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| 381613972 | absolute monarch | ruler with complete control over the government and the lives of the people. | 0 | |
| 381613973 | capitalism | an economic system based on private property and free enterprise | 1 | |
| 381613974 | circumnavigation | sailing completely around something, such as the world | 2 | |
| 381613975 | colonization | system of settling new lands that remain under the government of their native land | 3 | |
| 381613976 | commerce | the buying and selling of goods | 4 | |
| 381613977 | common wealth | a self-goverend political unit | 5 | |
| 381613978 | deists | believed that God created the universe to act through natural laws; Franklin, Jefferson, Paine (religion) | 6 | |
| 381613979 | hedonism | pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses (religion) | 7 | |
| 381613980 | humanism | a renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements | 8 | |
| 381613981 | institution | a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community | 9 | |
| 381613982 | jurisdiction | an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice | 10 | |
| 381613983 | mercantilism | the theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys | 11 | |
| 381613984 | monastic | related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns | 12 | |
| 381613985 | papacy | The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head. | 13 | |
| 381613986 | parliament | the lawmaking body of British government | 14 | |
| 381613987 | vernacular | The everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage | 15 | |
| 381613988 | age of reason | the period of the Enlightenment | 16 | |
| 381613989 | akbar 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. | 17 | |
| 381613990 | john calvin | French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion | 18 | |
| 381613991 | Columbian exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. | 19 | |
| 381613992 | counter reformation | catholic church's attempt to stop the protestant movement and to Strengthen the Catholic Church | 20 | |
| 381613993 | dutch east company | Government-chartered joint-stock company that controlled the spice trade in the East Indies until the british came and took over | 21 | |
| 381613994 | eastern orthodox | this Christian religion broke away from the Roman church when it would not accept the authority of the Pope as the head of the church | 22 | |
| 381613995 | Elizabeth I | Reestablished Protestantism as the state religion of England and she led the defeat of the Spanish Armada. | 23 | |
| 381613996 | encomienda system | system in Spanish America that gave settlers the right to tax local Indians or to demand their labor in exchange for protecting them and teaching them skills. | 24 | |
| 381613997 | english bill of rights | document that gave England a government based on a system of laws and a freely elected parliament | 25 | |
| 381613998 | English common wealth | The government run by parliament under the Puritans | 26 | |
| 381613999 | European exploration | fueles the growth of capitalism, manufacturing, globalism, technology, materials, labor | 27 | |
| 381614000 | floating empires | Portuguese and the Spanish set out to sea, controlled many major shipping routes | 28 | |
| 381614001 | Gutenberg's printing press | Long-term effect of this invention was the increase in the literacy rate | 29 | |
| 381614002 | hacienda system | similar to the feudal system, Natives got money and had to buy their products from their owners; few people owned land. (Spanish america) | 30 | |
| 381614003 | Henry VIII | English king who created the Church of England after the Pope refused to end his marriage. | 31 | |
| 381614004 | heliocentric theory | the idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun. | 32 | |
| 381614006 | Janissary corps | The Christian slaves of the Ottomans who were not eligible for government positions and served instead as a part of the Ottoman military | 33 | |
| 381614007 | Jesuit order | Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius de Loyola in 1534 | 34 | |
| 381614008 | martin Luther | a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices. | 35 | |
| 381614009 | louis XIV | This French king ruled for the longest time ever in Europe. He issued several economic policies and costly wars. He was the prime example of absolutism in France | 36 | |
| 381614010 | peter the great | Russian czar from 1682 to 1725, wanted closer ties to western europe, modernize and strengthen Russia | 37 | |
| 381614011 | philip II of Spain | This was the king who started the success of Spain's foreign colonies | 38 | |
| 381614012 | protestant reformation | A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches. | 39 | |
| 381614013 | renaissance | The great period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of European history | 40 | |
| 381614014 | roman catholic church | the Christian church headed by the pope in Rome | 41 | |
| 381614015 | scientific revolution | an era between 16th and 18th centuries when scientists began doing research in a new way using the scientific method | 42 | |
| 381614016 | shogun | the supreme military commander of Japan | 43 | |
| 381614017 | zheng he | Chinese admiral during the Ming Dynasty, he led great voyages that spread China's fame throughout Asia | 44 | |
| 381614018 | mughal empire | a period of Muslim rule of India from the 1500s to the 1700s | 45 | |
| 381614019 | huguenots | French Protestants influenced by John Calvin | 46 | |
| 381614020 | African slave trade | African peoples captured and taken as slaves to South America (sugar cane plantations) and North America (cotton plantations) | 47 | |
| 381614021 | spain | King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella created one house under Spanish rule, creating an all powerful nation-state. Supported exploration, had a long term impact on cultural world, revival and expansion of the Spanish language , culture, roman Catholicism, expanding them across the Atlantic. Focused on western exploration.(Western Europe) | 48 | |
| 381614022 | Portugal | Dominate Africa the Indian ocean an spice islands. Had limited man power, was middle man in the floating empire. Transatlantic slave trade and controlled sea routes.(Western Europe) | 49 | |
| 381614023 | Elizabeth Age | Daughter of King Henry VIII. Boasted expansion into the new world. England (Western Europe) | 50 | |
| 381614024 | France | France began to unify and centralize authority under a strong monarchy. Relgiously differnet, catholic vs protestant (huguenonts). Edict of Nantes created tolernace.After a change in power to Louis XIV, many Huguenots were exiled. Never called on the estates -general for guidence. Many terrirorial invasions was coastly and inefficiant.Failed and colonizing over seas.Giving up a lot of territory to england.Center of arts grew as military declined. (Western Europe) | 51 | |
| 381614005 | holy roman empire | Loose federation of mostly German states and principalities, headed by an emperor elected by the princes. It lasted from 962 to 1806. (western Europe) | 52 | |
| 381614026 | Russia | Ivan IV absolute rule, united & expanded. Peasants conquered land for freedom from there feudal lords (cosacks) Established Romanov Dynasty, added stability into the empire. Peasants turned into slaves (serfs) Peter the great westernized Russia. Built first navy. Many scientist were recruited. Women had to were western clothing. Men had to shave there beards. Most of serfs built the land. Education alike to western ideas. (East Europe) | 53 | |
| 381614027 | Safavid | The shi'ite muslim dynasty that ruled in persia between the 16th and 18th centuries (Islamic, middle east) | 54 | |
| 381614029 | Mughal | Akbar, centralized religious tolerance between Hinduism and Islam. Eliminated Jizya, tax on Hindus. Tried to improve women by attempting sati. Resulted in golden age of art and architecture . (Islamic, middle east) | 55 | |
| 381614028 | Ottoman Empire | Turks in Turkey. Constantinople moved to Isanbul. Tolerant of Christian and Jews. Conquered land by children warriors "janissanries" Selim I expanded it the most. Military, encouraged arts. Golden age. Expanded Islam. Trade with India, china and America. (Islamic, middle east) | 56 | |
| 381614030 | Kongo and Angola | Kongo: Centralized, trade with Portuguese. Established close economic and Europeans established a close economical and political relationship with the king. Converted to Roman Catholicism. Angola: (africa) | 57 | |
| 381614032 | Ming | 9th dynasty restored power, strong centralized govt on traditional Confucius principles. Reinstated civil service exam. and removed mongol influence. Changed money to single whip based on silver economy. established trade with Spanish silver flooding market, caused inflation. (china) | 58 | |
| 381614033 | qing | 10th dynasty not chinese. Took over ming dynasty. Chinese forbidden to learn language or marry. Civil service exam grew. Expanded empire and art. Traded with Europeans restricted, brought tea, silk and porcelain for silver. Merchant class rose. (china) | 59 | |
| 381614034 | tokuguawa Shogawa | Strict rigid government. Rigid class like caste system warrior->farmers->artisans-> merchant. Westernization prohibited. Christians executed. National seclusion policy, japan became secluded. Culture thrived. Buddism and shintoism remained. Strong central authority. (Japan) | 60 | |
| 381614035 | Charles V Hapsburg | This was the Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. He was a supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter-Reformation | 61 |
