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52 Cards in this Set
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Vasco de Gama |
Portuguese explorer who led ships around the Cape of Good Hope. |
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John Calvin |
Leader in the Reformation. |
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Rousseau |
Wrote "The Social Contract"; believed government should be limited. |
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John Locke |
People have natural rights that the government should protect. |
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Isaac Newton |
Discovered the force of gravity. |
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Muhammad |
"The Prophet"; founder of Islam. |
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Ibn Rushd |
Put all knowledge except the Quran to the test of reason. |
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Ibn Khaldun |
Set standards for the scientific study of history. |
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Akbar |
Chief builder of Mughal Empire; Babur's grandson. |
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Leonardo |
Painted the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper"; successful at a variety of subjects. |
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Michelangelo |
Sculptor and painter known as a melancholy genius; painted the Sistine Chapel in Rome. |
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Erasmus |
Dutch priest and humanist; helped spread humanism to a wider public. |
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Martin Luther |
Monk who wrote the "95 Theses" protesting actions of the Church. |
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Henry VIII |
Made the break from the Catholic Church in England; had 6 wives. |
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Copernicus |
Polish scholar who proposed heliocentric theory. |
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Galileo |
Assembled an astronomical telescope; put on trial during the Inquisition and labeled a heretic. |
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Common Law |
A legal system based on custom and court rulings. |
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caliph |
Successor to Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims. |
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compromise |
An agreement in which each side makes concessions. |
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cartographer |
mapmaker |
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caligraphy |
The art of producing beautiful hand-writing. |
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circumnavigate |
To travel completely around the world. |
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vernacular |
Everyday language of ordinary people. |
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utopian |
Any society that is ideal. |
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indulgences |
Sold to lessen the amount of time a soul would have to spend in purgatory. |
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predestination |
The idea that God had long ago determined who would gain salvation. |
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Ghetto |
Separate quarter of a city in which Jews were forced to live. |
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heliocentric |
sun-centered model of the universe. |
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Quran |
holy book of Islam |
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Mosque |
Muslim place of worship. |
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jihad |
Struggle in God's service. |
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Sharia |
Body of law in Islam. |
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minaret |
Slender tower of a mosque. |
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sultan |
Ruler who controlled Baghdad. |
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Rajah |
Local Hindu ruler. |
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janizary |
Soldier in the elite force of the Ottoman army. |
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shah |
Title of a Safavid king. |
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Montesquieu |
Separation of powers; three branches, checks, and balances. |
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Natural Rights |
Right belonging to a human from birth. |
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laissez faire |
Business should operate with little or no government intervention. |
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baroque |
Grand, ornate style that glorified historic battles or the lives of saints. |
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rococo |
Style that was lighter, more elegant and charming than baroque. |
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Federal Republic |
Government in which power is divided between the national and state governments. |
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humanism |
An intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance. |
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patron |
Financial supporter of the arts. |
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immunity |
Resistance to disease. |
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privateer |
Pirate who operated with government approval. |
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revenue |
income |
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mutiny |
revolt |
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inflation |
Rise in prices linked to sharp increase in the amount of money available. |
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plantation |
Large estate run by the owner often using slave labor. |
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monopoly |
Exclusive control of a business or industry. |
