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Ch. 16

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What happened to the last Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI, due to the Ottoman conquest in 1453? He was killed in the seige of Constantinople.
Although Henry the Navigatior did not himself see the Rio de Oro, what did the Portuguese explorers find in West Africa? The Gold Coast
What circumstances allowed Charles V to become the ruler of Spain, Sicily, Austria, and Germany by 1519? A combination of inheritance and war.
What was kanun in the Otttoman Empire? A law code
Although Constantinople is often thought of as a trade hub on the Silk Road, in the 13th century it was as important for its role in linking the Mediterranean with who? the Russians.
The Indian Ocean trade wars between the Ottomans and the Portuguese exhausted both empires, which by the early 17th century allowed who to take over the spice trade? the Netherlands
Iberians (Spanish) were convinced they needed to recapture Jerusalem for Christianity in order for what? Jesus Christ to come back.
In order to strengthen their religious reforms of Spain, in 1492 who did Ferdinand and Isabella expel that refused to convert to Christianity? Jews
Janissaries were soldiers taken from Christian families, converted to Islan, how were they paid? salaries from the sultan.
El Greco's paintings generally featured the Spanish Catholic tradition of what? strict obedience to the faith.
According to Safavid claims in 1501, their fourteen-year-old leader ismail was what? the Hidden Twelfth Iman.
What were moriscos in 15th-century Spain? Muslims who had converted to Christianity.
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