7.4 Flashcards
Adam smith
Scottish philosopher and political economist
Advocator of free market economy
Sikhism
Monotheistic religion that combines Hinduism and Islam founded in India
Suleiman the magnificent
Was the 10th and longest reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Taj Mahal
Indian palace
Thirty years war
Series of wars fought in Central Europe
Tokugawa shogunate
Last feudal Japanese military government
Treaty of tordesillas
Divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain
Treaty of Westphalia
A series of peace treaties that ended the thirty years war
Twelver Shiism
Largest branch of shi’a Islam
Belief in 12 divinely ordained leaders
Vice royalties
Area ruled by a viceroy
Viceroys
A regal official who runs a country in the name of the monarch
Vizier
High ranking executive officer in Muslim countries
Voltaire
French enlightenment writer
Attacked Catholic Church
Advocated freedom and religion and expression
Yongle
3rd emperor of the Ming
Zheng he
A hui court explorer and fleet admiral during early Ming
Commanded expeditionary voyages to Asia
