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St. Helena Island
A remote island in the South Atlantic where Napoleon was sent in his second exile, dying there six years later
Ghazi
warrior for Islam
legitimacy
the hereditary right of a monarch to rule
hernando cortes
spaniard who in 1519 landed on the shores of mexico
Colony
land controlled by another nation
Shah Abbas
Also known as Abbas the Great, took the throne in 1587 and helped create the Safavid culture
puritans
group of people who sought freedom from religious persecution in England by founding a colony at massachusetts bay in the early 1600s
Bartoloomeu Dias
early portuguese explorer
Klemens von Metternich
Austria's chif minister presided over Congress of Vienna, believed europe should be the way it was before the french revolution
Invasion of Russia
Napoleon's most disastrous military campaign. Russian winter forced Napoleon to retreat, lead to his downfall
lycee
a government-run school in France
Line of Demarcation
imaginary longitude or north-south dividing line, drawn by pope alexander
Congress of Vienna
a series of meetings in 1814-1815 during which the European leaders sought to establish long-lasting peace and security after the defeat of Napoleon
french, indian war
conflict between britain and grance for control of territory in north america
facorable balance of trade
economic situation in which a country sells more goods abroad than it buys from abroad
Napoleon Bonaparte
French general who proclaimed himself emperor and created a French empire in Europe
Constantinople(1453 conquest)
Considered most dramatic feat in ottoman history
Manchus
people native to manchuria who ruled china during the qing dynasty
Janissary
Member of an elite force of soldiers in the ottoman empire
Francisco Pizarro
spin 1532 conquistador who in 1532 conquered the incan empire
Vasco Da Gama
portuguese explorer credited with giving portugal a driect sea rout to india
Millets
separate legal courts
metacom
also known as king philip
new france
base of frances colonial empire in north america
Ming Dynasty
A chinese dynasty
Prince herny
called the navigator
compass
instrument for determining directions
plebiscite
a direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal
Treaty of Tordesillas
agreement between portugal and spain
Caravel
sturdier than earlier ships, triangular sails adipted from the arbs helped vessel to sail effectively against the wind
Shah
hereditary monarch of Iran
conquistadors
spanish conquistador
capitalism
economic system based on pricate ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit
blockade
the use of troops or ships to prevent comercial traffic from entering or leaving a city or region
atahualpa
incan king kidnapped by francisco pizzarro
Suleyman the Lawgiver
also called mehmed the magnificent ruled from 1520 to 1566
mausoleum
large tomb or building containing tombs
Safavid
a Shi'ite Muslim dynasty that ruled in persia
Joint stock company
usiness in which inestors pool their wealth for a common purpose then share the profits
Byzantine Empire
non-muslim relgious communities permitted to follow their own religious laws and practices.
Osman
known as the most successful warrior
Jacques Cartier
French explorer
Hundred Days
brief period during 1815 when Napoleon made his last bid for power
Zheng He
chinese muslim admiral
Sultan
overlord
Infidel
who doesnt believe in a certain religion
Concert of Europe
a series of alliances among European nations in the 19 century, devised by Prince Klemens to prevent the outbreak of revolutions
Elba Island
Island off the coast of Italy where Napoleon was sent into exile
encomienda
grant of land made by spain to a settler in americas
Continental System
Napoleon's policy of preventing trade between Great Britian and continental Europe, intended to destroy Great Britain's economy
Qing Dynasty
China's last dynasty which ruled from 1644 to 1912
Timur the Lame
named due to an injury by an arrow in the leg, this conqueror from Samakand burned what is now the city of bagdad
scorched-earth policy
The practice of burning crops and killing livestock during wartime so that the enemy cannot live off the land
Jizya
per capita tax imposed on non-Muslim
Daimyo
Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai
Battle of Trafalgar
an 1805 naval battle in which Napoleon's forces were defeated by a British fleet under the command of Horatio Nelson
Mehmed 11
Also called Mehmed the conqueror, Murad's son, conquered constantinople in 1453
Tokugawa Shogumate
dynasty of shoguns that ruled a unified japan from 1603 t0 1867
Tenochtitlan
Aztec capital
Montezuma
Aztec emperor invaded by Hernando Cortes and his forces
columbian exchange
global transfer of plants, animals and diseases that occurred during the european colonization of the americas
coup d'etat
a sudden seizure of political power in a nation
Ottoman
follower of Osman(also called Othman)
astrolabe
brass circle with carefully adjusted rings marked off in degrees by ehich a sea captain could calculate the ships latitude
Deveshirme
in the ottoman empirem [policy of taking boys from conquered christian people to be trained as Muslim soldiers
mercantilism
economic policy under nations
balance of power
a political situation in which no one nation is powerful enough to pose a threat to others
Napoleonic Code
a comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon
Guerilla warfare
A member of a loosely organized fighting force that makes surprise attacks on enemy troops occupying his or her country
Holy Alliance
a league of European nations formed by the leaders of Russia, Austria, and Prussia after the congress of Vienna
Dutch East India Company
Company founded by the dutch in the early 17th century
God, Glory, Gold
primary motives for exploration
pilgrims
group of people who in 1620 founded the colony of plmouth in massachusetts to escape religious persecution
Isma'il
age of 12 young boy that ruled
mestizo
person of mized spanish and native american ancestry
Waterloo
French troops led by Napoleon were defeated by the armies of Prussia, Great Britain and the Netherlands in June 1815 in the Austrian Netherlands
jamestown
virginia colony settled by the english in 1607
Christopher columbus
genoese eas caption who in 1492 sailed across the atlantic
new netherland
discovered by herny hudson an englishman

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