Rows 5-6 Flashcards
Encomenderors
Holder of encomienda
Encomienda
Legal system employed by the Spanish crown during the colonization of the Americas to regulate Native American labor
English civil war
Series of armed conflicts between parliamentarians and royalists in England
Enlightenment
A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition
Olaudah equiano
A prominent African involved in the British movement for the abolition of the slave trade
Factories
Buildings in which products are manufactured
Fatehpur sikri
Historic city in India founded by the Mughal emperor Akbar to honor saint Shaikh Salim Chrishti
Galileo
Italian mathematician and astronomer who perfected the telescope
Great circuit
The network of Atlantic Ocean trade routes between Europe, Africa and the Americas that underlay he Atlantic system
Gunpowder empires
Islamic empires of the ottoman, Safavid and Mughal. Had considerable military exploits using the newly developed firearms to create their empires
Guru
(Hinduism and Buddhism) a spiritual teacher
Johann Gutenberg
German printer who was the first in Europe the print using movable type and the first to use a press
Hapsburg family
One of the most important Royal house of Europe, the throne do the Holy Roman Empire was continuously occupied by the hapsburgs for a long time
Henry the navigator
An important figure the early days of the Portuguese empire. He was responsible for the early development of european exploration and maritime trade with other continents
Toyotomi hideyoshi
Japanese feudal lord, warrior, general, and politician of the sensory period. Unified the political factions of japan
Hidden imam
Believed by twelver Shia Muslims to be the Mahdi, am ultimate savior of humankind and the final imam of the twelve imams who will emerge with Jesus in order to bring peace and justice to the world
