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324634178MontezumaThe Aztec ruler, mistook Corets, with his pale skin and horse legs, for a god.0
324634179Francisco PizarroWas set out in search of the Incas with a tiny force of 200 men.1
324634181Age of ExplorationWas made possible by new financing schemes that now form the basis of our modern economies.2
324634184Joint-stock companyAn oranization created to pool the resources of mnay merchants, thereby distributing the costs and risks of colonization and reducing the danger for individual investors.3
324634186Muscovy CompanyEngland monopolized trade routes to Russia.4
324634188Dutch East India CompanyControlled routes to the Spice Islands.5
324634190MercantilismA country actively sought to rade, but tried not to import more than it exported; that is , it attempted to creat a favorable balance of trade.6
324634192Charles VInherited a large empire.7
324634194HapsburgA family that originated in Austria and , through a series of carefully arranged marriages, created a huge empire streatching from Austria and Germany to Spain.8
324634196Queen IsabellaFrom the more Muslim regions of southern Spain, initaited the consolidation of Spanish authortiy under one house.9
324634199Catherine the greatA ruler enlighted on the policied of education.10
324634201Jean BaptisteThe manager of the royal courts.11
324634203Peter the greatThe rule of Russia from 1682-125.12
324634205BaburA muslim leader that descended from Genghis Khan.13
324634207AkbarRuled from 1556 to 1605 was able to unity much of India by govering under a policy of relgious toleration.14
324634209Shah JahanAkburs gradson.15
324634211Taj MahalWas a building built by Shah Jahan.16
324634213SonghaiOne of the tree major African Kingdoms.17
324634215Edo periodThe Tokugawa capital.18
324634217Long ParlmentLimited the absolute powers of monarchy.19

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