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apwh 1450-1750
| Term | Significance |
|---|---|
| 1453 | Ottomans capture Constantinople |
| 1488 | Dias rounded cape of good hope |
| 1492 | Reconquest of Spain - Catholic monarchs Isabel and Fernando take Granada |
| 1502 | Portugal brings first African slaves to western hemisphere |
| 1517 | Martin Luther and 95 theses that would bring Protestant Reformation |
| 1521 | Cortez (Spanish) conquered the Aztecs |
| 1533 | Francisco Pizarro (Spanish) toppled the Inca |
| 1571 | Battle of Lepanto, naval defeat of the Ottomans |
| 1588 | Defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British |
| 1600 | Battle of Sekigahara, beginning of Tokugawa |
| 1607 | Foundation of Jamestown - First English settlement on the mainland of North America |
| 1618-1648 | 30 years war, War within the Holy Roman Empire between German Protestants and their allies (Sweden, Denmark, France) and the emperor and his ally, Spain; ended in 1648 after great destruction with Treaty of Westphalia |
| 1683 | Unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna |
| 1689 | Glorious Revolution(Overthrow of King James II of England), English Bill of Rights |
| Dutch East India Company | Joint-stock that controlled the spice trade in the East Indies |
| Caravel | Small, highly maneuverable ship developed by Portuguese to explore West African coast and into Atlantic Ocean |
| Suleiman the Magnificent | Ruler of Ottoman empire from 1520-1566, built up military as well as arts, Ottomans controlled much of the water traffic between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean sea |
| Gunpowder Empires | Most powerful empires during this time period used guns/cannons to build up their empires |
| Renaissance | Europe 1450s, artistic advancement parallel with developments in philosophy, literature, music and science |
| Jesuits | Catholic order that rose during Catholic Reformation, they became active in politics, missionary work and education |
| Galileo Galilei | Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution |
| Joint-Stock Companies | organized commercial ventures on a large scale by allowing investors to buy and sell shares, replaced old guild system from middle ages |
| Christopher Columbus | Genoese mariner who convinced Isabella and Ferdinand to sponsor a voyage across the Atlantic after he was turned down by the Genoese and Portugal |
| Encomenderos | Spanish settlers who were in charge of the natives working on the encomiendas |
| Encomienda | System in which conquistadors had forced natives to do work for them |
| Mercantilism | System in which the government is constantly intervened in the market, with the understanding the goal of economic gain and to benefit the mother country |
| Circumnavigate | To travel all the way around the earth |
| Columbian Exchange | Global diffusion of crops, other plants, human beings, animals, and distance that took place after the European exploring voyages of the New World |
| Janissaries | Elite group that checked the power of the sultan |
| Babur | Founded the Mughal empire, claimed to be a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan (1526) |
| Forbidden City | Home of the emperor and his family, which expanded service people to 20,000 as the government returned to Beijing from Manjing |
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