AP World Flashcards

Stearns Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22

302422385	galleons	large Spanish sailing ships	0
302422386	mapmaking	(aka cartography) the practice of making maps. This made trans-oceanic travel/trade possible.	1
302422387	Zheng He	An imperial Muslim eunuch that led 7 voyages between 405 and 1433 through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa. These ships were massive and all records of his expeditions were burned.	2
302422388	deism	belief that though God is the creator, he simply oversees the earth and allows natural laws to take place.	3
302422389	absolute monarchy	political theory that monarchs have complete control over their subjects based on divine rights.	4
302422390	janissaries	an infantry of captured Christian boys that were converted to Islam. Very strict/highly respected. They were one of the 1st standing armies.	5
302422391	Akbar	(Babur's successor) 13 year old ruler of the Mughal Dynasty. He was a great military ruler that expanded the empire and developed many social reforms.	6
302422392	Babur	Mughal ruler that conquered the Northern Indian plains then the Indus River and Ganghes River plains. He was a military strategist, writer and musician.	7
302422393	daimyo	Japanese landowners that often gave land to the samurai in exchange for protection.	8
302422394	Francis Xavier	Spanish Jesuit missionary that worked to help the lower caste groups in India but was unsuccessful with the upper class. (he is responsible for the most conversions in Asia and he founded the Xaverian Brothers).	9
302422395	Bartolome de las Casas	spanish priest who fought for native american rights and brought an end to Indian slavery. He insisted that we use African slaves instead.	10
302422396	Taj Mahal	Tomb built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife. Very intricately designed with domes, minarets, and reflecting pools.	11
302422397	Hernan Cortes	Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire by 1521. He was militarily advanced, alliances, and Spanish diseases killed off many of the natives.	12
302422398	Francisco Pizarro	Spanish conquistador that conquered the Incan Empire in 1522 due to advanced military technology, Spanish diseases and alliances.	13
302422399	Ferdinand Magellan	Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.	14
302422400	mercantilism	system of "favorable balance of trade" where a country exports more than it imports.	15
302422401	vodun	African religious practices among descendants in Haiti.	16
302422402	Henry the Navigator	Prince of Portugal, he helped promote exploration voyages.	17
302422403	Christopher Columbus	An Italian navigator who was funded by the Spanish Government to find a passage to the Far East. He accidentally discovered the "New World" in 1492.	18
302422404	sikh	nonviolent religious group whose beliefs blend elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism	19
302422405	Buddhism	a religion or philosophy based on the teaching of the Buddha. They said that enlightenment can be attained by suppressing worldly desire.	20
302422406	Potosi	(n Bolivia) one of the richest silver mines and one of the most populous cities in colonial Spanish America.	21
302740058	Shi'a v.s. Sunni split	this was an Islamic conflict to determine who was the successor of Muhammad (Ottoman/Safavid conflict).	22