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Weeks 13-18 Flashcards

1
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Which dynasty did Li Zicheng overthrow?

A

The Ming dynasty

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2
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Who overthrew the Ming dynasty?

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Li Zincheng

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3
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What city was China’s northern capital city?

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Beijing

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4
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What tree did the last Ming dynasty emperor hang himself on?

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The Guilty Chinese Scholer Tree

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5
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What part of the Great Wall allow the Manchu army enterance to?

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Shanhai Pass

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6
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After the defeat of Li Zicheng what Manchu-race dynasty seized control of China?

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The Quing Dynasty

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7
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What were the Scots called that signed the National Covenant?

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The Covenentors

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8
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What document did the Covenentors sign?

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The National Covenant

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9
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Which king required all Scots to swear and Oath?

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King Charles II

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10
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What Oath were the Scots required to swear?

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The Oath of Abjuration

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11
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What did the Oath of Abjuration declare?

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That the National Covenant is unlawful

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12
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What was Japan’s one dynasty

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The Imperial Dynasty

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13
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What were the amurai warrior chiefs called?

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Shoguns

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14
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What goddess were Japanieze emperor’s decended from?

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Amaterasu

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15
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What was the military position of the Three Great Unifiers of Japan

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Samuriai

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16
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What did the Three Great Unifiers of Japan create?

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The Tokugawa Shogunate

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17
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Who was the first of the Three Great Unifiers?

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Oda Nobunaga

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18
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Who was the second of the Three Great Unifiers?

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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19
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Who was the third of the Three Great Unifiers?

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Tokugana Ieyasu

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20
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How long was the Tokugawa Shogunate’s rule?

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1603-1867

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21
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Hideyoshi appointed who to govern until his son was able?

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A Council of Five Elders

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22
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What was Hideyoshi’s sons name?

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Hideyori

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23
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What were the two splits of the Council. For whom were they loyal?

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The Western Army loyal to Hideyori and an Eastern Army loyal to council member Tokugawa Ieyasu

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24
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October 21, 1600 was the war between the Western and Eastern Armies. What was it called?

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The Battle of Sekigahara

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25
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Who won The Battle of Sekigahara?

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

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26
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Tokugawa Ieyasu recieved what honored title as emperor?

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Shogun

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27
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Who was Ieyasu’s grandson?

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Tokugawa Iemitsu

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28
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Who was Tokugawa Iemitsu’s grandfather?

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Ieyasu

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29
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What law did Tokugawa Iemitsu announce to defend Japan from Westerners?

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Edict of Sakoku

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30
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How long did the Edict of Sakoku last? What years?

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219 years, from 1635-1854

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31
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What Muslim empire reigned in India for more than 300 years?

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The Moghul Empire

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32
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What years did the Moghul Empire rule?

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1526-1857

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33
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Who was the second great Moghul emperor?

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Akbar

34
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Who was the third great Moghul emperor?

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Jahangir

35
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Who was the fourth great Moghul emperor?

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Shah Jahan

36
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Who was the fifth great Moghul emperor?

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Alamgir

37
Q

Which Portuguese exploere reached european to reach India by going around South Africa?

A

Vasco de Gama

38
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What continent did Vasco de Gama need to go around to reach India?

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Africa

39
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After de Gama, who reached India next?

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The Dutch East India Company

40
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Who came after the DEI company?

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The East India Company

41
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Where was the English EIC’s first base?

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Bombay (west)

42
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Where was the English EIC’s second base?

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Fort St. George (southeast)

43
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Where was the English EIC’s third base?

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Calcutta (far east)

44
Q

Which notorious priate set up shop in North Carolina?

A

Blackbeard

45
Q

Which Virgina governor decided to take action against Blackbeard?

A

Governor Alexander Spotswood

46
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Which lieutenant defeated Blackbeard?

A

Lieutenant Robert Maynard

47
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In what year did Lieutenant Robert Maynard defeat Blackbeard?

A

1718

48
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What was Lieutenant Robert Maynard’s ship called, that he defeated Blackbeard in?

A

Jane

49
Q

Where was the Ottoman Empire location based?

A

Asia Minor

50
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What capital city did the Ottoman Empire run from?

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Constantinople

51
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What years did Suleiman I reign?

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1520-1566

52
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What was Suleiman’s title in the west?

A

The Magnificent

53
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What was Suleiman’s title in the east?

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The Law-giver

54
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What is Suleiman known best for?

A

The Siege of Belgrade, Austria

55
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What river was Belgrade on?

A

The Danube River

56
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What city did Suleiman capture in 1521?

A

Mohacs, Hungary

57
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What king did Suleiman destroy in 1526?

A

King Louis II

58
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At what battle did Suleiman destory King Louis II?

A

The Battle of Mohacs

59
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What was the Austrian-held outpost that Buleiman captured?

A

Buda, in 1529

60
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Why did Suleiman’s seige on Vienna fail?

A

His sappers didnt collapse the wall

61
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What city’s walls did Suleiman’s sappers fail to collapse?

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Vienna

62
Q

Three events signalled the end of the Ottaman’s mastery over what sea?

A

The Madditerranian Sea

63
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What was the first event that signalled the end of the Ottoman’s mastery over the Medditeranian Sea?

A

The Siege of Malta

64
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What was the second event that signalled the end of the Ottoman’s mastery over the Medditeranian Sea? (Death of Suleiman - what year?)

A

1566

65
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What was the third event that signalled the end of the Ottoman’s mastery over the Medditeranian Sea?

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Battle of Lepanto

66
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What Chrisitan Navy won the Battle of Lepanto?

A

The Holy Leuge

67
Q

Peter the Great belonged to what dynasty?

A

The Romanov Dynasty

68
Q

Who was the best known tzar of the Romanov Dynasty?

A

Peter the Great (Tzar Peter the I)

69
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What southern port did Peter the Great claim from the Ottoman Empire?

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The Port of Azov

70
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What northern port did Peter build?

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The port of St. Petersburg

71
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What title did Peter change to? (from tzar to…?)

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From tzar to emperor

72
Q

What title did Peter change Russia to? (from tzardom to…?)

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From tzardom to emprie

73
Q

What war diceided which empire would emerge greatest in Europe?

A

The Great Northern War

74
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Which two nations were the Great Northern War focused on?

A

Sweeden and Russia

75
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Which battle did King Charles XII destory Peter the Great in?

A

The Battle of Narva

76
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Who crushed Peter the Great in the Battle of Narva?

A

King Charles XII

77
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Which nation did King Charles the XII rule over?

A

Sweeden

78
Q

What nine year war focused on the French Kings ambition? (European Name)

A

The War of the Grand Alliance

79
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What nine year war focused on the French Kings ambition? (Colonies Name)

A

King William’s War

80
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Which French king was ruling during the War of the Grand Alliance?

A

King Louis XIV

81
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What treaty ended the War of the Grand Alliance/King William’s War?

A

The Treaty of Ryswick

82
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What year was the The Treaty of Ryswick created?

A

1697

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