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8420139567Atlantic SystemThe network of trading links after 1500 that moved goods, wealth, people, and cultures around the Atlantic Ocean Basin0
8420139568Middle PassageA voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.1
8420139569Aztec 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
8420139570colonieswhen a native country forms new land into settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.3
8420139571colobian exchangethe exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas after Columbus' discovery4
8420139572hernan cortes1485-1547, Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico5
8420139573Francisco PizzaroA Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas6
8420139574ConquistadorsEarly-sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru. (Examples Cortez, Pizarro, Francisco.)7
8420139575Silver 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
8420139576counter 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
8420139577Inca EmpireLargest Empire ever built in South America; and conquered by the european, Francisco Pizzaro10
8420139578Holy 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
8420139579MestizosA person of mixed Native American and European ancestory12
8420139580Creolesa person that is european but born in the americas.13
8420139581Peninusularsa person that was born in Europe but lives in the americas.14
8420139582Encomienda SystemA system whereby the Spanish crown granted the conquerors the right to forcibly employ groups of Indians15
8420139583Mughal EmpireMuslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.16
8420139584New WorldA term for the Americas during the Age of Exploration17
8420139585Protestant Reformation16th century series of religious actions which led to establishment of the Protestant churches. Led by Martin Luther18
8420139586Martin Luther" started " the reformation because of his anger towards indulgences and unjust clergy. he also translated the bible into German19
8420139587Lutheran Churchbelieved to get into heaven all you need is faith20
8420139588John 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
8420139589Henry 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
8420139590Catholic Counter ReformationCharles V's response to the Protestant Reformation as Emperor to the Holy Roman Empire23
8420139591Saint Ignatius LoyolaLeader of Jesuits - pushed for universities, education, human rights, part of the counter reformation24
8420139592European 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
8420139593Thirty 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
8420139594Treaty Of Westphalia1648 ended the Thirty Years war. Granted religious freedom to various German towns throughout the Holy Roman Empire27
8420139595Absolute monarchyA system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power28
8420139596parliamentary monarchyA government with a king or queen whose power is limited by the power of a parliament who checked the ruler29
8420139597Louis 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
8420139598Frederick the Great(1740-1786) - The Prussian ruler who expanded his territory by defeating Maria Theresa of Austria.31
8420139599Seven 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
8420139600The Northern Renaissancethe expansion of Italian renaissance past the alps and into all of Europe.33
8420139601BullionGold and silver in the form of bars34
8420139602Canton systemchina's way of restricting trade, certain countries could only trade certain items at certain ports35
8420139603Charted companiesgroups of private investors who paid an annual fee in exchange for a monopoly over trade to the West Indies colonies.36
8420139605ManchusFederation of Northeast Asian (from Manchuria) peoples who founded the Qing Empire.37
8420139606MercantilismAn 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
8420139607Monetizationthe establishment of a widely accepted currency for exchange.39
8420139608MuscovyRussian principality that emerged gradually during the era of Mongol domination. The Muscovite dynasty ruled without interruption from 1276 to 1598.40
8420139609Qing 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
8420139610daiymoJapanese princes42
8420139611tokugawa shogunate(1603-1867) Feudal Warlord rulers of Japan. Responisble for closing Japan off from the rest of the world during the edo period43
8420139613Cartographymap making44
8420139614The Scientific RevolutionA new way of thinking about the natural world. It was based on careful observation and a willingness to question accepted beliefs45
8420139615Nikolai Copernicusmade the Heliocentric Theory46
8420139616Heliocentric Theorythe idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun( went against the church )47
8420139617GalileoHe was the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space further proved the heliocentric theory48
8420139618Issac NewtonBritish scientist who defined the laws of motion, discovered gravity,49
8420139619Enlightened despotAbsolute ruler who used his or her power to bring about political and social change50
8420139620EnlightenmentA movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions51
8420139621VoltaireHe believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government52
8420139622Rosseau"The Social Contract", people are born good but environment and education corrupts them53
8420139623CapitalismAn economic system based on private ownership and fees54
8420139624MercantilismAn economic policy under which nations sought to increase their profit by selling more goods than they bought55
8420139625Prince 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
8420139626Christopher ColumbusItalian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)57
8420139627Dutch West India Company(1621-1794) Trading company chartered by the Dutch government to conduct its merchants' trade in the Americas and Africa.58
8420139628Adam Smithdidnt like mercantilism because the government interfenes with the economics59
8420139629French 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
8420139630Forbidden CityA walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China by the Ming61
8420139631Great PlazaThe center of Safavid power in 17th century. Inspired by Shah Abbas Mosque62
8420139633Laissez-fairePolicy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy.63
8420139634Oceaniaa large group of islands in the south Pacific64
8420139635Palace of VeraillesKing Louis XIV estate where he moved his court, which quickly became the center of political, social, and cultural life65
8420139636Scientific methodA series of steps followed to solve problems including experimenting and data collecting66
8420139637Delhi Sultante1200-1526 was the Muslim rule; they were Islams so they made people pay a jizya if they did not convert67
8420139638Babur the Tiger(1483-1530) He lead the Mughal empire, and invaded and conquered India. and a descendent of Timur68
8420139639Akbar 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
8420139640Taj MahalA beautiful tomb built by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan to honor his wife.70
8420139642Suleiman the MagnificentThe most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1520-1566); 'The Lawgiver.' He significantly expanded the empire71
8420139643Instanbulmodern day Constaninople, named Instanbul after the Ottomans gained control in 145372
8420139644Safavid EmpireShi'ite Muslim dynasty that ruled Persia between 16th and 18th centuries73
8420139645Janiassariesmembers of the Turkish military that used weapons and were paid money in comparison to calvary that were paid in land74
8420139646Millet systemDivided regions in the Ottoman Empire by religion75
8420139647the boersDutch (farmers), who settled in South Africa.76
8420139648the zuluIndigenous people in South Africa77
8420139649zamindarsa local official in Mogul India that collects taxes for the central government78
8420139650edict of nantes1598 grant of tolerance in France to French Protestants79
8420139651romanovsRuling family of Russia80
8420139653enclousurea farming system practiced in England where you farm what people need to buy81
8420139654Hobbesbelieves that absolute government creates order and control82
8420139655Lockeyou are born with natural rights, and people are a product of their experiences83
8420139656DiderotPublished work of many philosphes in his Encyclopedia.84

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