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First Russian ruler to use the title tsar
Ivan III the Great
Queen of Angola and Ndongo who resisted European colonization
Queen Nzinga
According to him, governments must reflect the general will of the citizens
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Trade system that linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Triangular Trade
The Qing Dynasty was established by this ethnic group
Manchu
Founder of Mughal Empire
Babur
System of labor in which a person signs a contract to work for a set period of time
Indentured servitude
During her rule, Russia gained Crimea, its second warm-water port
Catherine the Great
Asante/Ashanti
The true ruler of feudal Japan
Shogun
Persian term for ruler, used by Safavids
Shah
His use of a telescope allowed him to conclusively disprove the Geocentric theory
Galileo
Business venture funded by merchant investors to share risk and profits
Joint-stock company
Laborers who were legally bound to a piece of land or property
Serfs
Groups of escaped slaves who lived in remote, inaccessible areas
Maroons
Most successful Native uprising in Spanish North America
Pueblo Revolt
Literally means "floating world;" refers to the urban lifestyle of pleasure-seeking in Edo Period Japan
Ukiyo
This conflict ended as a humiliating defeat for China
Opium Wars
Founder of Sikhism
Guru Nanak
Syncretic religion developed by Mughal Emperor
Din-i Ilahi/Divine Faith
This rebellion established the Ming Dynasty
Red Turban Rebellion
Leader of Latin American revolutions and founder of Gran Colombia
Simon Bolivar
Means "blank slate," concept that humans are not inherently good or bad but are influenced by their circumstances and education
Tabula Rasa
Longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history, compiled a dictionary, learned how to play a harpsichord
Kangxi Emperor
In the Ottoman Empire, it was common for new sultans to have to eliminate their relatives in order to secure power
Fratricide