColumbusIn 1492, he was told that he would become the viceroy (ruler) of any territory he would find. Ferdinand and Isabella sponsored Columbus' voyages and October 12, 1492, he landed in the Bahamas.23
7358205045Absolute MonarchyThe ruler will have complete control of all things in his kingdom. This became prominent with Louis XIV in the 17th Century.24
7358205046Adam SmithHe started a free market economy which then lead to the global trade.25
7358205047Mary WollstonecraftAn english feminist who believed that there should be no male supremacy and that there should be education for women.26
7358205048RabelaisA writer during the French Renaissance who would write fantasies.27
7358205049Anglican ChurchHenry VIII started this religion because he wanted to separate from his wife. He did not believe in divorce so he granted himself the right. He based the church off of the Catholic religion.28
7358205050Jean CalvinA French humanist, between 1509-1564, who was influenced by the writings of Luther. He believed God had called him the reform the church and created Calvinism.29
7358205051PredestinationIn the Institutes of the Christian Religion, written in 1536, which said that it is the absolute rule of God.30
7358205052Catholic ReformationStarted by Pope Paul III and appointed reform minded cardinals. The Creation of the Council of Trent (between 1545-1563) that attempted to fix the abuses of church leaders. The Jesuits came in in 1540 and tried to convert non Christians and wanted to create schools to teach Catholicism and combat Protestantism.31
7358205053JesuitsFounded by Spanish noblemen Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. The three goals of the Jesuits were to create schools to teach Catholicism and combat Protestantism, Convert non Christians, and take back parts of Europe for Catholicism.32
7358205054Edict of NantesIn 1598, it gave the the French Protestants rights and to restore the peace in France from the holy wars taking place internally. This was written by King Henry IV.33
7358205055CervantesA Spanish writer who lived between 1547-1616 and who wrote Don Quixote. This showed how to be a gentleman in the Spanish culture.34
735820505695 ThesesWritten by Martin Luther on the Power of Indulgences. He says that indulgences undermine the seriousness of the sacrament of penance and preaching of the gospel.35
7358205057IndulgencesPapers sold by the Catholic church which gave the people who bought them the free pass to heaven. This was a symbol of how corrupt the Catholic church was.36
7358205058EnlightenmentAn effort to apply the methods and principles of the Scientific Revolution to issues of political, economic, and social reform. Natural Science could be used to explain all aspects of life, scientific method can be used to discover laws regarding human society, and progressed with being armed with knowledge.37
7358205059Denis DiderotA French scholar who created the Encyclopedia in 1751.38
7358205060Social SciencesThe scientific method that can be used to discover laws regarding human society. Created in the Scientific Revolution. Helped convince the courts of criminal wrongdoing.39
7358205061William ShakespeareLived between 1564-1616. An English poet who wrote tragedies and comedies. His writings now help with what was happening in his time period.40
7358205062Frederick the GreatA Prussian king in the 18th Century who attempted to bring the Enlightenment movement into Prussia. This was almost a success but he could not get rid of the surfs.41
7358205063Jahannes GutenbergHe created the printing press and the moving type in 1439. This changed the world forever because now everyone will know how to read.42
7358205064Martin LutherHe lived between 1483-1546. At first he was an Augustinian monk and was asked by Wittenberg to review the indulgences. He realized that the Indulgences were not right and wrote the 95 Theses. This turned Christianity on its head and then he created his own religion, Lutheranism.43
7358205065ProtestantismThe movement of Europeans to move away from the Catholic Church because of the corruption and to the Protestant religion. Around the 16th Century.44
7358205066John KayAn English inventor who in 1733, created the flying shuttle that increased the production of yarn, increasing the exporting of yarn.45
7358205067Isaac NewtonAn English philosopher between 1642-1727 who created a single synthesis of all past observations, defining motion on earth and in the universe. This changed the way people looked at the church who said that God is holding you down on Earth.46
7358205068DeismCreated by Europeans during the Scientific Revolution. God is a kind of divine watchmaker who created the mechanism of nature, set in motion, then departed and, therefore, there was no such thing as divine intervention.47
7358205069LutheranismFaith alone, centrality of the scriptures, "priesthood of all believers"- the two sacraments are baptism and the Lord's supper. The use of the sermon by Lutheran preachers spread ideas to the illiterate. Luther translated New Testament into German, education becomes important for both boys and girls.48
7358205070Henry VIIILived between 1509 to 1547. He was part of the Tudor dynasty in England and was given the title of "Defender of the Faith" by Pope Clement VII. He created the Anglican church which was based off of the Catholic religion. He could not produce a male heir to his throne.49
7358205071CapitalismSupported a free market economy so that companies trading can do it for free and make more of a profit from that.50
7358205072Glorious RevolutionUnder King James when a bloodless rebellion started and he was forced to sign a Bill of Rights that turned England into a constitutional monarchy. Between 1688 and 1689.51
7358205073Leonardo De VinciAn Italian artist who helped created paintings like the Last Supper but also a scientist who helped with figuring out the anatomy of the body. Lived between 1452-1519.52
7358205074Niccolo MachiavelliLived between 1469-1527. He wrote The Prince (1513) which stated that a powerful ruler should unite Italy and fend off foreign invaders. A leader should be feared instead of loved.53
7358205075HumanismDuring the Scientific Revolution in Europe. Secularism: focus on the "here and now" and not the afterlife- wealth, status, prestige, and fame. Classics: study of Latin and Greek texts in order to learn about human nature. Individualism: learning should concern the individual- strive to do the best you can and attain fame.54
7358205076Northern RenaissanceFocused more on the science and literature instead of the art. Developed critical thinking and humanism which made the people question the church.55
7358205077Elizabeth IIn the Tudor Dynasty, ruled from 1558 to 1603. She changed the dynasty back to Protestant and was the "supreme governor of the Church of England."56
7358205078Scientific RevolutionArt and its desire to reproduce reality led to an increase in scientific knowledge. Monarchs provided money for scientific studies to centralize government, promote trade, and reduce the influence of the church in state affairs. Happened between 1540-1740 throughout Europe.57
7358205079Rene DescartesLived during the 17th Century in France. He was a philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. He believed that skeptical reason was important of wisdom.58
7358205080Thirty Years WarFought between 1618-1648. This was a war between the Holy Roman Empire and the Protestants in Germany. Germany also had allies of the Swedish, Norwegian, and French and The Holy Roman Empire had Spain as their allies. Nothing really changed except Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire could now be Protestant freely.59
7358205081Treaty of WestphaliaSigned in 1648 to end the Thirty Years War. It was signed by the Protestants and the Holy Roman Empire saying that anyone in the Holy Roman Empire could be the Protestant religion.60
7358205082CopernicusA Polish astronomer who lived from 1473-1543 who said that not everything revolves around the Earth but everything revolves around the sun.61
7358205083Catherine the GreatShe gained favor from the small faction of Russian nobles when her husband died, she took over the rule of Russia. In 1767, she wrote the Instruction to the Legislative which abolished torture and capital punishment and created schools for girls. She divided Russia into 50 provinces, each of which were ruled by noble officials. Nobles up, serfs down.62
7358205084Peter IIITook over in the late 18th Century when Peter III was put in control. His wife was Catherine the Great. He died in his sleep, people think that his wife had him killed.63
7358205085SerfdomBelow peasants but above slaves, had some freedom but very very poor. They were the bottom of the Feudal System in Europe until the end of 19th Century.64
7358205086Ivan IIIHe ruled in Russia from 1462-1505. He took over and kicked out the Mongol's by 1480. He was an Orthodox Christian and collaborated with boyars (nobility) and appointed them to jobs that would keep them loyal.65
7358205087Third RomeAfter the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Moscow princes see themselves as heirs of Eastern Roman Empire.66
7358205088Rurik DynastyThe first dynasty of Russia between 1462-1598. They got our of the Mongol control and ended when Ivan the Terrible died.67
7358205089Partitions of PolandShows why a strong absolutist state was needed in Europe in 17th and 18th Century. Russia, Prussia, and Austria agree to take equal amounts of land in order to avoid war, wiping Poland off the map.68
7358205090Peter I (the Great)Sought to Westernize Russia and young nobles were required to have 5 year education away from Russia. He abolished hereditary succession to the throne. His economic reforms were designed to encourage Russia to adopt a more Western orientation. He classified boyars (nobles) into military, administrative, and court categories.69
7358205091St. PetersburgAfter Peter the Great defeated Sweden in 1709, he built St. Petersburg. 25,000 to 40,000 peasants worked for three months each summer to build it without pay. This symbolized Russia's new Western orientation- "Window to the West."70
7358205092WesternizationWhen Russia, especially Peter the Great, wanted Russia to become like Europe with the education, art, technology and politics. During the Enlightenment period in Europe.71
7358205093Pugachev RebellionUnder Catherine the Great's rule in the late 1700's. The serfs were not happy with how they were being treated and they rose up and rebelled. It was put down and Catherine wrote the Charter of the Nobility in 1785. This freed the nobles from taxes and state service, nobles up and serfs down.72
7358205094CossacksThe peasants in the Pugachev rebellion who wanted to take land that the Russians had taken over from war.73
7358205095Romanov DynastyA Russian Dynasty that starts from 1613-1917. Started after the election of 1613 when Michael Romanov was elected and took power. Peter the Great and Catherine the Great were in this Dynasty.74
7358205096Ivan IV (the Terrible)Ruled the Russian Empire between 1533-1584. He defeated the remaining Mongol influence and built the foundation for the Russian Empire. He declared that all nobles must serve the Tsar in order to keep land and had purges that depopulated central Russia.75
7358205097BoyarsThey were Russian aristocrats who had some political power but not as much as their similar people in Europe.76
7358205098Alexis RomanovThe second ruler of Romanov Dynasty who took over control of the Russian Orthodox Church and got rid of the assemblies of nobles.77
7358205099AudienciaThe court system in the New World that has very high political power and was suppose to be checking on the Encomienda system.78
7358205100Bartolome de las CasaThe first bishop of Mexico who tried to stop the encomienda with the New Laws of 1542.79
7358205101Rio de JaneiroA Brazilian port that helped with trading in Brazil and became the capital in 1763. An important export was gold during the gold strike.80
7358205102Coronado PotosiFound what is called "New Spain" which is now North America. It was filled with gold.81
7358205103GranadaA Muslim kingdom that was taken over by Spain and in 1502 the people were forced to convert to Christianity.82
7358205104EncomenderoThe people who were in charge of the Encomienda. This was forcing slavery onto the Indians, the Spanish were suppose to spread their culture and not take the Indians captive.83
7358205105HispaniolaThe first island that the explorers landed on which was colonized. It was settled by Spain in 1493.84
7358205106Francisco PizarroHe was an explorer who captured the Incan capital, Cuzco, and had control over it by the 1570s. He had control over land that gave way to royal authority.85
7358205107MitaThe Incan used this system of work to spread out the workload. Each person would work some point in the year. This was then abused by the Spaniards when they just made everyone mine instead of doing something to benefit the Incan Empire.86
7358205108Hernan CortesA European navigator and in November of 1519, he went into the Tenochtilan, capital of the Aztecs, and within 2 years took over most of the Aztec Empire. His crew brought disease which killed a lot of the population.87
7358205109Mexico CityUsed to be called Tenochtilan when the Aztec Empire were in charge. Cortes entered the city in 1519 which then led to the downfall of the Aztec Empire.88
7358205110New SpainWhat is now the United States. Where Coronado found in the new world. This was filled with gold which helped with the global economy.89
7358205111CuzcoThe capital of the Incan Empire that was captured by the Pizarro and his men around the 1570s. This led to the end of the Incan Empire.90
7358205112CreolesThey were the natural born Spaniards who lived in the New World but they thought of themselves as better than regular Spaniards.91
7358205113Enlightened DespotismWhen the monarch of Europe in the 18th Century who believed that they should rule justly and did not want to overstep their power over the people.92
7358205114New GranadaA country found from a settlement from Spain in 1717 and then won their independence from Spain.93
7358205115War of the Spanish SuccessionAfter Louis XIV said that his grandson would be his successor, Europe started a war between 1701-1714.94
7358205116Boer WarA war between the decedents of the Dutch settlers and the British in South Africa between 1800-1801 and from 1899-1902.95
7358205117AfrikanersThe descendants of the French and Dutch settlers in Souther Africa in the 17th Century.96
7358205118VootrekkersBetween 1830s and the 1840s when the immigrants moved inner in Africa outside of Cape Colony, in the Great Trek.97
7358205119Creole SlavesDescendants of slaves that were born in the Americas, slaves when they are born.98
7358205120FactoriesPlaces that would increase production and would increase the amount of trade that can happen in a place. Increased the money that can be made.99
7358205121Triangular TradeEuropeans would go to Africa to get slaves, the slaves would go to the Bahamas to make sugar, and then the sugar would go back to Europe, making a triangle.100
7358205122AsanteAn African Kingdom that traded slaves for firearms with the Europeans. This led to them taking control of smaller kingdoms because they had the better weapons.101
7358205123Middle PassageThe part of the triangular trade that was when the slaves were taken to the new world. If this step never happened, the sugar could never get to Europe.102
7358205124Great TrekThe migration of descendants of European settlers in Africa who moved inland to get away from Cape Colony between 1830s and 1840s.103
7358205125MaroonsA slave that would attempt to run away from their owner but was not successful.104
7358205126Royal African CompanyThe English government regulated the trade on the Atlantic Coast of Africa in 1672. Created for the creation of their own source of slaves to American colonies.105
7358205127DahomeyLocated about 70 miles off of the West African Coast. By the 1720's because of access to guns, rulers created centralized, brutal regime based on the slave trade.106
7358205128John WesleyCreated the methodist church from the Anglican church when he led a religious movement. It gave the lower and middle class more hope than the Anglican religion.107
7358205129SwaziAn African state that was from the wars that happened in Southern Africa because of the wars in the 19th Century.108
7358205130ZuluThe dominant tribe in Africa in the late 19th Century when British Imperialism started but they were finally taken over in 1879.109
7358205131DiasporaDispersal of African peoples and their descendants to other parts of the world. Africa becomes part of the mercantile world in the early modern times and they traded ivory, gold, and slaves.110
7358205132AurangzebLeader in the Mughal Empire that enforced Islamic law. He reversed Akbar's rule and extended the empire of the Empire but could not control it.111
7358205133JahangirWhen the Mughal empire reached its peak under his rule between 1605-1628. He continued Akbar's rules of tolerance.112
7358205134BaburA Turkish Muslim ruler from Central Asia. In 1504 he forcefully established a kingdom in Afghanistan but could not extend it.113
7358205135HumayunThe son of Babur who lost territory in India immediately and was forced to exile Persia but was gained back in 1556.114
7358205136AkbarHe was a military and administrative genius who reconciled with the Hindus in the kingdom and preached tolerance. Also he instituted several key reforms for Indian society, most notable of them were driven to improve the status of women.115
7358205137Sunni85% of the Muslim people are in the Sunni sect who support the early caliphs and Umayyad leaders.116
7358205138Taj MahalBuilt by Shah Jahan for his wife in the 17th Century. This shows how much power and wealth that India had.117
7358205139Hagia SophiaBuilt by Justinian I for his wife but when it was taken over by the Ottoman Empire, it was turned into a Mosque.118
7358205140Suleyman the MagnificentRuled from 1520-1566 and extended the Ottoman territory. He conquered areas of Hungary in 1526 and attacked Vienna in 1429 but does not conquer it.119
7358205141Golden HornA waterway in Turkey which is what the Russians wanted in order to get into the global trade with Europe, India, and the New World.120
7358205142IsfahanShah Abbas made this the capital city of Iran in 1598 which was made surrounded by mosques.121
7358205143Mehmed IIHe takes control of Turks in Afghanistan and the Arabs being booted out of India. Between 1001 one 1027, seventeen raiding expeditions into India and destroyed hundreds of Hindu and Buddhist temples.122
7358205144Janissaries"new troops" who were boys that received special training, learned turkish, and converted to Islam. They became the most powerful part of the Ottoman military.123
7358205145IsmailStarted the Safavid Dynasty in 1501. He took Tabriz and declared himself Shah/emperor. Over the next 10 years, he takes most of Persia which is now modern day Iran and Iraq.124
7358205146ChaldrianIsmail and the Safavids are defeated by the Ottomans in 1514. This demonstrated the powers of artillery and firearms. The defeat weakened Ismail's position and also determined that shi'ism would be confined to mainly Persia and parts of Iraq.125
7358205147Gunpowder EmpiresThe Mughal, Safavid, and Ottoman Empires who would develop using gunpowder and with that they had more military success.126
7358205148Tahmasp IRuled the Safavid Dynasty between 1534-1576 after Ismail. He rebuilt the Safavid Dynasty and was the longest ruler of the Dynasty.127
7358205149Shah Abbas The GreatRuled between 1588-1629. He ruled the Safavids and they reached their peak under the rule of him. He hated the Ottomans, so he allied himself with Europeans to improve his armies and defended his borders.128
7358205150ImamsShi'a religious leaders129
7358205151Sail al-DinHe was a sufi mystic in the 14th Century and wanted to purify the Islamic religion. He was the leader of the Turkish ethnic groups in Azerbaijan near the Caspian Sea.130
7358205152VizierHead of the bureaucracy in the Ottoman Empire and around the 15th Century, they became even more powerful than the Sultans.131
7358205153Safavid DynastyA Shia Dynasty between 1501-1722 who control modern day Iran and Iraq. Persians were recruited into the bureaucracy to balance the Turkish warrior present.132
7358205154Mughal DynastyA Muslim empire between 1498-1805. In 1504, Babur forcefully established a kingdom in Afghanistan but could not extend it. Mostly tolerant of all religions during the reign.133
7358205155Asia Sea-Trading NetworkArabs had glass, carpet and tapestry. India had cotton textiles. China has paper, porcelain, and silks. Happened around the 16th Century.134
7358205156CaravelsA ship which could sail against the wind and it was easier for the Portuguese to trade with Asia.135
7358205157ManchuA Chinese Dynasty between 1644 to 1912 where they traded with Europe which led to conflict with Europe and the coastal cities of China. Foreign conflict and government corruption.136
7358205158MercantilistsThe government controls all trade within the country so the government can make more money. Happened in Europe between the 16th and 18th Centuries.137
7358205159MalaccaA port city in modern day Malaysia which was founded around 1400, helping trade with Europe, India, and the New World.138
7358205160Toyotomi HideyoshiHe was a military master in Japan from 1590 to 1598. He broke the powers of the daimyos.139
7358205161Tokugawa IeyasuHe became the shogun of Japan in 1603 and made Japan united under one political power.140
7358205162Middle KingdomChina believed that their land was between heaven and Earth. This is the reason they had such an extensive Kingdom.141
7358205163Zheng HeA Chinese explorer who took ships through the Indian Ocean between Southeast Asia to Africa to show off their money. Lived between 1371 to 1433.142
7358205164Matteo RicciAn Italian Jesuit who traveled to China and became a Chinese missionary. Wanted to spread Christianity in China. Lived between 1552 to 1610.143
7358205165Adam SchallA Jesuit scholar in the Ming Empire but could only get a few people to convert to Christianity. Lived between 1592 to 1666.144
7358205166Zhu YuanzhangThe founder of the Ming Dynasty, led his army to a final victory over the Mongols, who became the emperor of China.145
7358205167Scholar-GentryLandowning families in China who help political power because of their wealth.146
7358205168Forbidden CityA blocked part of Beijing that would house the emperor of China. 1420.147
7358205169Francis XavierHelped Ignatius Loyola start the Jesuits and went on many missions to spread Christianity. Lived between 1506 to 1552.148

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