People
This man was Italian yet sailed west from Europe under the Spanish flag.
Christopher Columbus
This city was built in the middle of a lake and served as the capital for the Aztec Empire.
Tenochtitlan
This type of rule features a monarch who holds supreme authority over their kingdom or empire.
Absolutism
These three G's motivated Europeans to explore and conquer.
God, Gold, and Glory
This religion was a similarity between the three gunpowder empires.
Islam
This Conquistador was responsible for the destruction of the Aztec Empire.
Hernan Cortes
King Louis XIV built his palace here, just outside Paris.
Versailles
This term refers to the "second leg" of the Triangular Trade system, which featured the forced migration of millions of African slaves.
The Middle Passage
disease
These elite warriors fought in Japan and followed the Bushido.
Samurai
This Russian Tsar led his Empire to a massive expansion, creating the largest land-based empire during the Early Modern Era.
Peter the Great
This city is nearby the famous ruins of Machu Picchu, and served as the capital for the Inca Empire.
European powers set up these territories in various places around the world.
This crop, which was a major part of Mesoamerican diets, was brought back to the "Old World" and dramatically changed Afro-Eurasian diets.
maize (corn)
Columbus Day has been replaced with this "day" in certain US cities and states.
Indigenous Peoples Day
This Ottoman Sultan was responsible for the golden age of his Islamic empire, and had a gigantic mosque built for him in Istanbul.
Suleiman the Magnificent
Beijing is home to this imperial palace complex, built by the Ming Dynasty.
The Forbidden City
This term refers to the noble lords and their families in Tokugawa Japan
Daimyo
The Atlantic Slave trade caused intense competition for European goods in this region.
West Africa
These five countries were the major players in the Age of Exploration
Portugal, Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands
This Mughal ruler created a syncretic religion known as the "Divine Faith".
Akbar the Great
This Japanese city was the seat of power for the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Edo
The Ottoman Empire enslaved Christian boys, converted them to Islam, and rigorously trained them to be elite soldiers that made up the king's personal bodyguard. They were known as the...
Janissaries
This was the reason why the Ming Dynasty halted Zheng He's expeditions.
This famous structure was built in the Mughal Empire to honor an emperor's dead wife.
The Taj Mahal