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World Civ II test 1
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Undergraduate 1
02/19/2014

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Hernan Cortez
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Conqueror of Mexico
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Portolani
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Detailed Charts made by navigators and mathematicians
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Prince of Portugal, wanted to find christian kingdom, trade, and expand christianity
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Bartolomeu Dias
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sailed around Cape of Good Hope
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Cape of Good Hope
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Bottom of Africa
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Christopher Columbus
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Discovered New World
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Queen Isabella
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Sponsored Columbus' voyage
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Hispaniola
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Where Columbus landed
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Described the New World in Letters. America comes from Amerigo.
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Conquistadors
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Spanish Conquerors, Upper Class, sanctioned by Castilian crown
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Montezuma
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Aztec king, killed by Cortez
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Francisco Pizarro
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Conquered the Incas
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The Middle Passage
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Route from Africa to the Americas
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Protestant Reformation
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Breakaway from Catholic Church. Started by Martin Luther. Indulgences are bad and so are relics. Bible in common language so people can read it
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Martin Luther
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German monk and scholar. Posted 95 Theses.
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John Calvin
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Worked in Reformation. Started Calvinism. God is above All.
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Counter Reformation
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Charity. Preach to the people. Reforms in Catholic Church.
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Jesuits
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Founded by Ignatius of Loyola. Obedience to the pope, hierarchical society, education
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Council of Trent
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1545-1563. Reaffirmed teachings. Banned sale of Indulgences.
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New Monarchies
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France, England and Spain. Renaissance monarchs that concentrated royal authorities and suppressed nobles.
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Machiavelli
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Wrote The Prince.
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The Prince
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Written by Machiavelli. discussed acquisition, maintenance, and expansion of political power for order. Influential work on political power
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Johannes Guttenberg
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Invented the printing press. Printed Guttenberg Bible in German.
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Gutenberg Bible
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Completed 1455-1456. Mass produced bible in common language.
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Humanism
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Bring reform to Church through reason and education to reach inner piety. To change society you must change the people
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Henry VIII
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Founded Church of England to divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Married Ann Boleyn. Succeeded by son Edward VI.
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Elizabeth I
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Protestant. Brought peach between Catholics and protestants. Defeated Spanish invasion.
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Spanish Armada
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Sent by Phillip II for invasion of England. Defeated by English ships and storms.
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Divine-Right Monarchy
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Right to rule given by God. Started in France.
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The Habsburgs
Definition
Austrian ruling family
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Peter the Great
Definition
Russian. Modernized and Centralized Russia.
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Oliver Cromewell
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Puritain who formed the New Model Army. Overthrew Charles I. Restored Monarchy upon his death
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The Ottomans
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Turks. Followed Byzantine empire. Conquered Constantinople. Muslim
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Constantinople
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Capital of Byzantine Empire. Conquered by Mehmet II of the Ottoman empire in 1453. Christian surrounded by muslim
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Harem
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Where the sultan lived with his concubines. Sacred Place
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Taj Mahal
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Tomb built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
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The Safavids
Definition
Founded by Shah Ismail. Persian. Attacked by Ottomans.
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The Ming
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Chinese Empire. Consolidated central China and expanded into Central Asia and Vietnam. Europeans entered China in small amounts
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The Qing
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Overthrew the Ming dynasty. Brutal regime. Ruled 1641-1911. Fell to foreign influence.
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