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This gunpowder empire was created by Osman Bey and had its capital in Istanbul after Mehmed the Conqueror captured Constantinople.
What is the Ottoman empire
100
This explorer, who used the Ptolemy's estimates of the size of the earth, was given a charter by Spain to sail west in order to find a faster route to India.
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
This labor system, originally created by the Incas, was adapted by the Spanish and was used to get Native Americans to work in silver mines under harsh conditions. This was commonly avoided by moving to the City.
What is the Mit'a system
100
Occurring between the years of 1765 and 1783, English colonists in North America fought against the English crown due to unfair taxation.
What is the American Revolution.
100
Hernan Cortez, with the help of Dona Maria brought down these people in the year 1521.
Who are the Aztecs
200
This cultural trait was shared between the three gunpowder empires with some variation. For example, in the Safavid empire it was Twelver shiism while in the Ottoman empire it was Sunnism.
What is Islam
200
A intellectual movement which started around 1650 and influenced many Political revolutions in later times.
What is the Enlightenment
200
This social system, initiated by the Spanish colonists, was located in South America and had classes with names such as Mestizo and Criollos.
What is the casta system
200
The first successful large scale slave revolt in history which occurred in the French colony of Saint-Dominique
What is the Haitian Revolution
200
These people unified Germany and Italy through nationalistic movements such as 'Blood and Iron' and 'Young Italy' respectively
Who are Otto von Bismarck and Giuseppe Mazzini
300
This Mughal emperor is characterized for his religious tolerance and his creation of the divine faith in order to unify his people.
Who is Akbar
300
This overthrow of a monarch (King James II) in England which encountered little bloodshed resulted in England becoming more of a Constitutional Monarchy.
What is the Glorious Revolution
300
This was a 20% tax on silver taken by the Spanish crown from all silver mines in its colonies.
What is the quinto
300
This Chilean Creole worked with José de San Martín in order to gain Chile it's independence.
Who is Bernardo O'Higgins
300
This occurred after the Qing government tried to stop the English from selling Opium in China. In the end, the British won and gained extraterritoriality, the right to trade in any trading port, and Hong Kong under the unequal treatise.
What are the Opium wars
400
This person, who founded the Mughal empire, was from Central Asia and captured India by the use of elephants and strategic warfare.
Who is Babur
400
This treaty which was signed to end the Thirty years' war and gave many European countries sovereignty.
What is the Peace of Westphalia
400
This subset of the Colombian Exchange was characterized by the buying of slaves in Africa by European merchants in exchange for guns and other manufactured goods and the selling of said slaves in the Americas in exchange for sugar, tobacco, and cotton.
What is the Atlantic slave trade.
400
This person who led the Haitian Revolution to victory was originally a slave and encouraged the Haitians to continue Sugar farming because he believed it was a viable source of income for the new Nation.
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture
400
This Dutch explorer mostly traveled around the Pacific Islands and died due to a misunderstanding in Hawaii.
Who is Captain Cook.
500
This battle which occurred in 1514 showcased the benefits of using gunpowder in warfare when the Ottoman empire beat the Safavid empire.
What is the battle of Chaldiran/ Chaldoran
500
"Man... hath by nature a power ... to preserve his property - that is, his life, liberty, and estate - against the injuries and attempts of other men." is a quote of this enlightened thinker who lived from 1632 - 1754.
Who is John Locke
500
The colonization of Africa which was discussed in the Berlin Conference and split up Africa among European powers.
What is the Scramble for Africa.
500
This is what caused the wave of Independence movements in South America because the Iberian monarchs grew weaker.
What is the Napoleonic wars.
500
This show of antisemitism started the movement of Zionism which had the goal of obtaining a country for the Jews.
What is the Dreyfus affair