1450-1750 Flashcards
Silver Mine that stimulated the world’s economy (1450 - 1750)
Potosi
Wife of a Mughal emperor who influenced Mughal politics through trusted people (1450 - 1750)
Nur Jahan
S. American large agriculture estates (1450 - 1750)
Haciendas
Portugese person who sailed below Africa to reach the Indian Ocean (1450 - 1750)
Vasco De Gama
The people who conquered South America (1450 - 1750)
Conquistadors
Empire that expanded over the Indian subcontinent and exported dyed cotton. It integrated old Indian policies with new ones. (1450 - 1750)
Mughal Empire
Portugese prince who supported exploring west (1450 - 1750)
Henry the Navigator
Edict issued that said that only a certain amount of Prodestants are allowed in each area. (1450 - 1750)
Edict of Nantes
Name that the British gave the “new world”. It also produced tobacco and contained jamestown (1450 - 1750)
Virginia
Escaped slave communities (1450 - 1750)
Maroon Community
Did the civil service exams come back during the Ming dynasty? (1450 - 1750)
Yes
When did Columbus “discover” the “new” world?
1492
War fought in Europe and all over America between Britain and France. (1756-1763)
Seven Years War
What is different about how slaves were treated in Africa? (1450 - 1750)
Slaves are treated as part of the family that they are bought by. Also, in Africa, female slaves are preferred.
Russian tsar who expanded Russia to have a buffer against the outside world; “the terrible” (1450 - 1750)
Ivan IV
Empire in Mexico that sacrificed people (1450 - 1750)
Aztec
System of labor used on Haciendas that involves making a loan to the worker that is then payed off in years of work (1450 - 1750)
debt peonage
Spaniard that got the history of the Aztecs by talking to locals (1450 - 1750)
Bernardino de Sahagun
Congolese christian reformer who thought that Jesus was African (1450 - 1750)
Kimpa Vita
What is the most important god to both South American Empires? (1450 - 1750)
The sun god
Spanish friar who belived that Amerindians were civilized and criticized Spain for taking over South America (1450 - 1750)
Bartolome de las Casas
Islamic Empire in Africa that was located to the west of Nigeria (1450 - 1750)
Songhai Empire
Chinese dynasty that took control after the Mongols and was Confucian. Also stopped trading as much because of pirates (1450 - 1750)
Ming Dynasty
Empire in the Andes that sacrificed people and had labor for taxes (1450 - 1750)
Inca
largest maroon settlement that remained autonomous for 64 years (1450 - 1750)
Palmares
Trade that happened where America would send raw materials to Europe, who would send manufactured goods to Africa, who would send slaves to America (1450 - 1750)
Triangle Trade
What did most of Europe think American natives were? (1450 - 1750)
Savages