AP World History Exam Review 1450-1750 Flashcards

4323966118	Mercantilism	European economic policy; a nation must do everything possible to increase its supply of gold and silver	0
4323966119	Scientific Revolution	Intellectual movement in the 17th century; establishes basis for modern science	1
4323967433	Enlightenment	Philosophical movement in the 18th century; based on reason; education and training could improve human society; challenged long standing ideas of government; inspired revolutions	2
4323969969	Devishirme	Ottoman Empire; take Christian boys from their home communities to serve as jannisaries	3
4323969970	Protestant Reformation	Started by Martin Luther in 1517; challenged the practices of the Catholic Church; wanted to reform beliefs and practices; resulted in the forming of new branches of Christianity	4
4323971966	Taj Mahal	A white marble mausoleum built in India by the Shah Jahan for his favorite wife	5
4323971967	Capitalism	Economic system based on private ownership and opportunity for profit making	6
4323974358	Encomienda	Spanish colonies: Granted land and the labor of native Americans on that land to the European colonists	7
4323976394	Philosophes	French Enlightenment social thinkers	8
4323978776	Janissaries	Members of the Ottoman army, usually slaves who were taken from Christian homelands	9
4389581253	Laissez-Faire economics	Economic concept that believes the government should not interfere with or regulate business	10
4389598401	Mestizos	Spanish colonies: a person of mixed European and native descent	11
4389600306	Natural Laws	Principles that govern nature	12
4389601193	Boyars	Russian nobility	13
4389601570	Middle Passage	The portion of the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade that involved the transportation of African slaves from Africa to the Americas	14
4389603267	95 Theses	Martin Luther: explained his complaints against the Catholic Church	15
4389604698	Glorious Revolution	The bloodless overthrow of English King James I and the placement of William and Mary on the English Throne	16
4389606664	Hagia Sophia	The church in Constantinople; converted to a Mosque after the Ottomans took control of the city	17
4389608874	Divine Right of Kings	The belief that absolute rulers that their right to govern is granted by God	18
4389610397	indulgences	Sold by the Catholic church to forgive sins	19
4389612504	Mughal Dynasty	Controlled most of India in the 16th and 17th centuries	20
4389612963	Creoles	Spanish colonies: person born in the Americas of European parents	21
4389617560	Mulato	Spanish and Portuguese colonies:	22
4389765055	Absolute Monarchy	Rule by a king or queen whose power is not limited by a constitution	23
4389766343	Popular Soveriegnty	self-rule	24