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Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World
Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia
Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia
East Asia
The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe
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This Portuguese prince gained fame for supporting exploration with the goal of capturing territory and converting people to Christianity.
Who is Henry the Navigator?
100

The Ming Dynasty creation an examination for civil servants in China based on the teachings of this man.

Who is Confucius?

100

These individuals, who were captured as Christian youths from the Balkans, made up the elite corps in the Ottoman military.

What are janissaries?

100
After the death of Zheng He, China's leaders decided a policy of __________ was best for their future.

What is isolationism?

100

The Atlantic Plantation system utilized African slave labor to produce large quantities of agricultural products, particularly this product, for international markets.

What is sugar?

200
Although designed to protect indigenous peoples, this labor system, established in 1503 by the Spanish, often resulted in further exploitation.
What is the encomienda system?
200

This merchant company, founded in 1602 in Amsterdam, was the effective ruler of Dutch colonial possessions in the Asia.

What is the Dutch East India Company?

200

This Russian tsar, who built a new capital at St. Petersburg, is most known for Westernizing Russia.

Who is Peter the Great?

200

The Qing dynasty was led by this northern ethnic group.

Who are the Manchus?

200

This African king participated in the slave trade until he had a dispute with the Portuguese government.

Who is King Afonso?

300
This capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on reclaimed swampland, is the location of modern-day Mexico City.
What is Tenochtitlan?
300
West African Empire that relied on Trans-Sahara trade involving the trade of gold and desert salt.

What is the Songhai?

300

This Shi’ite Persian dynasty conflicted with the Sunni Ottoman Empire over both religion and territory.

What is the Safavid Empire?

300

This dynasty focused on internal affairs after the death of Zheng He.

Who are the Ming?

300

If your parents were born in Europe but you were born in America, you were classified as a....

What is a mestizo?

400
This agreement between Spain and Portugal established a dividing line of territorial acquisition in the Americas.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
400

This dynasty became dominant in South Asia and reached its height under the leadership of Akbar the Great.

What is the Mughal Empire?

400

This economic theory, which was dominant in 17th and 18th century Europe, emphasized the role of international economics in interstate competition and involved an imbalance of trade in favor of the "mother" country.

What is mercantilism?

400

Japan instituted a policy of isolationism in this unit and only allowed trading with this two European countries.

Who are the Dutch and Portuguese?

400

Tax paid by non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire.

What is the Jizya?

500

Portuguese explorer who was the first to make it to the Indian Ocean.

Who is Vasco da Gama?

500

This dynasty in Japan saw the rise of the shoguns and the establishment of a capital at Edo (now Tokyo).

What is the Tokugawa Shogunate?

500

Perhaps the greatest leader of the Ottoman Empire who was a patron of the arts and was the leader of the greatest assault on Europe.

Who is Suleiman I?

500
China allowed limited trading under the Ming.  Foreigners could only trade through this city.

What is Canton?

500

Akbar established his capital here. 

What is Delhi?