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AP World History Chapter 15 Flashcards

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1082614786Ibn-Rushd (Averroës)Iberian Muslim philosopher; studied Greek rationalism; ignored among Muslims but influential in Europe.0
1082614787Ming DynastyReplaced 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.1
1082614788ZhengheMuslim Chinese seaman; commanded expeditions throughout the Indian Ocean.2
1082614789Black Death14th-century bubonic plague; decimated populations in Asia and Europe.3
1082614790RenaissanceCultural 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.4
1082614791Portugal, Castile, and AragonRegional Iberian kingdoms; participated in reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims; developed a vigorous military and religious agenda.5
1082614792Francesco PetrarchItalian author and humanist; a major literary figure of the Renaissance.6
1082614793Vivaldi brothersGenoese explorers who attempted to find a western route to the "Indies"; precursors of European thrust into southern Atlantic7
1082614794Vasco da GamaPortuguese explorer; first European to reach India by sea around Africa.8
1082614795Henry the NavigatorPortuguese prince; sponsored Atlantic voyages; reflected the forces present in late postclassical Europe.9
1082614796EthnocentrismJudging foreigners by the standards of one's own group; leads to problems in interpreting world history10
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