5541912996 | Zheng He | Imperial enunch and muslim, entrusted by Ming Emperor Yongle. State Voyagess with giant ships from South Asia to Africa. | 0 | |
5541917692 | Renaissance | Revival of art, literature and learning in Europe. Transition from medieval to modern world. | 1 | |
5541920330 | Mughal Empire | Muslim state exercising dominion over most of India in the 16th and 17th centuries. | 2 | |
5541930490 | Ottoman Empire | A turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern europe. | 3 | |
5541933623 | Safavid Empire | Shi'ite (shia) muslim dynasty that ruled persia between 16th and 18th centuries. | 4 | |
5541937232 | Columbian Exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, diseased and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world involved in columbus's voyages. | 5 | |
5541942466 | Peninsulares | Descendants of the original conquistadores, sought to protect their privileges against immigrant newcomers. | 6 | |
5541947658 | Mestizo | A person of mixed racial ancestry (Especially European/native American) | 7 | |
5541953220 | Mulatto | Description of someone who is of African and European descent. | 8 | |
5541955441 | Devshirme | Ottoman taking non-muslim boys from conquered christian people to be trained as muslim soliders (Janissaries) | 9 | |
5541961371 | Yasak | Tribute paid in cash. or russian pelts. | 10 | |
5541963500 | Syncretism | Blending of opposing people, ideas or practices. Frequently in the realm of religon. | 11 | |
5541970706 | Creole | descendants of spanish-born BUT born in Latin America; resented inferior social, political and economical status. | 12 | |
5541975166 | Caravel | A small, highly manuverable three-masted ship used by the portuguese and spanish in exploration of the Atlantic. | 13 | |
5541987227 | Encomienda | Indians required to work a certain number of days for a land owner, but also had their own land to work on. | 14 | |
5541990456 | Empiricism | A theory that states that knowledge comes only from sensory experience. | 15 | |
5541993582 | Mercantilism | Policies designed to promote overseas trade between a country and it's colonies who could only trade with the mother country. | 16 | |
5541998052 | Social Contract | A book which theorized about the best way in which to set up a political community in a commercial society. | 17 | |
5542002909 | Yurt | Tentlike structure made of skin, felt or hand-woven textiles arranged over wooden poles. (portable dwelling). | 18 | |
5542008240 | Charlemagne | Charles the great; carolingian monarch who established a substantial empire in France and Germany. | 19 | |
5542013969 | Akbar | Mugal Indias most famous emperor. Religously tolerant. descendant of Timur. Did'nt force anyone to change religons. | 20 | |
5542020294 | Humanism | Focus on humankind as center of intellectual and artistic endeavor. | 21 | |
5542023057 | Scholaticism | devised to reconcile faith v.s. reason. | 22 | |
5542096019 | Black Death | Bubonic plague that spread across Asia North Africa and Europe in 4th century. (killed a lot of people) | 23 | |
5542099233 | Cartography | The making of maps and charts. | 24 | |
5542114504 | Babylonian Captivity | The period when all popes were French and resided in Avignon, France, starting with Clement V. This angered Italians and led to the Great Schism. | 25 | |
5542120385 | Hanseatic League | organization in northern germany and southern Scandinavia for the purpose of establishing a commercial alliance and to increase trade. | 26 | |
5542124224 | Magna Carta | Charter issued by King John of England. Confirmed feudal rights against monarchial claims. Principle of mutual limits and obligations between rulers and fuedal aristocracy. | 27 | |
5542131109 | Copernicus | Polish monk and astronomer; disproved hellenistic belief that the earth was at the center of the universe. | 28 | |
5542136328 | Petrarch | Father of Reniassance; He believed the first two centuries of the Roman Empire to respent the peak in the development of human civilization. | 29 | |
5573650783 | Motives for European Exploration | 1.Crusades- By-pass intermediaries to get to Asia. 2. Renaissance- Curiosity about other lands and peoples. 3. Reformation- refugees and missionaries. 4. Monarcks seeking new sources of revenue. Land= wealth/power. Technological advances Fame and Fortune. | 30 | |
5573661281 | Joint - Stock Companies | Businesses backed by govt. charter which sold shares in a ventury thereby spreading the risk and profit. | 31 | |
5573663116 | Why would Columbus' exchange be considered an unintentional "bio-terrorism"? | Because the Europeans had no idea that they brought over many diseases for which the natives had no defense and caused a huge massacre. | 32 | |
5573668724 | Tribute system | Threaten to overtake someone or to protect them in exchange for tribute. | 33 |
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