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1450 - 1750 (Hena) Flashcards

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Period 4 Acronym

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GERMS: Gunpowder empires, Exchange and Exploration, Rennaisance and Reformation, Ming, Sugar/slavery/silver

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Mercantilism

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A European economic policy of the 16th century thru the 18th that held that there was a limited amount of wealth available and that each country must adopt policies to maintain as much wealth as possible; attain wealth from colonies

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Indulgence

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A document whose purchase was said to grant the bearer the forgiveness of sins

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Scientific revolution

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A European intellectual movement in the seventeenth century that established the basis for modern science

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Parliamentary Monarchy

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A govt with a king and queen whose power is limited by the power of the parliament

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Northwest Passage

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A passage thru North America Continent that was sought early by explorers to N. america as a route to trade with the east

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Viceroyalty

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Political unit ruled by a viceroys was the basis of organization of the Spanish colonies

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Encomienda

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A practice in Spanish colonies that granted land and the labor of Native Americans on that land to European Colonists

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Devshirme

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A practice of the Ottoman empire to take christian boys from their home communities to serve as Janissaries

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Protestant Reformation

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A religious movement began by Martin Luther in 1517 that attempted to reform the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church; resulted in the formation of new Christian denominations

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Caravel

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A small easily steerable ship used by the Spanish and Portugese in exploration

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Nation state

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A sovereign state whose people share a common culture and national identity

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Creoles

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A term used in colonial Spanish America to describe a person born in the americas of European parents

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Empirical Research

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A way of gaining knowledge by a means of direct observation or experience

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Taj Mahal

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A white marble mausoleum built in Agra, India, by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his fav wife

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Factor

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An agent with trade privileges in early Russia

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Laissez Faire

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Govt. should not interfere with or regulate businesses and industries

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Capitalism

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Based on private ownership and opportunity to profit making

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Northern Renaissance

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An extension of the Italian Renaissance to the nations of N. Europe took a more religious nature than in Italy

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Philosphes

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French enlightenment social thinkers

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Mulatto

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In the Spanish and Portugese colonies a person who is mixed African and European descent

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Repartimiento

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In spanish colonies ; replacement of encomienda system that limited the number of working hours for laborers and provided fair wages

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Mestizo

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In spanish colonies, mixed European and native descent

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Penninsulares

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Spanish colonies, born in Europe

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Qing dynasty

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Manchurian rule of China started in 1644 and until 1914

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Janissaries

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Members of Ottoman army, often slaves, taken from Christian lands

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Manchus

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Ppl from NE Asia who founded Qing dynasty

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Jesuits

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Members of the society of jesus, a roman catholic missionary and education order founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534

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Natural Laws

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Principles that govern nature

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Absolute monarchy

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Rule by king and queen whose power is jot limited by a constitution

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Mughals

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Rulers who controlled most of India in 16th and 17th century

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Boyars

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Russian nobility

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Cossacks

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Russians who conquered and settled Siberia in 16th and 17th centuries

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Sovereignty

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Self-rule

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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The 1494 treaty in which the pope divided unexplored territories between spain and portugal

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Divine Right

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The belief of absolute rulers that their right to govern is granted by god

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Predestination

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Belief that Protestant reformation John Calvin that God has chosen some people for heaven and hell

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Glorious Rev

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The bloodless overthrow English king james I and placement of william and mary on english throne

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Hagia sophia

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The church in Constantinople that was converted to a mosque after the Ottoman Conquest

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Deism

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The concept of God common to scientific rev; god was believed to set up the world in motion and allowed it to operate by natural laws

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Heliocentric theory

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Concept that sun is the center of the solar system

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Triangular Trade

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The 18th century trade network b/w europe, africa, and the americas

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Columbian exhange

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Exchange of food, crops, livestock, and disease between and Eastern and Western hemispheres after voyages of Columbus

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Commercial Revolution

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Expansion of trade and commerce in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries

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Tokugawa shogunate

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The feudal rulers of japan moved capital to edo, ruled from 1603 and 1668

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Purdah

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The hindu custom of secluding women

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Excommunicate

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Practice of RCC of prohibiting participation in the sacraments to those who dont comply with church practices

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Divine Right

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Belief of absolite rulers that their right to govern is granted by God

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Predestination

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Belief of protestant reformer John Calvin that God has chosen some people for heaven or hell

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Glorious Revolution

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bloodless overthrow English King James I and the placement of William and Mary on the English throne

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Hagia Sophia

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Church in constantinople that was converted to a mosque after the Ottoman conquest

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Deism

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Concept that God (in scientif revolutions); god set the world in motion and allowed it to operate by natural laws (clockmaker) (doesn’t interfere)

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Heliocentric Revolution

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Concept that sun is center of solar system

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Triangular Trade

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18th Century trade betwork b/w Europe, Africa, and the Americas

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Columbian Exchange

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exchnage of food, crops, livestock, and disease b/w Eastern and Western hemispheres after voyages of Columbus

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Commerical Revolution

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Expanision of trade and commerce in Europe in 16th and 17th centuries

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Tokugawa Shogunate

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The feudal rulers of Japan who moved the capital to EDO; Ruled form 1603 to 1868

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Purdah

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hindu custom of secluding women

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Middle Passage

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portion of the trans-atlantic trade that involved passage of Africans from Africa to the Americas

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Excommunication

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practice of Roman Catholic and Christain chuches of prohibiting participation in sacraments to those who dont comply with teachings and practices

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Reconquista

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Recapture of Muslim-led lands in Spain by Christain forces; complete in 1492

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Catholic Reformation

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religious reform movement within the RCC that occured in repsone to Protestant Reformation; reaffirmed Catholic beliefs and promoted education

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Estates-general

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Traditional legislative body of France

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Dutch learning

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Western learning embraces by some Japanese in 18th Century

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95 Theses

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Work my Martin Luther where he laid out his arguments against the RCC

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