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A. Ruled Ottoman Empire for 46 years and when it was at its height

B. Spread the empire, many cultural interests, and expanded military.

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Suleyman

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A. Rivals of the Ottomans

B. Practiced Shia Islam and was active in military conquest.

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Safavids

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A. Muslim rulers over india

B. combined Hindu and Muslim, brought India to the peak of its political empire

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Mughals

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A. Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire

B. expanded the empire and pursued a policy of concilation with Hindus.

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Akbar I

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A. Huge tomb

B. Built by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan to honor his wife.

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Taj Mahal

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A. Last imperial dynasty of China

B. Ruled by the Manchu people

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Qing Dynasty

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A. Military government of Japan during the Edo period.

B. Strove to isolate it from foreign influences

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Tokugawa Shogunate

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A. Russian family that came to power in 1613

B. ruled for three centuries.

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Romanovs

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A. Czar of Russia

B. Introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government

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Peter I

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A. Empress of Russia

B. Greatly increased the territory of the empire

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Catherine II

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A. Longest ruling european king.

B. Issued costly wars and several economic policies.

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Louis XIV [16]

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A. King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625-1649).

B. . Tried for treason and beheaded in 1649

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Charles I

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A. English general and statesman

B. Led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War

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Oliver Cromwell

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A. The overthrow of English King James II in 1688

B. Replaced by William and Mary [daughter & her husband]

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Glorius Revolution

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A. Humanist studying astronomy

B. first to challenge the old ways of thinking in astronomy

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N. Copernicus

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A. Italian astronomer and mathematician

B. First to use a telescope to study the stars

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Galileo Galilei

17
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A. 17t century French philosopher.

B. Famously known for writing “cogito ergo sum” (“I think, therefore I am”).

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René Descartes

18
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A. British scientist

B. Defined the laws of motion, discovered gravity

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Issac Newton

19
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A. movement in the 18th century

B. Advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.

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Enlightenment

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A. 17th century English philosopher

B. Opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.

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John Locke

21
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A. Voluntary agreement among individuals

B. Agreed to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.

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Social Contract

22
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A. French political philosopher

B. Advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers.

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Montesquieu

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A. French philosopher.

B. Believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government.

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Voltaire

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A. English writer and early feminist

B. Denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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A. Scottish economist

B. Wrote the Wealth of Nations a precursor to modern Capitalism.

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Adam Smith

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A. Clergy, Nobles, Peasants

B. Wanted greater representation and greater political power to address issues of inequality.

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3 estates

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A. King of France during the French Revolution

B. Executed by the guillotine

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Louis XVI (16th)

28
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A. Queen of France (as wife of Louis XVI)

B. Guilotined with her husband.

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Marie Antoinette

29
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A. French Revolutionary assembly (1789-1791).

B. Called first as the Estates General, the three estates came together and demanded radical change.

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National Assembly

30
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A. Human civil rights document

B. Declared that men are born and remain free and equal in rights.

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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A. Radical republicans during the French Revolution.

B. Led by Maximilien Robespierre from 1793 to 1794.

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Jacobins

32
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A. Lead revolution and Comittee of Public Safety

B. Blamed for Reign of Terror, Executed

A

Robspierre

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A. Period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front.

B. Rebels were all judged severely and most were executed.

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Reign of Terror

34
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A. French emperor & Leader of the French Army during French Revolution

B. First emperor of France.

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Napolean Bonaparte

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