World Civ Since 1500's

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Absolute Monarchy 17th-18th Century

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Political philosophy that stressed the divine right theory of kingship. Louis the XIV of France in 1643-1715 is a prime example. Built Versailles to keep an eye on the nobles.

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Akbar (1556-1605)

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Emperor of the Mughal empire. Expanded the Mughal empire greatly and created a kingdom of religious and ethnic tolerance. Created a centralized government.

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Aztec Empire (1428-1521)

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Alliance of three Aztec city-states: Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan. Ruled the area around Valley of Mexico from until their defeat by the Spanish conquistadores and their native allies under Hernán Cortés in .

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Simon Bolivar (1783-1830)

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a Venezuelan military and political leader responsible for the success of many of the revolutions of the Hispanic world for independence from Spain. Dreamed of a united Latin America he called Gran Columbia.

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British Empire: late 16th early 17th century.

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At it's height controlled over nearly 1/4 of the world. It was the largest empire the world has ever seen. It originated in England and was comprised of England, Scotland, Ireland, and all of its colonies and trading posts.

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Christopher Columbus (1492)

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Explorer from Republic of Genoa who sailed under the Spanish flag and was the supposed first man to discover and settle the Americas in 1492 while in search of trade routes to Asia.

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Confucianism: 5th century BC

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An ethical practice in East Asia that was instituted by a Chinese philosopher named Confucius . It was concerned with the behavior of the people. In China, governments had the people take civil service exams to see if they conform to Confucius ideals.

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Congress of Vienna (Sept.1841 to June 1842)

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The combination of Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia. Met to solve the conflicts that arose after the French Revolution. Redrew the boundaries on the political map. Early model of the United Nations

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Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

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An English naturalist who sailed on the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos islands where he developed the theory of evolution. Led to social Darwinism

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Enlightenment: 18th century

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A movement in Europe in the 18th century which critically questioned: traditions, institutions, and morals. It was centered on rationality and science for legitimacy. AKA Age of reason

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Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797)

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Freed African slave who advocated for the abolition of slavery. He was a very educated and influential speaker. He helped end the slave trade with the Slave Trade Act of 1807

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Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

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Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution.“father of science”. Improved the telescope and observed the planets. His theories contradicted Catholic teachings.

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Vasco da Gama (1469-1524)

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a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery. Commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India going around the Cape of Good Hope off Africa. "Christ (Christians) and Spices"

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Haitian Revolution (1791–1804)

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a brutal fight against Farance led to the elimination of slavery and the establishment of Haiti as the first republic ruled by people of African ancestry. Led by Toussaint. Used Yellow Fever.

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Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1537-1598)

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Daimyo who unified political factions of Japan. Japan's "Second Great Unifier." Only Samurai bore weapons. Tokugawa Shogunate.

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Kangxi Emperor (1661-1722)

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One of China's greatest emperors. Conquered Taiwan. Expanded the Qing Dynasty and brought relative wealth to China.

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Lisbon Earthquake (1755)

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Caused near-total destruction of Lisbon. Death toll was between 60,000 and 100,000. Caused people to doubt the Catholic church. Put Portugal behind the industrial curve.

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Little Ice Age (16th to the 19th centuries)

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A period of cooling that occurred after the Medieval Warm Period. Brought colder winters to parts of Europe and North America destroying farms and villages.

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John Locke (1632-1704)

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the Father of Liberalism. Great Enlightenment thinker. Life, liberty, and property couldn’t be infringed on by government.

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Martin Luther (1483-1546)

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a German priest who initiated the Protestant Reformation. Wrote 95 Theses which denounced the Catholic church for many of it's corrupt practices such as the selling of indulgences.

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Karl Marx (1818-1883)

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Played a significant role in the development of modern communism and socialism. "Communist Manifesto" Believed the working class would rise up and overthrow the capitalism.

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Meiji Restoration (1868)

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A chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan. Sent missionaries abroad to find qualities worth adopting in Japan.

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Mughal Empire (1526-mid 1800's)

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Asian-Islamic power that ruled a large portion of the Indian subcontinent.Pop. at it's height was between 110 and 150 million. Famous leader was Babur, an excellent military leader.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French. Conquered much of Europe but was ultimately defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, after which he was exiled.

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Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

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English mathematician and free thinker of the Scientific revolution, who depended on accurate observations to construct powerful theories of mechanics and astronomy.

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Tokugawa Shogunate

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Military rule of Japan with emperor as figurehead from 1600 to 1867. Tokugawa Ieyasu was first ruler from 1600-1617.