Unit 2: Vocab/Terms/Places Flashcards
1
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Devshirme System
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draft system
2
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Janissaries
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Elite soldiers trained to be loyal to the sultan only
3
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Cairo
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Intellectual center of the Muslim world
4
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Taj Mahal
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Memorial for Shah’s wife
5
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Atlantic Slave Trade
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Buying and selling of Africans for work in Americas
6
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Triangular Trade
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Transatlantic trading network
7
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Middle Passage
A
Voyage the brought captured Africans to West India and later North and South America
8
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Columbian Exchange
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Global transfer of food, plants, and animals during American colonization
9
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Capitalism
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Economic system based on a private owner and investment resources
10
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Joint-Stock Company
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A number of people combining wealth for a common purpose
11
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Mercantilism
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Country’s power depending mainly on wealth
12
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Favorable Balance of Trade
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Selling more good than bought
