Ap world History Ch 15 Flashcards

38513988	Ibn-Rushd (Averroës)	Iberian Muslim philosopher; studied Greek rationalism; ignored among Muslims but influential in Europe	0
38513989	Ming Dynasty	Replaced Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted large trade expeditions to southern Asia and Africa; later concentrated on internal development within China; restored civil service exam	1
38513990	Zhenghe	: Muslim Chinese seaman; commanded expeditions throughout the Indian Ocean.	2
38513991	Renaissance	Cultural and political elite movement beginning in Italy circa 1400; based on urban vitality and expanding commerce; produced literature and art with distinctly more secular priorities than those of the European Middle Ages	3
38513992	Black Death	14th-century bubonic plague; decimated populations in Asia and Europe	4
38513993	Portugal, Castile, and Aragon	Regional Iberian kingdoms; participated in reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims; developed a vigorous military and religious agenda.	5
38513994	Francesco Petrarch	Italian author and humanist; a major literary figure of the Renaissance.	6
38513995	Vivaldi brothers	Genoese explorers who attempted to find a western route to the "Indies"; precursors of European thrust into southern Atlantic	7
38513996	Vasco da Gama	: Portuguese explorer; first European to reach India by sea around Africa	8
38513997	Henry the Navigator	Portuguese prince; sponsored Atlantic voyages; reflected the forces present in late postclassical Europe	9
38513998	Ethnocentrism	Judging foreigners by the standards of one's own group; leads to problems in interpreting world history.	10
38513999	Maoris	polynesian people in present day New Zealand	11