Chapter 11 Key Terms-AP World History: Modern Flashcards

15128276598	Black Death	A deadly epidemic of the Bubonic Plague which swept through Europe during the Middle Ages	0
15128314373	dynasty	The hereditary ruling family that passes control from one generation to the next	1
15128332824	English Peasant's Revolt	A revolt in England after the Bubonic Plague against a tax to raise money for a war on France, then fueled by post-plague labor shortages	2
15128377994	humanism	Philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence over acceptance of dogma or superstition.	3
15128414256	Inquisition	A group of institutions within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy	4
15128471827	Jacquerie	A massive uprising by French peasants protesting heavy taxation	5
15128487307	kahn	Title given to Mongol leaders, meaning "supreme ruler"	6
15128490771	monarchy	A political system in which one individual holds supreme power and passes that power on to his or her next of kin	7
15128503818	Moors	Muslims of North Africa, the western Sahara, and the Iberian Peninsula	8
15128529464	Ottoman Empire	A state that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia and North Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries	9
15128550169	Red Turban Movement	Diverse religious movement in China that spread the belief that the world was drawing to an end as Mongol rule was collapsing	10
15128582451	Renaissance	A movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome; "Rebirth"	11
15128597955	shah	Persian word for a king or leader	12
15128609029	Sikhism	Indian religion founded by the guru Nanak in the Punjab region of northwest India after Dalhi Sultanate fell.	13
15128638239	Topkapi Palace	Political headquarters of the Ottoman Empire, located in Istanbul	14
15128661020	Zheng He	Chinese trade admiral during the Ming Dynasty	15