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7119464069PeninsulariesPeople born in Spain (most power, fewest pop.)0
7119464070CreolesPpls of eu. Descent born in the colonies1
7119464071MestizosPeople of mixed Native American and eu. Descent2
7119464072MulattoesPeople of mixed African and eu. Descent3
7119464073Last part of social hierarchyNative Americans and people of African descent4
71194640741618-164830 years war5
71194640751600Battle of Sekigahara-unification of Japan- Beginning of Tokugawa rule6
71194640761751Battle of Lepanto (defeat of ottoman navy)7
71194640771492Columbus/reconquista of Spain8
71194640781521Cortez conquered the Aztecs9
71194640791588Defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British10
71194640801488Dias rounded the cape of good hope11
71194640811607Founding of Jamestown (Dutch)12
71194640821689Glorious revolution / English bill of rights13
71194640831517Martin Luther's 95 theses14
71194640841453Ottomans capture Constantinople (instanbul)15
71194640851533Pizzaro toppled the inca16
711946408615021st slaves to Americas17
711946408716832nd unsuccessful ottoman siege of Vienna18
7119464088Scientific reformationSweeping scientific advancements and discoveries of the 16th century became known as the19
7119464089Protestant reformationThe religious movement of the 16th century that challenged unbiblical practices of the Catholic Church20
7119464090PythagorasGreek mathematician who proved the relationship of the sides of a right triangle21
7119464091John CalvinAuthor of the institutes of Christian religion; a French theologian who preached that salvation was a gift of god to those he predestined for salvation22
7119464092BourgeoisieThe class of well off town dwellers whose wealth came from manufacturing, finance, commerce, and allied professions in early modern Europe23
7119464093Balance of powerThe policy in international relations by which, beginning in the 18th century, the major European states acted together to prevent any one of them from becoming too powerful24
7119464094Catholic reformationIn response to the Protestant reformation, the council of Trent reaffirmed the supremacy of the pope and called for reforms. This was known as the25
7119464095Galileo GalileiItalian astronomer who, through telescopic observation, discovered that heavenly bodies were not perfectly smooth spheres; he was also condemned by the Catholic Church for supporting the heliocentric theory26
7119464096Martin LutherGerman monk who nailed the 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg, this igniting the Protestant reformation. Unleashed the bible against the Catholic Church by translating it into german vernacular27
7119464097John LockeEnglish political philosopher who believed that people should overthrow their govt if it fails to protect the common good; his ideas were the basis for the American Declaration of Independence28
7119464098Joint-stock companyA business often backed by a govt character that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks and profits among many investors. Mainly used by English and Dutch and greatly affected the future economy of the globe29
7119464099Isaac NewtonAn English mathematician who published arguably the greatest scientific work in history, the principa mathematica. He invented calculus to explain the simple laws that governed motion and all physical objects; gravity30
7119464100PapacyThe central administration of the Roman Catholic Church31
7119464101Holy Roman EmpireLoose federation of mostly german states and principalities headed by an emperor elected by princes. It lasted from 962-180632
7119464102Nicolaus CopernicusA polish mathematician who first came up with the heliocentric theory (sun is center not earth) of the solar system, thus sparking a scientific revolution33
7119464103English civil warConflict over royal versus. Parliamentary rights caused by King Charles I's arrests of his parliamentary critics. Its outcome checked the growth of royal absolutism and with the glorious revolution of 1688 and the English bills of rights if 1689 ensured that England would be a constitutional monarchy (ruler is subject to the law)34
7119464104Martin Luther argued that the authority of truth in the church should be derived solely from the ___Bible35
7119464105EnlightenmentThe intellectual movement of the 16 & 17th centuries that sought to use only human reason to discover laws governing special behavior was known as the36
7119464106IndulgencesForgiveness of past sins could be achieved by purchasing this from the Catholic Church37
7119464107AristotleGreek philosopher upon whom Renaissance scholars built their ideas about science. During this scientific revolution, his ideas were proven to be primitive and not based on scientific observations.38
7119464108VersaillesHuge palace built for French king Louis XIV south of Paris in the town of the same name. The palace symbolized the preeminence of French power and architecture in Europe and the triumph of royal authority over the French nobility.39
7119464109Little ice ageA century long period of cool climate that began in the 1590s. Its ill effect on agriculture in Northern Europe were notable40
7119464110GentryIn china and England it was a class of prosperous families, next in wealth below aristrocrats41
7119464111Stock exchangeA place where shares in a company or business enterprise are bought and sold42
7119464112HagsburgA powerful European family that provided many holy roman emperors, founded by Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian) empire, and ruled 16th and 17th century Spain43
7119464113DeforestationThe removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves. Began to occur in Europe in the 16th century as the population continued to grow.44
7119464114Johannes GutenbergInvented movable-type printing press that started the printing revolution.45
7119464115MercantilismEconomic system where the "mother country" has colonies and restricts them to trade only with the mother.46
7119464116Hagia SophiaChristian church Justinian I ordered to build that was converted into a Muslim mosque47
7119464117Glorious revolutionwas the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland and James II of Ireland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). William's successful invasion of England with a Dutch fleet and army led to his ascending of the English throne as William III of England jointly with his wife Mary II of England.48
7119464118EncomiendaLabor system compelled native workers to labor in Spanish mines and fields in exchange for protection and Christian conversion49
7119464119DevshirmeOtomman's practice of taking Christian boys in tha Balkan to be in the sultan's army.50
7119464120Treaty of tordesillasTreaty signed by pope Alexander VI between Spain and Portugal that divided into east and west of the line that was drawn. Portugal got east, Spain got west. Portugal got Brazil b/c of this51
7119464121AbsolutismPolitical philosophy that stressed the divine right theory; political theory that all emperors had complete rule52
7119464122ViceroyLooked over king's land in new world. (Ruler of new world colonies but owned up to the king of Spain)53
7119464123Shiite Muslim (Shia)Believed that leader had to be descendant of of muhammad54
7119464124Zheng HeEunuch admiral that led maritime expeditions to spread China's wealth; stopped explorations because they were worried of nomads invading china esp. Mongols55
7119464125CaravelSmall fast Portuguese ship56
7119464126GalleonSpanish ships that Carried silver across the pacific57
7119464127Scientific revolutionEstablished basis for science58
7119464128BoyersRussian nobility59
7119464129ManchusFounded Qing dynasty (NE Asian people)60
7119464130JesuitsMissionaries founded by Ignatius. They were great in math science and traveled to the Qing Dynasty and other places around the world61
7119464131Catherine the greatSuccessor of peter I and divided Russian empire into 50 administrative provinces and promoted economic development in Russia's towns. She was absolutist and resulted in tight centralization and considerable strengthening of the state62
7119464132Shah JahanOrdered the construction of the Taj Mahal for his deceased wife ; Mughal emperor63
7119464133SerfPeasants who were tied to the land and who owed obligations to the lords on whose land they worked.64
7119464134SultanIslamic ruler65
71194641357 years war was known asThe first global war66
7119464136Battle of ChaldrianOtto vs Safavid, Safavid lost67
7119464137Windows to the westSt Petersburg, called this b/c Peter the great tried to make it like other major European countries68
7119464138Mita systemSpanish authorities annually required each native village to send 1/7 of its male pop. to work for 4 mos. in the mines (low wages, harsh conditions)69
7119464139Divine theoryKings derived their authority to rule from god and served as god's lieutenants upon earth70
7119464140ConstitutionalismMovement in England in 17th century that places power in parliament's hands as part of a constitutional monarchy and that increasingly limited the power of the monarch; movement was highlighted by the English civil war and the glorious revolution71
7119464141CapitalismAn economic system with origins in early modern europe in which private parties make their goods and services available on a free market.72
7119464142Suleyman the magnificentOttoman sultan known as lawgiver Made navy (other Islamic empires didn't have)73
7119464143Akbar the greatEliminated jizya and tried to make peace74
7119464144Where was the Ottoman EmpireModern day turkey and encompassed lands Around the southern and eastern Mediterranean Constantinople the Red Sea the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and Eastern Europe75
7119464145What was ottoman major religion? Were they nice to other religions?Sunni Muslim; yes tolerant of religion but enforced jizya76
7119464146Janissaries- who used them?Christians that were captured and used As soldiers or bureaucrats; ottoman77
7119464147Ottoman EmpireTraded all around the world (became culturally diverse)78
7119464148Where was the Safavid empireModern day Iran east of the Ottoman Empire79
7119464149Which had women equality, which didn't.Ottoman did Safavid didn't80
7119464150Main religion of Safavid and were they nice to other religionsShia/Shiite Muslim and no they weren't tolerant you had to convert to Shia81
7119464151Where was Mughal empireModern day Pakistan and Afghanistan and the northern subcontinent of India82
7119464152Mughal empire granted land based onMilitary service83
7119464153Main religion of Mughal? Were there any tensions? Anything happen?Hindu and Muslim were main religions and there was tension between them; Sikhism developed which is a mixture of Hindu and Islam84
7119464154Forbidden cityCapital of ming and Qing dynasties; was large and lavish and only imp people were allowed into the inner court85
7119464155Great WallWall in china completed under the ming to prevent Mongols or other nomads to cross and try to invade86
7119464156Matteo RicciJesuit scholar who traveled to china and brought new science and math revolutions and hoped to convert the Chinese into Christians87
7119464157KangxiEmperor of Qing dynasty and helped consolidate their hold on china and was a conqueror seeking to project Chinese influence into Central Asia88
7119464158QianlongEmperor of Qing dynasty that made it wealthy and well organized to the point where he cancelled taxes because they didn't need money89
7119464159DaimyoPowerful territorially did in early modern japan (land owning families)90
7119464160Floating worldsCenter of Tokugawa urban culture91
7119464161What led to pop growth in chinaMaize from the Americas92
7119464162What led to the fall of ming dynastyRebellions and Manchus93
71194641637 years war1756-176394

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