Question 1

Akbar

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The most famous emperor of India's Mughal Empire; his polices are noted for their efforts about religious tolerance and inclusion.

Question 2

Aurangzeb

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Mughal emperor who revered his predecessors' policies of religious tolerance and attempted to impose Islamic supremacy.

Question 3

Columbian Exchange

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The massive transatlantic interaction and exchange between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia that began in the period of European exploration and colonization.

Question 4

conquistadors

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Spanish conquerors of Native Americans lands, most notably the Aztec and Inca Empires.

Question 5

Constantinople, 1453

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Constantinople, the capital and almost of the only outpost o the Byzantine Empire, fell to the arms of the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II "the Conqueror" in 1453, an event that marked the end of Christian Byzantium.

Question 6

Creoles

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Spaniards born in the Americas.

Question 7

Devshirme

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The tribute of boy children that the Ottoman Turks levied from their Christian subjects in the Balkans; the Ottomans raised the boys for service in the civil administration of the elite Janissary infantry corps.

Question 8

fixed winds

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The prevailing winds of the Atlantic, which blow steadily in the same direction; an understanding of these winds made European exploration and colonization of the Americas possible.

Question 9

The "great dying"

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Term used to describe the devastating demographic impact of European-borne epidemic diseases on the Americas.

Question 10

Jizya

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Special tax levied on non-Muslims in Islamic states; the Mughal Empire was notable for abolishing the jizya for a time.

Question 11

Mercantilism

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An economic theory that argues that governments best serve their states' economic interests by encouraging exports and accumulating bullion.

Question 12

Mestizo

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Literally, "mixed"; a term used to describe the mixed-rave population of Spanish colonial societies in the Americas.

Question 13

Mughal Empire

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One of the most successful empires of India, a state founded by Muslim Turks who invaded India in 1526; their rule was noted for efforts to create partnerships between Hindus and Muslims.

Question 14

Mulattoes

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Term commonly used for people of mixed African and American blood.

Question 15

Ottoman Empire

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Major Islamic state centered on Anatolia that came to include the Balkans, the Near East, and much of North Africa.

Question 16

Peninsulares

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In the Spanish colonies of Latin America, the term used to refer to people who had been born in Spain; they claimed superiority over Spaniards born in the Americas.

Question 17

Plantation complex

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Agricultural system based on African slavery that was used in Brazil, the Caribbean, and the southern colonies of North America.

Question 18

Qing Dynasty

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Ruling dynasty of China from 1644-1912; the Qing rulers were originally from Manchuria, which had conquered China.

Question 19

Settler Colonies

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Colonies in which the colonizing people settled in large numbers, rather that simply spending relatively small numbers to exploit the region; particularly noteworthy in the case of the British colonies in North America.

Question 20

Siberia

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Russia's great frontier region, a vast territory of what is now central and eastern Russia, most of it unsuited to agriculture but rich in mineral resources and fur-bearing animals.

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