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| 3375980116 | Hongwu | Def: The founder and first emporer of the Ming Dynasty Sig: He was the founder of the Ming Empire | 0 | |
| 3375980117 | Mandarin | Def: The official writing and dialect of China Sig: This language spread very fast and stuck | 1 | |
| 3375980118 | Monarchy | Def: A form of government with a monarch at the head Sig: This was the government of many states during medeival Europe | 2 | |
| 3375980119 | Yongle Encyclopedia | Def: A leishu encyclopedia commisioned by the Yongle Emporer of the Ming Dynasty in 1403 finished in 1408 Sig: This is the first educational book that included manu different factors | 3 | |
| 3375980120 | Jesuit | Def: A member of the society of Jesus a roman catholic order of preists founded by St. Ignatius Sig: This group was founded to do missionary work | 4 | |
| 3375980121 | Renaissance | Def: A period in Europe between the 14-17 centuries where art, literature, and education were greatly enhanced Sig: During this time period Europe endured a great rebirth | 5 | |
| 3375980122 | Henry the Navigator | Def: An important political figure in the early ages of the Portugese Empire Sig: He helped start the Porteguese Empire | 6 | |
| 3375980123 | Maya | Def: A civilization in MesoAmerica Sig: One of the first american civilizations | 7 | |
| 3375980124 | Chinampa | Def: A form of Meso American agriculture that uses small rectangle areas that are fertile to grow crops Sig: This maximized the amount of crops grew for the amount of space that they had | 8 | |
| 3375980125 | Toltec | Def: A flourishing people in Meso America Sig: One of the first civilizations there | 9 | |
| 3375980126 | Lake Texcoco | Def: A natural lake in the valley of mexico that the aztecs called home Sig: This lake created great natural barriers for the Aztecs | 10 | |
| 3375980127 | Aztecs | Def: A Meso American society that exceled Sig: One of the first Meso American civilizations | 11 | |
| 3375980128 | Incas | Def: An empire that was in the central andes Sig: One of the first Meso American societies | 12 | |
| 3375980129 | Khipu | Def: A record keeping system used by the Incas Sig: One of the only record keeping systems | 13 | |
| 3375980130 | Andes Mountain Range | Def: A range of mountains on the western side of SA Sig: Hosted a loy of civilizations | 14 | |
| 3375980131 | Cuzco | Def: The capital of the Ancient Inca Empire which was in Peru Sig: This city was the capital of onenof the first Meso American Empired | 15 | |
| 3375980132 | Anasazi | Def: The Meso American people who flourished between 200-1500 Sig: This society was a very good civiliziation | 16 | |
| 3375980133 | Ayllu | Def: The traditional form of community in the Andes Sig: The community is all eachother had becaise they were isolated | 17 | |
| 3375980134 | Mit'a | Def: A colonial system where the Spanish Gov forced periodic labor upon the Indians | 18 | |
| 3375980135 | Columbus | Def: an Italian navigator, colonizer and explorer. Completed four voyages to the western world Sig: He helped discover the Americas | 19 | |
| 3375980136 | Gama | Def: a Portuguese explorer first European to reach Indian Ocean by sea Sig: He linked the Asian and European world | 20 | |
| 3375980137 | Magellan | Def: A Portuguese explorer who organized the expedition to the east indes Sig: Had the first circumnavigation of the earth | 21 | |
| 3375980138 | Conquistador | Def: The Spanish conquerers who conquered Peru and Mexico Sig: They conquered mexico | 22 | |
| 3375980139 | Cortes | Def: a conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and took Mexico Sig: helped Spain get for land | 23 | |
| 3375980140 | Moctezuma | Def: The ninth ruler of the tenochtitlan Sig: he was killed during the initial stages of the conquest | 24 | |
| 3375980141 | Pizarro | Def: conquistador who conquered the incas Sig: He conquered the incas | 25 | |
| 3375980142 | Small Pox | Def: a disease that spread by trade to the Americas SIG: it killed a lot of people | 26 | |
| 3375980143 | Joint stock company | Def: a company whose stock I owned by more than one person sig: this helped the trade for the Europeans | 27 | |
| 3375980144 | Atahuapla | Def: the last sapa inca before the Spanish conquest Sig: He was the last one | 28 | |
| 3375387574 | Hongwu | Def: The founder and first emporer of the Ming Dynasty Sig: He was the founder of the Ming Empire | 29 | |
| 3375387575 | Mandarin | Def: The official writing and dialect of China Sig: This language spread very fast and stuck | 30 | |
| 3375387576 | Monarchy | Def: A form of government with a monarch at the head Sig: This was the government of many states during medeival Europe | 31 | |
| 3375387577 | Yongle Encyclopedia | Def: A leishu encyclopedia commisioned by the Yongle Emporer of the Ming Dynasty in 1403 finished in 1408 Sig: This is the first educational book that included manu different factors | 32 | |
| 3375387578 | Jesuit | Def: A member of the society of Jesus a roman catholic order of preists founded by St. Ignatius Sig: This group was founded to do missionary work | 33 | |
| 3375387579 | Renaissance | Def: A period in Europe between the 14-17 centuries where art, literature, and education were greatly enhanced Sig: During this time period Europe endured a great rebirth | 34 | |
| 3375387580 | Henry the Navigator | Def: An important political figure in the early ages of the Portugese Empire Sig: He helped start the Porteguese Empire | 35 | |
| 3375387581 | Maya | Def: A civilization in MesoAmerica Sig: One of the first american civilizations | 36 | |
| 3375387582 | Chinampa | Def: A form of Meso American agriculture that uses small rectangle areas that are fertile to grow crops Sig: This maximized the amount of crops grew for the amount of space that they had | 37 | |
| 3375387583 | Toltec | Def: A flourishing people in Meso America Sig: One of the first civilizations there | 38 | |
| 3375387584 | Lake Texcoco | Def: A natural lake in the valley of mexico that the aztecs called home Sig: This lake created great natural barriers for the Aztecs | 39 | |
| 3375387585 | Aztecs | Def: A Meso American society that exceled Sig: One of the first Meso American civilizations | 40 | |
| 3375387586 | Incas | Def: An empire that was in the central andes Sig: One of the first Meso American societies | 41 | |
| 3375387587 | Khipu | Def: A record keeping system used by the Incas Sig: One of the only record keeping systems | 42 | |
| 3375387588 | Andes Mountain Range | Def: A range of mountains on the western side of SA Sig: Hosted a loy of civilizations | 43 | |
| 3375387589 | Cuzco | Def: The capital of the Ancient Inca Empire which was in Peru Sig: This city was the capital of onenof the first Meso American Empired | 44 | |
| 3375387590 | Anasazi | Def: The Meso American people who flourished between 200-1500 Sig: This society was a very good civiliziation | 45 | |
| 3375387591 | Ayllu | Def: The traditional form of community in the Andes Sig: The community is all eachother had becaise they were isolated | 46 | |
| 3375387592 | Mit'a | Def: A colonial system where the Spanish Gov forced periodic labor upon the Indians | 47 | |
| 3375387593 | Columbus | Def: an Italian navigator, colonizer and explorer. Completed four voyages to the western world Sig: He helped discover the Americas | 48 | |
| 3375387594 | Gama | Def: a Portuguese explorer first European to reach Indian Ocean by sea Sig: He linked the Asian and European world | 49 | |
| 3375387595 | Magellan | Def: A Portuguese explorer who organized the expedition to the east indes Sig: Had the first circumnavigation of the earth | 50 | |
| 3375387596 | Conquistador | Def: The Spanish conquerers who conquered Peru and Mexico Sig: They conquered mexico | 51 | |
| 3375387597 | Cortes | Def: a conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and took Mexico Sig: helped Spain get for land | 52 | |
| 3375387598 | Moctezuma | Def: The ninth ruler of the tenochtitlan Sig: he was killed during the initial stages of the conquest | 53 | |
| 3375387599 | Pizarro | Def: conquistador who conquered the incas Sig: He conquered the incas | 54 | |
| 3375387600 | Small Pox | Def: a disease that spread by trade to the Americas SIG: it killed a lot of people | 55 | |
| 3375387601 | Joint stock company | Def: a company whose stock I owned by more than one person sig: this helped the trade for the Europeans | 56 | |
| 3375387602 | Atahuapla | Def: the last sapa inca before the Spanish conquest Sig: He was the last one | 57 |