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| 9977845268 | Imperialism | the policy of extending rule over foreign countries Many were driven by the idea of mercantilism. It is also the philosophy on which gunpowder empires such as the Ottomans, Safavid, and Mughals ran. | 0 | |
| 9977845269 | Nation-State | A sovereign state inhabited by a homogenous group of people Generally, nations like China, Japan, and some African countries that were incredibly isolated. | 1 | |
| 9977845270 | Joint Stock Companies | An association of individuals who pooled resources and provided stock like a corporation | 2 | |
| 9977845271 | Mulattoes | A person of mixed European and African descent Introduced the world to a new type of family and created new social castes. | 3 | |
| 9977845272 | Mercantilism | Prosperity of a nation depends on its supply of resources Had a huge impact on colonies and settlements in the New World. One of the reasons that people even explored because they wanted to find more resources for better trade opportunities. | 4 | |
| 9977845273 | Sikhism | Syncretic religion formed by Nanak | 5 | |
| 9977845274 | Mughal | Muslim state that ruled India | 6 | |
| 9977845275 | Columbian exchange | the exchange of plants and animals between the Americas and the rest of the word, following Columbus's expedition Brought diseases to the New World that had a detrimental impact on the native population of the time. Brought the potato to Europe, which led to a spike in population growth. | 7 | |
| 9977845276 | Jean Jacques Rousseau | Champion of democracy, all people are equal | 8 | |
| 9977845277 | Zheng He | Chinese admiral who led seven overseas trade expeditions under Ming dynasty rule | 9 | |
| 9977845278 | Encomienda system | A grant of Land made by the Spaniards to a settler in the Americas, saying you can use native Americans as slaves | 10 | |
| 9977845279 | Laissez-Faire capitalism | the idea that economy can run itself | 11 | |
| 9977845280 | Adam Smith | Scottish economist who advocated laissez-faire | 12 | |
| 9977845281 | Safavid | The Shi'a Islamic dynasty that ruled Persia in the 16th and 18th centuries | 13 | |
| 9977845282 | Creoles | Descendants of Spaniards but born in South America | 14 | |
| 9977845283 | Ming | Chinese dynasty that focused on rejuvenating Chinese culture after years of Mongol rule | 15 | |
| 9977845284 | Shogun | Powerful military lord in feudal Japan | 16 | |
| 9977845285 | Dutch United East India Company | Private merchants advanced funds to send ships to India and provide them the ability to trade | 17 | |
| 9977845286 | Siberia | A vast Asian region of Russia | 18 | |
| 9977845287 | 95 Theses | Primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation Created by protestant reformist Martin Luther. He wanted to reform the Catholic church and refused to recant his words, which led to his excommunication from the Catholic church. | 19 | |
| 9977845288 | Cortes | Spaniard who defeated the Aztecs | 20 | |
| 9977845289 | Akbar | the most famous Muslim ruler of India | 21 | |
| 9977845290 | John Locke | Enlightenment thinker who thought all people were equal and were essentially good | 22 | |
| 9977845291 | Potosi | A mine located in upper Peru | 23 | |
| 9977845292 | Middle Passage | the route in between western ports of Africa and the Caribbean A part of the Atlantic triangular trade. Most slaves died during this section of the journey, for there was a 10-20% mortality rate. Olaudah Equiano survived this passage and wrote about his experiences. | 24 | |
| 9977845293 | Daimyo | Japanese military leaders | 25 | |
| 9977845294 | Ottomans | Turkic empire established in Asia Minor A gunpowder empire that conquered Constantinople; leading to the main religion of the region becoming Islam. | 26 | |
| 9977845295 | Songhay | Portion of Mali after the kingdom collapsed | 27 | |
| 9977845296 | Tokugawa | A powerful Japanese family that ruled as shotguns | 28 | |
| 9977845297 | Renaissance | cultural and political movement in Italy during the 1400s; Northern Renaissance took place in other European nations Led to advancements in the arts and literature; a catalyst for the Scientific Revolution. Gave the world some of its greatest minds: Shakespeare, the ninja turtles, etc. | 29 | |
| 9977845298 | Shah Abbas the Great | Safavid ruler 1587-1629 | 30 | |
| 9977845299 | Syncretic religions | religions that combine two other religions; Cultures and religions that combine overtime Akbar tried this with Hinduism and Islam in the Mughal Empire in an effort to unite the two feuding groups. | 31 | |
| 9977845300 | Humanism | A focus on humanity as the center of intellectual and artistic endeavor | 32 | |
| 9977845301 | Absolute Monarchy | the monarchy has all the power; no checks and balances Conflicts commonly arose in this type of government, with issues of fairness, cruelty, and succession being some of the most common catalysts (see Russia). | 33 | |
| 9977845302 | Shah | Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iraq/Persia | 34 | |
| 9977845303 | Scientific revolution | European advancements in math and science, developed scientific method | 35 | |
| 9977845304 | Manchus | Northeast Asians who defeated the Ming dynasty and started the Qing dynasty | 36 | |
| 9977845305 | English East India company | An early joint-stock company; granted on English royal charter with the intent of favoring trade privileges in India | 37 | |
| 9977845306 | Copernicus | A philosopher who brought up the theory of helio-centricity | 38 | |
| 9977845307 | Mestizo | A person of mixed racial ancestry Introduced a new type of family to the world. And created a new type of social caste. Introduced a new type of family to the world. And created a new type of social caste. | 39 | |
| 9977845308 | Pizarro | Spaniard who conquered the Incas Led to the replacement and loss of Incan culture to and with European culture. | 40 | |
| 9977845309 | Janissaries | Christian boys taken from Christian families in the Balkans, converted to Islam; raised and trained to serve the Sultan | 41 | |
| 9977845310 | Enlightenment | A burst of thought and cultural advancement in Europe during the middle ages | 42 | |
| 9977845311 | Indulgences | Forgiveness of sins sold by the Catholic church Was a catalyst for the Protestant Reformation; led to the corruption of clergy members. This practice was called out for not being Biblical by Martin Luther, a Protestant reformer. | 43 | |
| 9977845312 | Vasco de Gama | Portuguese Sailor, first to sail around Southern Africa to the Indian Ocean He discovered routes around the Cape of Good Hope, which opened up new trading and traveling opportunities. He made it all the way to India. Only half of his crew survived the rest died of scurvy. | 44 | |
| 9977845313 | Viceroy | governor of a country that represents his king Allowed for diplomatic missions between empires and kingdoms. | 45 | |
| 9977845314 | Mali | formed when the Sundiata took control of the Ghana Empire | 46 | |
| 9977845315 | Lateen Sail | A triangular sail used on ships | 47 | |
| 9977845316 | Patriarchy | A society ruled by males | 48 | |
| 9977845317 | Peter the Great | Russian czar that created St. Petersburg, innovated the empires army making them more modern created the first navy; westernized Russia | 49 |
