Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
Zheng he
Launched seven expeditions for thr ming dynasty, collecting tribute for permission to trade with china
Renaissance
A “rebirth” of classical knowledge. Ideas of art and literature
Columbian exchange
Movement of people, plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the Americans and Europe
Reformation
Movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of christian churches that rejected the popes authority
Atlantic slave trade
Captured Africans were transported across the Atlantic under horrific conditions the sold, and forced to work in the Americas in mines and plantations
English civil war
A conflict between the English parliament and charles 1, which established the supermacy of parliament over the monarchy
Sikhism
A non-violent monotheistic religion developed in india, whose beliefs blend elements of hinduism and islam
Limited monarchy
A system of government that emerged in england in which the monarch is made to share power with an elected parliament and constitutions limit the power of the monarch
Mercantilism
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more good that they bought
Absolute monarchy
A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society. This monarch claims to rule by divine right and so without any checks and balances
Glorious revolution
1688, a bloosless revolt that overthrew the king of england and signed into law the English bill of rights, granting their subjects certain rights
Capitalism
Economic system that includes private ownership and investment in businesses for profit. Also known as free market or free enterprise
Ottam empire
Gained control of existing land and sea trade routes between india and asia, changed constantinople to present day lstanbul
Secular
Concerned with wordlt (non religious) rather than spiritual matters
Printing press
Johannes gutenberg invented a machine with movable typle in 1450 in germany which later helped spread the ideas of the reformation