Vocab :((

Question 1

For 700 years, feudal Japan was under the rule of these Japenese military leaders

Answer 1

shoguns

Question 2

Great European intellectual and cultural transformation that was based on the principles of the scientific method.

Answer 2

The Enlightenment

Question 2

Formed in 1240 when Sundiata took control of Ghana Empire. It controlled trade across Sahara, the South and Niger River.

Answer 2

Mali Empire

Question 3

Christian boys taken from families, converted to Islam, and then rigorously trained to serve the sultan

Answer 3

devshirme

Question 4

A powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns, 1603-1867, characterized by a samurai ruling class, urbanization, and the growth of a merchant class. Implemented isolationist policies to limit foreign influence in Japan

Answer 4

tokugawa

Question 5

Northeast Asian peoples who defeated the Ming Dynasty and founded the Qing Dynasty in 1644, which was the last of China’s imperial dynasties.

Answer 5

manchus

Question 6

Ruled Russia from 1682 to 1725, wanted closer ties to Western Europe, modernize and strengthen Russia

Answer 6

Peter the Great

Question 7

The idea that the economy could run itself w/o influence, regulation, or restrictions from the government.

Answer 7

Laissez-Faire capitalism

Question 8

A focus on humanity as the center of intellectual and artistic endeavor

Answer 8

Humanism

Question 9

Turkic empire established in Asia Minor and eventually extending through the Middle East and the Balkans; conquered Constantinople in 1453 and ended Byzantine Empire.

Answer 9

Ottoman Empire

Question 10

Portion of Mali after that kingdom collapsed around 1500; this empire controlled Timbuktu

Answer 10

Songhay Empire

Question 11

Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541)

Answer 11

Francisco Pizarro

Question 12

Mine located in upper Peru; largest New World silver mines; produced 80 percent of all Peruvian silver

Answer 12

Cerro Rico/Potosi

Question 13

Safavid ruler from 1587 to 1629; extended Safavid domain to greatest extent; crated slave regiments based on captured Russians, who monopolized firearms within Safavid armies; incorporated Western military technology.

Answer 13

Abbās the Great

Question 14

Muslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Answer 14

Mughal Empire

Question 15

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)

Answer 15

Hernan Cortes

Question 16

Selling of forgiveness bey the Catholic Church. It was common practice when the church needed to raise money. The practice led to the Reformation.

Answer 16

Indulgences

Question 17

The most famous Muslim ruler of India during the period of Mughal rule. Famous for his religious tolerance, his investment in rich cultural feats, and the creation of a centralized governmental administration

Answer 17

Akbar

Question 18

Written by Martin Luther. Widely regarded as the primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. Used to display Luther’s displeasure with the Catholic Church’s sale of indulgences.

Answer 18

95 Theses

Question 19

Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)

Answer 19

Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 20

Concept of government developed during the rise of the nation state in western Europe during the 17th century; monarchs held the right to direct their state however they saw fit

Answer 20

Absolutism

Question 21

17th and 18th century an economic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation is dependent upon its supply of capital, and that the government should promote policies that strengthen the economic power of state

Answer 21

Mercantilism

Question 22

The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies

Answer 22

Imperialism