Monarchs
A ruler with complete authority over the government and the lives of the people they govern. They believed in divine right.
Absolute Monarchy
A period of cultural development focusing on art and intellectual movements.
The Renaissance
Chinese Explorer that sailed around Asia and Africa
Zheng He
Spanish monarchs wanted everyone in the country to be Catholic and tried to kick out or kill people of all other beliefs.
Spanish Inquisition
A failed English colony in North America that went missing
Roanoke
Russian ruler known for his height and modernization/ westernization of Russia.
Peter the Great
Wrote the 95 Theses and started the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
These people were known for their code of Bushido and protecting Japanese shoguns
Samauri
War between England and France
Hundred Years' War
The terrible process of transporting African slaves to the Americas in brutal and deadly conditions.
The Middle Passage
Russian ruler whose long reign helped Russia during the Enlightenment.
Catherine the Great
Economist most associated with capitalism
Adam Smith
Chinese city where nobles and rulers lived
Forbidden City
English Civil War in which the Tudor family won and established power in England
War of the Roses
Spanish conquistador that defeated the Aztec and built the beginnings of Mexico.
Hernan Cortes
Romanovs
A document that limited the power of Kings in England
England's Magna Carta
Indian city originally built as a burial site
Taj Mahal
Started during the rule of King Charles I, in which Puritans took over England, Charles I was beheaded and Oliver Cromwell took power
English Civil War
A passage many explorers thought existed in North America but did not exist
Northwest Passage
Which monarchs supported Protestantism in England?
Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
Was important to European countries as it involved tying the value of their economies to the amount of golf and silver they had.
Mercantilism
Difference between Ming and Qing dynasties?
Ming dynasty was developed by people in Chine, the Qing dynasty was developed by outsiders from Manchu
Happened due to Fredrich the Great wanting more of Austria's land and Austria having a female ruler
War of Austrian Succession
Spain's use of Native American labor in North American colonies
The encomienda system