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57 Cards in this Set
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movable type
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an invention to allow for mass printing at high speeds
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Renaissance
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Rebirth, period of new thinking/art in Europe
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Johannes Kepler
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German astronomer who developed 3 laws of planetary motion
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humanism
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literary culture
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Decameron
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famous piece of European literature
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William Harvey
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English physician who discovered that blood circulates throughout the body
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Copernicus
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Nicolaus, polish astronomer: earth rotates on its axis, planets revolve around sun
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Thirty Year War
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1618 TO 1648: war between german states and their neighbours about Catholicism and Protestantism
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mercantilism
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the economic system of Europe in the 1500 and 1600s which favored balance of exports over imports
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Henry VIII
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king of England from 1509 to 1547. established Anglican Church of England with himself as head.
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Petrarch
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Italian poet, famous for his sonnets
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Catherine the Great
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Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796; she made many territorial conquests
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Colbert
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Jean. French statesman and financier during reign of Louis XIV.
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Louis XIV
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king of France from 1643 to 1715. "I am the state".
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Henry IV
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Became king of france. issued Edict of Nantes, which protected the liberties of Protestans
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Elizabeth I
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queen of England from 1558 to 1603 duagther of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
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Charles I
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king of england in 1625. due to his actions, Petition of Right of 1628 was passed.
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Richelieu
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french cardinal and statesman who virtually controlled France from 1624 to 1642.
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Council of Trent
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1542 council called to deal with Church problems and suggest reforms (counter-reformation)
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Frederick William
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built powerful army in Prussia to counter defeat of 30 years war
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Jeng Ho
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commanded seven expeditions from China between 1405 and 1433
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Kabuki
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form of Japnese drama with song and dance, flashy acting and rich decor and costuming from the 1600s
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creoles
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children born in Latin America whose parents were born in Spain
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Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
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mexican nun who became the greates lyric poet of the colonial period
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Manchus
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people of Manchuria who conquered China in 1644 and ruled until 1912
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Hausa
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a people who lived in city-state trading centers in what is now northern Nigeria
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Tokugawa
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the third and final period of Japan's feudal age, lasting from 1603 to 1868.
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Kanem-Bornu
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the strongest muslim state of the central sudan in africa in the 1500s
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Safavid Dynasty
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Shiite Muslim dynasty which arose in Persia in the 1500s and maintained a rivalry with the Ottoman Empire for several centuries
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Aurangzeb
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muslim leader in the 1600s of India who tried to unite it
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encomienda
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system of forced labor used by Spanish settlers in Latin American colonies
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Sulieman the Great
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sultan of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, from 1520 to 1566
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Qian Long
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Last of the great Manchu emperors of China; reigned 1736 to 1795
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Daimyo
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feudal nobles of Japan
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Seljuk Turks
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Took over the arab states in 1055 and ruled there during the crusades.
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Uthman dan Fodio
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African leader of the Fulani's political and religious government against the Hausa between 1804 and 1809; builder of the Fulani Empire in Africa
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No drama
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Type of daram in Japan that developed during the Ashikaga period; poetic passages and two main characters in splendid costume were characteristic
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viceroy
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person ruling a country or province as the deupty of the sovereign; governor
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Idris Allooma
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Ruler of Kanem-Bornu in the central Sudan in Africa, from 1580 to 1617.
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Kangxi
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Chinese emperor from 1661 to 1722, the longes reign in Chinese history.
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Alexander II
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Tsar of Russia from 1855 to 1881. Abolished Serfdom.
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Alexander I
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Tsar of Russia from 1801 to 1825.
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Florence Nightingale
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English nurse who worked to improve nursing and hospital sanitation.
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Camillo di Cavour
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Italian statesma, a leader in unifying Italy in the early 1800s.
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Napoleon III
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Luois Napoleon, president of France from 1848 to 1852 and emperor from 1852 to 1870; the nephew of Napoleon I (Bonaparte).
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Guiseppe Garibaldi
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Italian patriot and statesman in the 1800s.
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liberalism
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in governments, the desire for a more democratic form of government and the push for change and reform
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Jose de San Martin
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Creole soldier who led armies against the Spanish in Argentina, Chile, and Peru
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Maxmilliam de Rebespierre
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one of the chief leaders of the French Revolution and of the Reign of Terror
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Romanticism
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style of literature, art and music prevalent during the romantic Period (1798 to 1870) whe nfreedom of form, individualism, love of nature, and humanitarianism were championed.
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Communist Manifesto
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Marx and Engels writings that stated the main ideas of Marxian socialism and set forth a whole plan for social revolution.
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Laissez-faire
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principle that trade, business, and industry should operate with a minimum or complete absence of regulation and interference by government
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Adam Smith
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Scottish political economist; wrote the first major explanation of the Laissez-faire capitalism
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Thomas Malthus
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English clergyman and economist in late 1700s and early 1800s
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John Locke
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English philosopher during the Age of Reason
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Rousseau
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French philosopher who wrote about government and education.
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Montesquieu
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French philosopher and writer.
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