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Absolutism & Rise of Empires
Ch. 1 Modern World History Textbook
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History
9th Grade
01/09/2008

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Absolute Monarchies
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A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society.
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Akbar
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Beijing
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Columbian Exchange
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The global ttransfer of plants, animals, and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of the Americas.
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Commercial Revolution
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The expansion of trade and business that transformed European economies during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Constantinople
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Czar
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Divine Right
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The idea that monarchs are God's representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to g-d.
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Edict of Nantes
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A 1598 declaration in which the French king Henry IV promised that Protestants could live in peace in France and could set up houses of worship in some French cities.
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Escorial
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Hindu Empire
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Intendants
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a French government official appointed by the monarch to collect taxes and administer justice.
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Ivan the Terrible
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Louis XIV
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Manchus
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A people, native to Manchuria, who ruled China during the Qing Dynasty.
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Mehmet II
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Mercantilism
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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 goods than they bought.
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Ming Dynasty
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A Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644.
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Mongolian Trade Route
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Mughal Empire
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Muslims
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Ottoman Empire
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Peter the Great
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Philip II
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Qing Dynasty
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Silk Road
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Spanish Armada
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St. Petersburg
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Suleiman
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Taj Mahal
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Turks
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Versailles
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War of Spanish Succession
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Westernization
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