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World History 13-16
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History
10th Grade
01/30/2012

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mercantilism
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-set of principles which dominated economic thought in the 17th century
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Dutch
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-the nationality of the first settlers of the Hudson River Valley
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Gold Coast
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-name given to the southern coast of West Africa by the Portugese explorers
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Treaty of Tordesaillas
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-treaty signed in 1494 which established a line of demarcation between territories controlled by Portugal and those controlled by Spain
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John Cabot
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-explorer who explored the New England coastline of the Americas for England
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Middle Passage
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-the journey of enslaved persons from Africa to America
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Magellan
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-explorer remembered as the first to circumnavigate the globe
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balance of trade
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-the difference between what a nation imports and what it exports over time.
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Elizabethan
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-William Shakespeare's writing is an example of ________________ literature
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absolutism
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-a system of government in which a ruler holds total power
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Philip II of Spain
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-king known as the "Most Catholic King"
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divine right of kings
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-idea that kings received their power from God and are responsible only to God
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Puritans
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-Protestants in England who were inspired by Calvinist ideas
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Edict of Nantes
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-decree which recognized Catholicism as official and gave Huguenots the right to worship
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"Glorious Revolution"
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-the invasion of England by William of Orange who overthrew James II with almost no bloodshed
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Huguenots
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-French Protestants influenced by John Calvin
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Life, liberty, and property
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-three things John Locke believed humans' natural rights included
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czars
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-Russian rulers were called _________________
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Sunni Moslem
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-the religion of most of the Ottoman Turks
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Hindu and Muslim
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-the two types of kingdoms in India by 1500
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absolutism
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-a system of government in which a ruler holds total power
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Louis XIV
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-French king who distracted the nobles and princes with court life, to keep them out of politics
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Rump Parliament
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what was left when Cromwell got rid of all the members who did not support him
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Sunni Muslim
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-the religion of the Ottoman Turks
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pashas
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-the officials appointed by the central government of the Ottomans
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ulema
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-the group of Ottoman religious advisers that administered the legal system and schools for educating the Muslims
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Babur
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-founder of the Mogul dynasty
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Sinan
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-the great Ottoman architect who built 81 mosques
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zamindars
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-the Mogul local officials who kept a portion of the taxes paid by the peasants as their "salary"
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foot binding
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-the practice that gave women status in Qing (Chinese) society
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daimyo
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-Japanese name for heads of noble families
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Cao Xueqin
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-author of the Chines novel The Dream of the Red Chamber
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Hermit Kingdom
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-the name given to Korea because it tried to stay isolated from the rest of the world
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Zheng He
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-man who led Ming dynasty's naval voyages of exploration
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queue
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-braid Chinese men were required to wear to show they were part of the Manchu government
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Kangxi
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-emperor who took charge of government when a teenager and ruled for 61 years
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Yong Le
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-man who started the construction of the Imperial City of Beijing
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clan
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-name given to dozens of people in related families in China's extended families
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Tokuagawa
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-family of rulers who brought peace and restoration of central authority in Japan in early 1600s
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Louis XIV
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-French king who distracted the nobles and princes with court life, to keep them out of politics
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