Global-Week 10 COPY Flashcards
Ming Dynasty
Chinese Dynasty that kicked the Mongols out of China and re-established traditional Chinese and Confucian values and withdrew into isolation from the Europeans.
Qing Dynasty
Chinese Dynasty that was controlled by the Manchu’s, continued Chinese isolation and held on to traditional Chinese beliefs.
Closed Country Policy/Isolationism
Japanese policy of isolationism under the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Encomienda system
Economic system in which the Spanish forced the natives to work on plantations in a slave like atmosphere
Conquistador
Spanish conquerors
Hernan Cortes
Spanish conquistador who landed in Mexico and destroyed the Aztec people
Atlantic Slave Trade
The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas
Triangular Trade
The transportation of goods, slaves and raw materials between Europe, Africa and the new world.
Columbian Exchange
Global transfer of foods, plants and animals during the colonization of the Americas
Capitalism
J economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resources, such as money, for profit
Absolutism/Absolute Monarchy
when a monarch has total control over his/her government and people
Phillip II
Ruler of Spain, was the “defender” of Catholicism and lost in a war with Protestant England
Divine Right
belief that the king is a representative of gods power here on earth
Limited Monarchy/Constitutional Monarchy
Type of government where subjects enjoyed basic rights and power was shared between the monarch and Parliament
Louis XIV
Ruler of France, known as the Sun King, controlled the nobles, built the Palace of Versailles, and bankrupt his country
Peter the Great
Modernized and westernized Russia forced subjects to adopt western customs to include the beard tax
Catherine the Great
Modernized and westernized Russia, obtained a warm water port and granted limited reforms for her people
Magna Carta
Bill passed in Parliament in 1689 in which the monarchy could not collect new taxes or raise an army without Parliament’s consent
Parliament
English law-making body
Charles I
Attempted to establish an absolute monarchy and collect taxes without Parliament’s consent which led to a Civil War in which he lost his head
Oliver Cromwell
Leader of Parliament during the English Civil War, who took over as dictator after they won
Glorious Revolution
Bloodless revolution in which King James II was replaced with William and Mary in return they had to agree to share power with Parliament creating a Constitutional Monarchy
English Bill of Rights
The Great Charter, in which nobles forced King John to sign guaranteeing rights which were later extended to all subjects
Located in South America
Used forced labor (slavery) for farming
Used steppe farming methods
Polytheistic
Human sacrifice
Built long roads thousands of miles long
Strong government
Inca
Located in American Southwest & Mesoamerica
Floating garden called chinampas Advanced agricultural practices helped support population Polytheistic Human sacrifice Large powerful empire Great engineers
Aztec
Located in Southern Mexico & Central America
Slash and burn techniques
Polytheistic
Built temples
Played a scared ball game
Good at engineering, math, and agriculture, Developed accurate calendars
Maya
