Age of Exploration
Refers to the catastrophic loss of population among Native Americans due to new diseases transmitted by Europeans
"Great Dying"
In this theory of the universe, all celestial bodies orbit the earth
Geocentric theory
He was a principal leader of the Haitian Revolution
Toussaint L'Ouverture
This dynasty, founded by Manchus, was the last of Imperial China
Qing Dynasty
Peter the Great
System of trade that involved the movement of goods and people between Africa, the Americas, and Europe
Triangular Trade
According to him, a government that does not respect or protect the natural rights of its citizens can be legitimately overthrown
His successful revolts led to the unsuccessful state of Gran Colombia
Simon Bolivar
These wars resulted in humiliating defeats and unequal treaties for China
Opium Wars
This was a tax paid by non-Muslims
Jizya
The idea that colonies should supply raw materials and resources to enrich the mother country (metropole)
Mercantilism
This philosopher believed that humans were motivated by fear of violent death to give up freedoms in exchange for security (his version of the "social contract")
Thomas Hobbes
She led a long resistance against European colonialism in modern-day Angola
Queen (Ana) Nzinga
This system expected that all diplomats and potential trade partners would offer gifts to the Emperor and acknowledge his superiority
Tribute System
A so-called "blood tax" that forcibly recruited young men to serve as soldiers and officials
Devshirme
This labor system, originally developed by the Inca, was later modified by the Spanish
Mita system
He argued in favor of criminal justice reforms and against torture and the death penalty
Cesare Beccaria
This was an uprising against corrupt colonial officials in modern-day Peru
Tupac Amaru Rebellion
This period of Japanese history lasted from c. 1603-1868
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Sikh religion was founded by this spiritual teacher
Guru Nanak
He was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Dias
Term for an absolute ruler who was interested in promoting some aspects of the Enlightenment
Enlightened Despot
After this event, the Estates General became the National Assembly
Tennis Court Oath
This was a governmental reform that allowed people to pay their taxes in cash
Single Whip Tax System
In the second part of his reign, this Tsar ruled by terror and tried to suppress the power of the boyars that he blamed for his wife's death
Ivan the Terrible