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326042391MontezumaChief of the Aztec who could not resist Cortez0
326042392Francisco PizarroSpanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541)1
326042393PeninsularesSpanish-born, came to Latin America; ruled, highest social class2
326042394Creolesdescendants of Spanish-born BUT born in Latin America; resented inferior social, political, economic status3
326042395MestizosA person of mixed Native American and European ancestry4
326042396Mulattospersons of mixed european and african ancestry5
326042397ViceroysRoyal governors sent by Spain to rule in the King's name.6
326042398Age of ExplorationTime period during the 15th and 16th centuries when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans.7
326042399Joint-stock companyA company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts.8
326042400Mercantilisman economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests9
326042401Hapsburga royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 180610
326042402Stuart Restorationreestablishment of monarchy in the person of Charles II, the son of Charles I, after Cromwell's death. It temporarily ended England's troubles.11
326042403Glorious Revolutionthe revolution against James II12
326042404English Bill of RightDocument written by Parliment and agreed on by William and Mary of England in 1689, designed to prevent abuse of power by English Monarchs; forms the basis for much in American government and policies today.13
326042405HuguenotsFrench Protestants14
326042406War of Spanish SuccessionThis was the war between France and Spain in order to unite the two states under one ruler, Phillip V15
326042407Peace of Augsburg1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler16
326042408Peace of WestphaliaTreaty that ended the Thirty Years' War (1648) and readjusted the religious and political affairs of Europe.17
326042409Cossacksfree groups and outlaw armies of peasants who fled the tzar and service nobility18
326042410Baburbrilliant general who laid the foundation for the Mughal Empire19

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