Maritime Empires
This Italian navigator was paid by Spain to find a sea route to Asia. What did he "find" instead?
The Americas
Because they used weapons like cannons and guns, the three Muslim empires of the early modern period (Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal) were called the _____ empires.
Gunpower
Although we say the Spanish were looking for "Gold, God, and Glory" in the Americas, they actually became rich by mining this metal.
Silver
Polish astronomer who disproved the geocentric model of the universe, arguing that the planets (including Earth) orbit the sun; one of the people who started the Scientific Revolution.
Copernicus
When is our AP World History final exam?
On Thursday!
Unpaid laborers forced to work in plantations; Forcibly brought from West Africa.
Manchu horsemen conquered China and established the __ dynasty.
Qing
System of coerced labor in the Spanish Empire.
Mita / Encomienda
Started by German priest named Martin Luther; Began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church but resulted in the creation of separate, Protestant churches.
Protestant Reformation
Name one item you cannot use during the AP test.
Water bottles
Electronic watches
Cell phones
Red/pink/green/etc. pens
Term for the swapping of people/things/etc. between the "Old" and "New" Worlds.
Columbian Exchange
Explorers came to America looking for these 3 Gs.
Gold, God, Glory
The Dutch were the first, but not last, to raise money for their expeditions using this new economic strategy.
Joint-stock companies
Internal reforms undertaken by the Roman Catholic Church to "counter" the Protestant Reformation.
How many sections are there on the AP test?
4
(MCQ, SAQ, DBQ, LEQ)
Name one technology that enabled the rise of Maritime Empires.
Magnetic compass
Astrolabe
Lateen sails
Caravel
The _____ Empire was founded by Afghan warlords who invaded India; they were Muslims who ruled over a Hindu majority and thus had to share power with local rulers; build famous landmarks in India like the Taj Mahal.
Mughal
This leg of Triangular Trade was extremely profitable for slave trading nations like Portugal.
Middle Passage
An important Enlightenment thinker who advocated for natural rights, such as freedoms of speech and religion, and tolerance.
Voltaire
What score do you need to get on the AP test to receive credit at most colleges?
3/5
This type of Christianity was most common in England's North American colonies.
Protestantism
Name for the Christian soldiers that Ottoman Turks took from conquered territories and trained to become elite servants of the state.
Janissaries
The economic theory that trade generates wealth for a nation, and that a government should protect its nation's trade for that reason.
Mercantilism
This religion developed in South Asia as a syncretic blend of Hinduism and Islam.
Sikhism
Can you pronounce my last name correctly?
Shlee-ter