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14607605318Atlantic SystemThe network of trading links after 1500 that moved goods, wealth, people, and cultures around the Atlantic Ocean Basin0
14607605319Middle PassageA voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.1
14607605320Aztec Empiremexican indian people who est. a great empire, centered on the valley of mexico and was overthrown by cortes along with disease in the 16th centuary2
14607605321colonieswhen a native country forms new land into settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.3
14607605322colobian exchangethe exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas after Columbus' discovery4
14607605323hernan cortes1485-1547, Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico5
14607605324Francisco PizzaroA Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas6
14607605325ConquistadorsEarly-sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru. (Examples Cortez, Pizarro, Francisco.)7
14607605326Silver mining and sugar production in the americasEurope needed a heavy supply of silver because it was the only thing that the Chinese were willing to trade, sugar want increased as they added it to tea and coffee8
14607605327counter reformationthe reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected)9
14607605328Inca EmpireLargest Empire ever built in South America; and conquered by the european, Francisco Pizzaro10
14607605329Holy Roman EmpireA Germanic empire began with the coronation of Charlemagne as Roman emperor in a.d. 800 and ended with the renunciation of the Roman imperial title by Francis II in 1806.11
14607605330MestizosA person of mixed Native American and European ancestory12
14607605331Creolesa person that is european but born in the americas.13
14607605332Peninusularsa person that was born in Europe but lives in the americas.14
14607605333Encomienda SystemA system whereby the Spanish crown granted the conquerors the right to forcibly employ groups of Indians15
14607605334Mughal EmpireMuslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.16
14607605335New WorldA term for the Americas during the Age of Exploration17
14607605336Protestant Reformation16th century series of religious actions which led to establishment of the Protestant churches. Led by Martin Luther18
14607605337Martin Luther" started " the reformation because of his anger towards indulgences and unjust clergy. he also translated the bible into German19
14607605338Lutheran Churchbelieved to get into heaven all you need is faith20
14607605339John Calvinwrote 'Institutes of the Christian Religion' in 1536; believed that ppl are sinful by nature and that people cannot earn salvation - God chooses a few "elect" who he will save21
14607605340Henry VIIIfounded the church of England because he wanted to divorce his wife but the pope said no. The fact that the pope was above the king angered him and forced conversion of his country22
14607605341Catholic Counter ReformationCharles V's response to the Protestant Reformation as Emperor to the Holy Roman Empire23
14607605342Saint Ignatius LoyolaLeader of Jesuits - pushed for universities, education, human rights, part of the counter reformation24
14607605343European religious warsEuropean regions fought each other on whether to be Protestant or Catholic, princes/leaders would change minds & people would have to follow, soon the wars became political25
14607605344Thirty Years War(1618-1648) A series of European wars that were partially a Catholic-Protestant religious conflict. It was primarily a battle between Frence and their rivals the Hapsburgs, rulers of the Holy Roman Empire26
14607605345Treaty Of Westphalia1648 ended the Thirty Years war. Granted religious freedom to various German towns throughout the Holy Roman Empire27
14607605346Absolute monarchyA system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power28
14607605347parliamentary monarchyA government with a king or queen whose power is limited by the power of a parliament who checked the ruler29
14607605348Louis XIV(1638-1715) Known as the Sun King, he was an absolute monarch that completely controlled France. One of his greatest accomplishments was the building of the palace at Versailles.30
14607605349Frederick the Great(1740-1786) - The Prussian ruler who expanded his territory by defeating Maria Theresa of Austria.31
14607605350Seven Years War(1756-1763 CE) Known also as the French and Indian war. It was the war between the French and their Indian allies and the English, proved the English to be the more dominant force.32
14607605351The Northern Renaissancethe expansion of Italian renaissance past the alps and into all of Europe.33
14607605352BullionGold and silver in the form of bars34
14607605353Canton systemchina's way of restricting trade, certain countries could only trade certain items at certain ports35
14607605354Charted companiesgroups of private investors who paid an annual fee in exchange for a monopoly over trade to the West Indies colonies.36
14607605355ManchusFederation of Northeast Asian (from Manchuria) peoples who founded the Qing Empire.37
14607605356MercantilismAn economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought38
14607605357Monetizationthe establishment of a widely accepted currency for exchange.39
14607605358MuscovyRussian principality that emerged gradually during the era of Mongol domination. The Muscovite dynasty ruled without interruption from 1276 to 1598.40
14607605359Qing Dynasty(1644-1911 CE), the last imperial dynasty of China which was overthrown by revolutionaries; was ruled by the Manchu people: began to isolate themselves from Western culture,41
14607605360daiymoJapanese princes42
14607605361tokugawa shogunate(1603-1867) Feudal Warlord rulers of Japan. Responisble for closing Japan off from the rest of the world during the edo period43
14607605362Cartographymap making44
14607605363The Scientific RevolutionA new way of thinking about the natural world. It was based on careful observation and a willingness to question accepted beliefs45
14607605364Nikolai Copernicusmade the Heliocentric Theory46
14607605365Heliocentric Theorythe idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun( went against the church )47
14607605366GalileoHe was the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space further proved the heliocentric theory48
14607605367Issac NewtonBritish scientist who defined the laws of motion, discovered gravity,49
14607605368Enlightened despotAbsolute ruler who used his or her power to bring about political and social change50
14607605369EnlightenmentA movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions51
14607605370VoltaireHe believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government52
14607605371Rosseau"The Social Contract", people are born good but environment and education corrupts them53
14607605372CapitalismAn economic system based on private ownership and fees54
14607605373MercantilismAn economic policy under which nations sought to increase their profit by selling more goods than they bought55
14607605374Prince Henry the Navigator(1394-1460) Prince of Portugal who established an observatory and school of navigation that spurred the growth of Portugal's colonial empire.56
14607605375Christopher ColumbusItalian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)57
14607605376Dutch West India Company(1621-1794) Trading company chartered by the Dutch government to conduct its merchants' trade in the Americas and Africa.58
14607605377Adam Smithdidnt like mercantilism because the government interfenes with the economics59
14607605378French and Indian War(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French and their allies, The English won and dominated colonials60
14607605379Forbidden CityA walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China by the Ming61
14607605380Great PlazaThe center of Safavid power in 17th century. Inspired by Shah Abbas Mosque62
14607605381Laissez-fairePolicy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy.63
14607605382Oceaniaa large group of islands in the south Pacific64
14607605383Palace of VeraillesKing Louis XIV estate where he moved his court, which quickly became the center of political, social, and cultural life65
14607605384Scientific methodA series of steps followed to solve problems including experimenting and data collecting66
14607605385Delhi Sultante1200-1526 was the Muslim rule; they were Islams so they made people pay a jizya if they did not convert67
14607605386Babur the Tiger(1483-1530) He lead the Mughal empire, and invaded and conquered India. and a descendent of Timur68
14607605387Akbar the Great(1542-1605) Emperor of the Mughal Empire in India. He is considered to be their greatest ruler. He is responsible for the expansion of his empire, the stability his administration gave to it, and the increasing of trade and cultural diffusion.69
14607605388Taj MahalA beautiful tomb built by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan to honor his wife.70
14607605389Suleiman the MagnificentThe most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1520-1566); 'The Lawgiver.' He significantly expanded the empire71
14607605390Instanbulmodern day Constaninople, named Instanbul after the Ottomans gained control in 145372
14607605391Safavid EmpireShi'ite Muslim dynasty that ruled Persia between 16th and 18th centuries73
14607605392Janiassariesmembers of the Turkish military that used weapons and were paid money in comparison to calvary that were paid in land74
14607605393Millet systemDivided regions in the Ottoman Empire by religion75
14607605394the boersDutch (farmers), who settled in South Africa.76
14607605395the zuluIndigenous people in South Africa77
14607605396zamindarsa local official in Mogul India that collects taxes for the central government78
14607605397edict of nantes1598 grant of tolerance in France to French Protestants79
14607605398romanovsRuling family of Russia80
14607605399enclousurea farming system practiced in England where you farm what people need to buy81
14607605400Hobbesbelieves that absolute government creates order and control82
14607605401Lockeyou are born with natural rights, and people are a product of their experiences83
14607605402DiderotPublished work of many philosphes in his Encyclopedia.84

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