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HA Chapter 14, 15
HA Chapter 14, 15 Metz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Capitalism | Private or corporate ownership of the means of control in a free, competitive market of supply and demand |
| Mercantilism | European economic policy between the 16th & 18th centuries-Gov't should regulate trade (with gold or silver) for the greater strength of the state. |
| Hernan Cortes | Spanish explorer who overthrew the Aztec Empire in 1519 claiming the Americas for Spain. |
| Moctezuma II | Last emperor of the Aztec Empire (1522) |
| Francisco Pizarro | Spanish conquistador who defeated the last emperor of the Incan Empire (1532) |
| Charles V | Spanish & Holy Roman Emperor (16th Century) |
| Philip II | Absolute Monarch of Spain for 42 years. Grandson of Charles V |
| Martin Luther | German Catholic monk who protested against the Church. Started the Protestant Reformation in 1517 and ultimately began the Lutheran Church |
| 95 Theses | Reasons why the Catholic Church was wrong according to the Bible (Luther). Trying to get the corruption out of the church and challenging the authority of the church. |
| Indulgences | In the Roman Catholic Church, the forgiveness of sins by a payment. |
| John Calvin | Protestant reformer from Switzerland. |
| Henry VIII | English monarch who broke away from the Catholic Church because he wanted a divorce. Started the Church of England (Anglican Church) |
| Council of Trent | Catholic Reformation from 1545-1563 reaffirming the basic doctrines of the Catholic Church. |
| Jesuits | Ignatius Loyola founded this organization to carry out religious (Catholic) education throughout the world |
| Elizabeth I | English Queen (1558-1603) and daughter of Henry VIII who allied England with Protestant forces throughout Europe. Fought Spain and won |
| Spanish Armada | Fleet of ship that were supposed to be the strongest in the world. Defeated by the British in 1588. |
| Louis XIV | Absolute Monarch from France who ruled for 72 years. "The Sun King" |
| Deficit Spending | When a country spends more money than it takes in. |
| Peter the Great | Absolute Monarch from Russia in the 1700's. Helped Russia to westernize to be more like Europe. |
| Ottoman Empire | Powerful Muslim Empire (1299-1918) that encompassed Asia Minor and SE Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa |
| Samurai | Japanese Warriors |
| Shogun | Head of the Japanese warrior class and ruled Japan until the 1800's |
| Columbian Exchange | When items (crops, animals, disease) were made know from the Americas to Europe, Africa, & Asia and vice versa. |
| Atlantic Slave Trade | When over 10,000,000 Africans were bought and shipped to the Americas. |