revolutions
The skeptical philosophical movement developed in the 17th and 18th century that called into question many social and political traditions, which led to radical thinking
What is The Enlightenment?
The collapse of what empire in 1400 led to a "power vacuum" in Eurasia
What is the Mongol Empire?
The ideology that "justified" European action during this time period?
What is White Man's Burden?
The explorer-soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Age of Discovery, they sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, Oceania, Africa, and Asia, colonizing and opening trade routes.
What were conquistadors?
He was the founder and first khagan of the Mongol Empire, which later became the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Who was Ghengis Khan?
The new ideology that became popular in addition to Enlightenment-Liberalism to explain the industrial world
What is Socialism?
These inventions led to the beginning of a period where expanding and centralization of power became widely popular
What are gunpowder and the printing press?
This group of people migrated as the economies of their homelands were ruined as a result of Imperialism
What are indentured servants?
Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion.
What is Shinto?
An Ottoman sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. He expanded the Ottoman Empire, leading the siege of Constantinople in 1453 and extending the empire's reach into the Balkans.
Who was (Mehmed) Mehmet II?
This political figure, military leader, and former slave, gained control of several areas and earned the initial support of French agents
Who is Touissant Louverture?
These states were intolerant of other religions and persecuted millions of people because of their beliefs
What are Spain and Tokugawa Japan?
This Japanese movement took place in order to reform their traditional system in order to rise against western powers
What was the Meiji Restoration?
Member of an elite corps in the standing army of the Ottoman Empire from the late 14th century to 1826.
What is a janissary?
A German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. He was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507
Who was Martin Luther?
The English word derives from the Portugese word "cria" meaning "to raise or bring up" and they were also the dominant racial group during the Latin American Revolution
What is creole?
The longest lasting gunpowder empire in history
In some instance, a state would acquire an exclusive right to exploit and develop a backward region economically, and not allow other states to establish any form of control over it.
What is a sphere of influence?
The full or partial remission of temporal punishment for sins after the sinner confesses and receives absolution
What were indulgences?
The fifth shah of Safavid Iran from 1588 to 1629. He is generally considered one of the greatest rulers of Iranian history and the Safavid dynasty. He was the third son of Shah Mohammad Khodabanda
Who was Shah Abbas?
Nations that unified under the influence of nationalism
What are Italy and Germany?
The palace complex, that limited access to even imperial families, used the buildings and ceremonial spaces as a way to convey an impression of imperial power
What is the Forbidden City?
The European nations were in need of this in order to keep producing goods for which they went to Asia and Africa.
What are raw materials?
A mid nineteenth century artistic movement characterised by subjects painted from everyday life in a naturalistic manner
What is Realism?
A French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire, he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—especially of the Roman Catholic Church—and of slavery.
Who was Voltaire?