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9047932476Penninsularespeople who had been born in Spain and lived in Latin America @top of social hierarchy in Latin America0
9047932477CreolesSpaniards born in Latin America and @2nd their for social hierarchy1
9047932478MeztizosPeople who are a mix of Europeans and Natives involved in the encomienda system2
9047932479MulattoThe term used in Spanish and Portuguese colonies to describe someone of mixed African and European descent.3
9047932480Plantation Complex1450-1750 : Colonies, such as those in south Africa, new Zealand, Algeria, Kenya and Hawaii where minority European populations lived among a majority of indigenous people -- based upon African slavery beyond the Caribbean ad brazil to encompass the southern colonies of British North America where tobacco, cotton, rice and indigo where major crops where4
9047932481YasakAlso known as a tribute paid in cash or in kind that Russian rulers demanded from the Native peoples of Siberia mainly for pelts.5
9047932482Mughal EmpireMuslim empire, early 1500s, in India, which brought new customs that conflicted with the Hindus. 20% people were Muslim (rulers) everyone else was Hindu.6
9047932483Safavid EmpireShia Muslim dynasty that ruled Persia between 16th and 18th centuries. Was the only empire around to practice Shia Islam.7
9047932484AkbarMughal ruler with a genius for cultural blending, military conquest, and art, put Hindus in military, removed Jizya very tolerant of religion.8
9086485328WahhabismA type of islam that reformed to the original Islamic beliefs before religious syncretism such as no idol no tobacco and no books on logic.9
9086485329Tokugawa ShogunateJapanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences, ended civil wars and unified Japan10
9086485330Soft GoldNickname for animal furs due to their high value, primarily from Russia11
9086485331RenaissanceRebirth of Greek and Roman culture rejection of Middle Ages. Depicted things as realistic believed in humanism, individualism, secularism12
9086485332SecularismNot related to religion believed in the now and not as much in the afterlife13
9086485333HumanismA belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity14
9086485334Johann GutenbergMan who created the printing press and changed the production and reading of books15
9086485335Leonardo da VinciItalian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect, drew the human body and Mona Lisa16
9086485336Protestant Reformation• movement against Catholic indulgences started by complaints in Martin Luther's 95 Theses created a schism in Christianity17
9086485337Catholic Counter ReformationThe Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation in which it tried to reform itself.18
9086485338Martin Lutherbegan the Protestant Reformation, wrote 95 Thesis believed salvation could be reached through bible and that teachings should come directly from bible19
908648533995 ThesesArguments written by Martin Luther against the Catholic church. They were posted on Octobe 31, 1517.20
9086485340TsarThe Russian term for ruler or king; taken from the Roman word caesar.21
9086485341JizyaPoll tax that non-Muslims had to pay when living within a Muslim empire22
9086485342JesuitsMembers of the Society of Jesus who helped spread Christianity in China and Spanish America23
9086485343Ottoman EmpireA Muslim empire based in Turkey that lasted from the 1300's to 1922. Created by Turkic warriors controlled much of Middle East and coastal north Africa24
9089724365Suleiman 1The most famous sultan of the Ottoman Empire25
9089724366Devshirme SystemOttoman system where balkans/Christians were required each conquered village give certain number of young men for army26
9089724367Janisarrieselite Ottoman army force27
9089724368SultansRulers of Muslim states like the Ottoman Empire28
9089724369"God, Glory, Gold"The motivations for European exploration29
9089724370Prince HenryPortuguese prince who started a school for sailors and sponsored early voyages of exploration, wanted to spread Christianity30
9089724371Dutch East India Co.Government-chartered joint-stock company that controlled the spice trade in the East Indies.31
9089724372British East India Companyset up trading posts in India in the 1600s, beginning the British economic interest there32
9089724373Ming Dynastythe imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 164433
9089724374Zheng HeA Chinese admiral and diplomat who voyaged overseas to promote trade and collect tribute, was in charge of voyages and was supported by the Ming Dynasty34
9095615649AztecsLocated in Mexico capital Tenochtitlan, centralized and didn't assimilate new people. Human sacrifice and tribute were paid35
9095615650human sacrificea person who is killed as part of a religious ritual to keep cosmos in balance and fuel the sun god36
9095615651IncasAncient civilization (1200-1500AD) that was located in the Andes in Peru had a labor tribute system called Mita wanted material things37
9095615652QuipuAn arrangement of knotted strings on a cord, used by the Inca to record numerical information. Used in Incan Empire38
9095615653Mita systemIncan system for payment of taxes with labor39
9095615654PochtecaSpecial merchant class in Aztec society; specialized in long-distance trade in luxury items,like slaves40
9095615655TenochtitlanThe captial city of the Aztecs.41
9095615656CuzcoThe capital city of the Incan Empire, Located in present-day Peru42
9095615657Macchu PicchuInca city on top of Andes Mountains43
9095615658Chinampasfloating gardens, in Aztec44
9095615659Incan road systemoften compared to roman road system due to its reach and complexity, 14000 miles wide45
9102187430Qing DynastyChina's last dynasty, which ruled from 1644 to 1912, reunified China and rebuilt it46
9102187431ManchusFounded the Qing Dynasty47
9102187432Christopher ColumbusHe mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India, for the European crown48
9102187433Caravela small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th-17th centuries. Used in expeditions49
9102187434AstrolabeNavigational tool that helped explorers sail the Atlantic50
9102187435Coloniesterritories controlled by other countries, occurred in the Americas most popular are the US Colonies. Goal is to establish new life51
9102187436Great Dyingthe devastation of American Indian populations by diseases brought over from Europe. Allowed Europeans to more easily subject natives52
9102187437ExplorersChristopher Columbus, Zheng He, Vasco de Gama53
9102187438Mercantilismthe theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys. Europeans in Americas were tasked with getting goods to Europe to be sold for a higher price. Merchants in spices islands practice this.54
9102187439Colombian Exchangethe transfer of slates, plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa55
9102358452Atlantic Slave Tradethe buying, transporting, and selling of Africans for work in the Americas, slaves had to cross the middle passage.56
9102358453Capitalismeconomic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit, joint stock company's and mercantilism gave rise to this57
9102358454Triangular TradeA system in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa58
9102358455cash cropscrops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit59
9102358456Joint Stock CompanyA business, often backed by a government charter, that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors.60

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