Empires

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Trade
Leaders
Religion
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The fall of this empire in 1453 signaled the rise
of the Ottoman Empire
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What is the Byzantine Empire?
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This European empire controlled the majority of
North, Central, and South America, as well as
some possessions in Southeast Asia
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What is Spain?
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This Gunpowder Empire controlled portions of
North Africa, Eastern Europe, Anatolia, and the
Middle East.
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What is the Ottoman Empire?
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This sea-based empire was the only country
allowed to trade with the Japanese during the
isolationist period from the 1600s-1850.
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Who were the Netherlands/Dutch?
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This African kingdom, led by Alfonso I, suffered
greatly as a result of the slave trade.
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What is Kongo/Manicongo?
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The decline of this major trade network can be
attributed to the rise in sea-based trade.
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What is the Silk Road?
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The production of this crop in the Western
Hemisphere led to a massive increase in the need
for African slave.
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What is sugar?
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The transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and
people across the Atlantic is known as this.
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What is the Columbian Exchange?
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This South American silver mine helped make the
Spanish peso a common form of global currency.
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What is the Potosi Silver Mine?
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The journey of African slaves across the Atlantic
to the New World is known as this.
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What is the Middle Passage?
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This English king broke away from the Catholic
Church and started the Church of England, with
him at the top, when the pope refused to grant
him a divorce.
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Who is Henry VIII?
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This French King, who called himself the Sun
King, is an excellent example of an absolute
monarch.
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Who is Louis XIV?
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This Ottoman ruler extended the empire to its
greatest extent but was defeated in Vienna,
effectively ending his campaign to conquer
Europe.
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Who is Suleiman the Magnificent?
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This Chinese admiral led a series of seven
voyages to display Chinese superiority throughout
the Indian Ocean.
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Who was Zheng He?
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This royal family took over the Russian throne
after the Time of Troubles, continuing to rule
until 1917.
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Who were the Romanovs?
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This tax system was used to collect young
Christian boys from within the Ottoman Empire,
convert them to Islam, and use them as soldiers.
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What is devshirme?
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This religion emerged in India during the reign
of the Mughal Empire and was a blend of Hinduism
and Islam.
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What is Sikhism?
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This is the name given to the traditional Islamic
laws.
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What is the Sharia?
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This religious group was known for their deep
knowledge of Christianity and an attitude of
acceptance of the practices of people they were
trying to convert, like ancestor veneration in
China.
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Who were the Jesuits?
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This branch of Islam was used as a unifying force
by the Safavid Empire, preaching the return of
the 12th descendent of Ali.
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What is the Hidden Imam/ Twelver Shiism?
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These people were put in place by the monarch of
Spain to rule over American colonies.
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Who were viceroys?
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The selling of these, which allowed one to
basically buy their way out of punishment for
their sins, was a primary concern of Martin
Luther.
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What are indulgences?
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This treaty divided the world in half. It was a
line drawn by the pope, that effectively
divided trade between the Spanish in the West and
the Portuguese in the East.
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What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
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This branch of mystical Islam was known for
dappling in magic and the veneration of saints.
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Who are Sufis?
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This religious belief views God as a
watchmaker, and was the primary religious
ideology of Scientific and Enlightenment thinkers
in Europe.
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What is Deism?