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5890684211Imperialismthe policy of extending rule over foreign countries0
5890684212Nation-StateA sovereign state inhabited by a homogenous group of people1
5890684213Joint Stock CompaniesAn association of individuals who pooled resources and provided stock like a corporation2
5890684214MulattoesA person of mixed european and African descent3
5890684215MercantilismProsperity of a nation depends on its supply of resources4
5890684216SikhismSyncretic religion formed by Nanak5
5890684217MughalMuslim state that ruled india6
5890684218Columbian exchangethe exchange of plants and animals between the americas and the rest of the word, following columbus's expedition7
5890684219Jean Jacques RousseauChampion of democracy, all people are equal8
5890684220Zheng HeChinese admiral who led seven over seas trade expeditions under ming dynasty rule9
5890684221Encomienda systemA grant of Land made by the spaniards to a settler in the Americas, saying you can use native americans as slaves10
5890684222Laissez- Faire capitalismthe idea that economy can run itself11
5890684223Adam SmithScottish economist who advocated laissez faire12
5890684224SafavidThe Shi'a Islamic dynasty that ruled Persia in the 16th and 18th centuries13
5890684225CreolesDescendants of spaniards but born in South America14
5890684226MingChinese dynasty that focused on rejuvenating chinese culture after years of Mongol rule15
5890684227ShogunPowerful military lord in feudal Japan16
5890684228Dutch United East India CompanyPrivate merchants advanced funds to send ships to India and provide them the ability to trade17
5890684229SiberiaA vast asian region of Russia18
589068423095 ThesesPrimary catalyst for the protestant reformation19
5890684231CortesSpaniard who defeated the Aztecs20
5890684232Akbarthe most famous muslim ruler of India21
5890684233John LockeEnlightenment thinker who thought all people were equal and were essentially good22
5890684234PotosiA mine located in upper peru23
5890684235Middle Passagethe route in between western ports of africa and the carribean24
5890684236DaimyoJapanese military leaders25
5890684237OttomansTurkic empire established in Asia Minor26
5890684238SonghayPortion of Mali after the kingdom collapsed27
5890684239TokugawaA powerful Japanese family that ruled as shoguns28
5890684240Renaissancecultural and political movement in Italy during the 1400's29
5890684241Shah Abass the GreatSafavid ruler 1587-162930
5890684242Syncretic religionsReligions that combine two other religions31
5890684243HumanismA focus on humanity as the center of intellectual and artistic endeavor32
5890684244Absolute MonarchyThe king has all the power33
5890684245ShahTitle for the former hereditary monarch of Iraq/persia34
5890684246Scientific revolutionEuropean advancements in math and science, developed scientific method35
5890684247ManchusNortheast Asians who defeated the ming dynasty and started the qing dynasty36
5890684248English East india companyAn early joint stock company; granted on english royal charter with the intent of favoring trade privileges in India37
5890684249CopernicusA philosopher (discovered the solar system)38
5890684250MestizoA person of mixed racial ancestry39
5890684251PizarroSpaniard who Conquered the incas40
5890684252JanissariesChristian Boys taken from christian families, converted to Islam and trained to serve the sultan41
5890684253EnlightenmentA burst of thought and cultural advancement in Europe during the middle ages42
5890684254IndulgencesForgiveness of sins sold by the catholic church43
5890684255Vasco de GamaPortuguese Sailor, first to sail around Southern Africa to the Indian Ocean44
5890684256Viceroygovernor of a country that represents his king45
5890684257Maliformed when the Sundiata took control of the Ghana empire46
5890684258Lateen SailA triangular sail used on ships47
5890684259PatriarchyA society ruled by males48
5890684260Peter the Greay49

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