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9884707733Trans-Oceanic Tradeglobal trading system in the Caribbean and the Americans trade networks extended to all corners of Atlantic Ocean0
9884707734Columbian ExchangeAn exchange of goods, ideas and skills from the Old World to the New World and vice versa.1
9884707735Mercantilismeconomic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital, and that the global trade is unchangeable.2
9884707736Triangular TradeTrading System; European purchased slaves in Africa and sold them to colonies, new materials from colonies went to Europe while European finished products were sold in the colonies.3
9884707737Middle PassageA voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies4
9884707738CaravelA small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic.5
9884707739Cartographythe science or the art of making maps6
9884707740Joint-stock companiesbusinesses formed by groups of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses7
9884707741East India CompaniesBritish, French, and Dutch trading companies that obtained government monopolies of trade to India and Asia8
9884707742Royal African Companya mercantile company set up by the Stuart family and London merchants to trade along the west coast of Africa9
9884707743AmerindiansAmerican Indians10
9884707744Italian Renaissancerebirth of Classical (Greece/Rome) cultures - humanistic focus - blended natural world w/ religion - transition away from religion11
9884707745Northern RenaissanceAn extension of the Italian Renaissance to the nations of northern Europe; more religious12
9884707746The MediciThe family of bankers that started out as middle class & then loaned money to a guy that became the pope & then they became the wealthiest family in Florence. Sponsored many artists/architects like Brunesllshci & made lots of money off them.13
9884707747HumanismA Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements14
9884707748Protestant ReformationA religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church.15
9884707749Martin LutherA German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses. He led the Protestant Reformation.16
988470775095 ThesesMartin Luther's ideas that he posted on the church door at Wittenburg which questioned the Roman Catholic Church. began the Reformation17
9884707751AnglicanismA Protestant denomination of the Christian faith founded by Henry VIII in England18
9884707752Catholic ReformationReligious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church, begun in response to the Protestant Reformation. It clarified Catholic theology and reformed clerical training and discipline.19
9884707753JesuitsMembers of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534. They played an important part in the Catholic Reformation and helped create conduits of trade and knowledge between Asia and Europe.20
9884707754Scientific RevolutionA major change in European thought, mid-1500s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs.21
9884707755CopernicusDevised a model of the universe with the Sun at the center, and not earth.22
9884707756DescartesFrench philosopher, discovered analytical geometry. Saw Algebra and Geometry have a direct relationship. Reduced everything to spiritual or physical.23
9884707757NewtonThis physicist developed the law of universal gravitation and further caused the decline of the old system of science24
9884707758Galileothe first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space. He discovered that planets and moons are physical bodies because of his studies of the night skies.25
9884707759DeismA popular Enlightenment era belief that there is a God, but that God isn't involved in people's lives or in revealing truths to prophets.26
9884707760John Locke17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.27
9884707761ColumbusItalian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)28
9884707762MagellanPortuguese explorer who sailed around the Southern end of South America and eventually reached the Philippines, but was killed in a local war there29
9884707763Vasco da Gamathe first European to reach India by sea sailing around the tip of Africa.30
9884707764Zheng HeAn imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa.31
9884707765Plantation EconomyThis referred to the inefficient, slave-centered economy of the South where all land was used to grow large amounts of cash crops for export.32
9884707766Indentured servitudeA worker bound by a voluntary agreement to work for a specified period of years often in return for free passage to an overseas destination. Before 1800 most were Europeans; after 1800 most indentured laborers were Asians.33
9884707767Encomienda SystemSpaniards received grants of a number of Indians, from whom they could exact "tribute" in the form of gold or labor34
9884707768Hacienda Systemlanded estates granted to conquistadors35
9884707769Mita SystemThe system recruiting workers for particularly difficult and dangerous chores that free laborers would not accept.36
9884707770Peninsularesa Spanish-born Spaniard residing in the New World or the Spanish East Indies37
9884707771Creolesa person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean38
9884707772MestizosA person of mixed Native American and European ancestry39
9884707773MulattosPersons of mixed European and African ancestry40
9884707774Commercial RevolutionA dramatic change in the economy of Europe at the end of the Middle Ages. It is characterized by an increase in towns and trade, the use of banks and credit, and the establishment of guilds to regulate quality and price.41
9884707775Phillip IIKing of Spain, 1556 - 1598; married to Queen Mary I of England;he was the most powerful monarch in Europe until 1588; controlled Spain, the Netherlands, the Spanish colonies in the New World, Portugal, Brazil, parts of Africa, parts of India, and the East Indies. He was also father to Alexander the Great.42
9884707776Parliamentary monarchyA government with a king or queen whose power is limited by the power of a parliament43
9884707777Divine RightsA belief of kings and monarchs that they have a God-given right to rule and that rebellion against them is a sin.44
9884707778European Empires in the AmericasGreat Britain, France, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark45
9884707781ConquistadorsEarly-sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru. (Examples Cortez, Pizarro, Francisco.)46
9884707782Thirty Year Wara series of wars in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648. It was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, as well as the deadliest European religious war, resulting in eight million casualties.47
9884707783Treaty of WestphaliaEnded Thirty Years War in 1648; granted right to individual rulers within the Holy Roman Empire to choose their own religion-either Protestant or Catholic.48
9884707784Enlightenmenta European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition49
9884707785John Locke17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.50
9884707786Adam Smitha Scottish moral philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment51
9884707787Mary WollstonecraftEnglish writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women52
98847077887 Years Wara war fought between 1754 and 1763, involving every European great power of the time except the Ottoman Empire, spanning five continents, and affected Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. The conflict split Europe into two coalitions, led by the Kingdom of Great Britain (Prussia, Portugal, Hanover, and other small German states) on one side and the Kingdom of France (Austria-led Holy Roman Empire, Russia, Spain, and Sweden) on the other.53
9884707789French & Indian WarAmerican version of the 7 Year's War, French and Indians fight colonists and are victorious in early stages, then British pour on the pressure and emerge victorious, end-result French are removed from North America and Britain is left in debt.54
9884707790Treaty of TordesillasA treaty signed by Portugal and Spain to divide the new world.55
9884707792Hernan Cortesa Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire56
9884707793Francisco PizzaroSpanish conquistador who conquered the Inca's57
9884707794Viceroyaltiesthe office, position, or authority of a viceroy58
9884707795Zheng HeAn imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa.59
9884707796balance of powerDistribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong (especially in Europe).60
9884707797James CookEnglish navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779).61
9884707798Council of TrentCalled by Pope Paul III to reform the church and secure reconciliation with the Protestants. Lutherans and Calvinists did not attend.62
9884707799Charles VThis was the Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. He was a supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter-Reformation63
9884707800creolesDescendents of Spanish-born but born in Latin America; resented inferior social, political, economic status.64
9884707801Francis DrakeEnglish explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)65
9884707802Glorious RevolutionA reference to the political events of 1688-1689, when James II abdicated his throne and was replaced by his daughter Mary and her husband, Prince William of Orange.66
9884707803joint-stock companiesbusinesses formed by groups of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses67
9884707804humanismA Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements68
9884707805Henry VIII(1491-1547) King of England from 1509 to 1547; his desire to annul his marriage led to a conflict with the pope, England's break with the Roman Catholic Church, and its embrace of Protestantism. Established the Church of England in 1532.69
9884707806patronsa person who supports artists, especially financially70
9884707807middle passageA voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies71
9884707808Holy Roman EmpireLoose federation of mostly German states and principalities, headed by an emperor elected by the princes. It lasted from 962 to 1806.72
9884707809Renaissance ManA person who is successful when it comes to working, and overall universal, knew how to dance, fight, sing, write poetry, and how to create art, and well educated with the classics.73
9884707810secularConcerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters74
9884707811vernacularEveryday language of ordinary people75
9884707812Triangular Slave TradeA practice, primarily during the eighteenth century, in which European ships transported slaves from Africa to Caribbean islands, molasses from the Caribbean to Europe, and trade goods from Europe to Africa.76
9884707813Vasco de GamaA Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa to the Indian Ocean77
9884707814westernizationadoption of western ideas, technology, and culture78
9884707815capitalismAn economic system based on private ownership of capital79
9884707816absolutismA form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)80
9884707817St. Ignatius of Loyolafounder of the society of jesus (jesuits)81
9884707818African DiasporaThe separation of Africans from their homeland through centuries of forced removal to serve as slaves in the Americas and elsewhere.82

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