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8112993071Atlantic SystemThe network of trading links after 1500 that moved goods, wealth, people, and cultures around the Atlantic Ocean Basin0
8112993072Middle PassageA voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.1
8112993073Aztec 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
8112993074colonieswhen a native country forms new land into settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.3
8112993075colombian exchangethe exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas after Columbus' discovery4
8112993076hernan cortes1485-1547, Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico5
8112993077Francisco PizzaroA Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas6
8112993078ConquistadorsEarly-sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru. (Examples Cortez, Pizarro, Francisco.)7
8112993079Silver 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
8112993080counter 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
8112993081Inca EmpireLargest Empire ever built in South America; and conquered by the european, Francisco Pizzaro10
8112993082Holy 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
8112993083MestizosA person of mixed Native American and European ancestory12
8112993084Creolesa person that is european but born in the americas.13
8112993085Peninusularsa person that was born in Europe but lives in the americas.14
8112993086Encomienda SystemA system whereby the Spanish crown granted the conquerors the right to forcibly employ groups of Indians15
8112993087Mughal EmpireMuslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.16
8112993088New WorldA term for the Americas during the Age of Exploration17
8112993089Protestant Reformation16th century series of religious actions which led to establishment of the Protestant churches. Led by Martin Luther18
8112993090Martin Luther" started " the reformation because of his anger towards indulgences and unjust clergy. he also translated the bible into German19
8112993091Lutheran Churchbelieved to get into heaven all you need is faith20
8112993092John 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
8112993093Henry 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
8112993094Catholic Counter ReformationCharles V's response to the Protestant Reformation as Emperor to the Holy Roman Empire23
8112993095Saint Ignatius LoyolaLeader of Jesuits - pushed for universities, education, human rights, part of the counter reformation24
8112993096European 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
8112993097Thirty 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
8112993098Treaty Of Westphalia1648 ended the Thirty Years war. Granted religious freedom to various German towns throughout the Holy Roman Empire27
8112993099Absolute monarchyA system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power28
8112993100Louis 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.29
8112993101Seven 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.30
8112993102ManchusFederation of Northeast Asian (from Manchuria) peoples who founded the Qing Empire.31
8112993103MercantilismAn 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 bought32
8112993104Qing 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,33
8112993105feudal warlords in japandaiymo34
8112993106tokugawa shogunate(1603-1867) Feudal Warlord rulers of Japan. Responisble for closing Japan off from the rest of the world during the edo period35
8112993107Reunification of Japanmade possible by 3 strong shogunate which est. the tokugawa, japans government36
8112993108Cartographymap making37
8112993109The Scientific RevolutionA new way of thinking about the natural world. It was based on careful observation and a willingness to question accepted beliefs38
8112993110Nikolai Copernicusmade the Heliocentric Theory39
8112993111Heliocentric Theorythe idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun( went against the church )40
8112993112GalileoHe was the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space further proved the heliocentric theory41
8112993113Issac NewtonBritish scientist who defined the laws of motion, discovered gravity,42
8112993114Prince 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.43
8112993115Christopher ColumbusItalian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)44
8112993116Dutch West India Company(1621-1794) Trading company chartered by the Dutch government to conduct its merchants' trade in the Americas and Africa.45
8112993117French and Indian War(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French and their allies, The English won and dominated colonials46
8112993118Forbidden CityA walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China by the Ming47
8112993119Palace of VeraillesKing Louis XIV estate where he moved his court, which quickly became the center of political, social, and cultural life48
8112993120Scientific methodA series of steps followed to solve problems including experimenting and data collecting49
8112993121Delhi Sultante1200-1526 was the Muslim rule; they were Islams so they made people pay a jizya if they did not convert50
8112993122Babur the Tiger(1483-1530) He lead the Mughal empire, and invaded and conquered India. and a descendent of Timur51
8112993123Akbar 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.52
8112993124Taj MahalA beautiful tomb built by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan to honor his wife.53
8112993125Topkapi PalacePolitical headquarters of the Ottoman Empire, it was located in Istanbul.54
8112993126Suleiman the MagnificentThe most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1520-1566); 'The Lawgiver.' He significantly expanded the empire55
8112993127Instanbulmodern day Constaninople, changed to this after the Ottomans gained control in 145356
8112993128Safavid EmpireShi'ite Muslim dynasty that ruled Persia between 16th and 18th centuries57
8112993129Janiassariesmembers of the Turkish military that used weapons and were paid money in comparison to calvary that were paid in land58
8112993130Millet systemDivided regions in the Ottoman Empire by religion59
8112993131edict of nantes1598 grant of tolerance in France to French Protestants60
8112993132romanovsRuling family of Russia61

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