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Flashcard 1: Which Asian country limited European influence by adopting a policy of isolationism?
Answer: Japan. Implemented sakoku policy to prevent foreign cultural and religious influence.
Flashcard 2: What was the primary religion of the Safavid Empire?
Answer: Shia Islam. The Safavids made this branch of Islam their official state religion.
Flashcard 3: What period saw the rise of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires?
Answer: 1450–1750. The early modern period when these Islamic gunpowder empires reached their peak.
Flashcard 4: Which empire's decline was accelerated by the Siege of Vienna in 1683?
Answer: Ottoman Empire. Failed siege marked the beginning of Ottoman territorial decline in Europe.
Flashcard 5: Identify the system where European powers claimed exclusive trading rights in Asian ports.
Answer: Trading Post Empire. European strategy of controlling key ports rather than large territories.
Flashcard 6: Which European city was a major center of trade and finance during this period?
Answer: Amsterdam. Dutch commercial center that dominated European banking and trade networks.
Flashcard 7: Name the Russian leader who expanded the empire and westernized its culture.
Answer: Peter the Great. Reformed Russian society by adopting European customs and military technology.
Flashcard 8: Identify the disease that decimated indigenous populations in the Americas post-1492.
Answer: Smallpox. European disease that killed millions of Native Americans with no immunity.
Flashcard 9: Which country expelled the Jesuits in the mid-18th century, fearing their influence?
Answer: Portugal. Feared Jesuit political power and independent loyalty to the Pope.
Flashcard 10: Name the French king who epitomized absolutism and ruled from 1643 to 1715.
Answer: Louis XIV. The Sun King who centralized French power and built Versailles palace.
Flashcard 11: Which empire was established by Osman I in the late 13th century?
Answer: Ottoman Empire. Turkish empire that expanded from Anatolia across three continents.
Flashcard 12: Identify the Japanese policy that restricted foreign influence and trade.
Answer: Sakoku. Isolation policy that limited foreign contact to prevent cultural change.
Flashcard 13: Which Spanish conquistador led the expedition that conquered the Inca Empire?
Answer: Francisco Pizarro. Conquistador who captured Atahualpa and destroyed the Inca civilization.
Flashcard 14: What is the term for a large agricultural estate in the Spanish colonies?
Answer: Hacienda. Large plantation-style estate that dominated Spanish colonial agriculture.
Flashcard 15: Identify the treaty that divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
Answer: Treaty of Tordesillas. 1494 agreement that split newly discovered lands between two Catholic powers.
Flashcard 16: Which empire's capital was Constantinople, renamed Istanbul in 1453?
Answer: Ottoman Empire. Renamed the Byzantine capital after Mehmed II's conquest in 1453.
Flashcard 17: Which empire was established by Babur in the 16th century?
Answer: Mughal Empire. Founded by the Timurid prince who invaded India in the 1520s.
Flashcard 18: Identify the architectural style that flourished during this period in Europe.
Answer: Baroque. Ornate artistic style emphasizing drama, movement, and emotional intensity.
Flashcard 19: What system forced native workers to labor in Spanish mines and plantations?
Answer: Encomienda System. Spanish colonial labor system that exploited indigenous American populations.
Flashcard 20: What was the primary religion of the Mughal Empire?
Answer: Islam. Though tolerant of Hinduism, the ruling dynasty practiced this faith.
Flashcard 21: Identify the major cash crop produced in the Caribbean colonies.
Answer: Sugar. Labor-intensive crop that drove the Atlantic slave trade expansion.
Flashcard 22: Which Portuguese explorer was the first to reach India by sea?
Answer: Vasco da Gama. Opened direct maritime trade route from Europe to Asia around Africa.
Flashcard 23: Identify the economic system where colonies provided raw materials to the mother country.
Answer: Mercantilism. Colonial economic system designed to benefit the European mother country.
Flashcard 24: Name the empire known for its tolerance and integration of different cultures and religions.
Answer: Ottoman Empire. Used the millet system to govern diverse religious and ethnic communities.
Flashcard 25: Which European city was a major center of trade and finance during this period?
Answer: Amsterdam. Dutch commercial center that dominated European banking and trade networks.
Flashcard 26: What is the term for a large agricultural estate in the Spanish colonies?
Answer: Hacienda. Large plantation-style estate that dominated Spanish colonial agriculture.
Flashcard 27: Which empire's capital was Constantinople, renamed Istanbul in 1453?
Answer: Ottoman Empire. Renamed the Byzantine capital after Mehmed II's conquest in 1453.
Flashcard 28: Name the Russian leader who expanded the empire and westernized its culture.
Answer: Peter the Great. Reformed Russian society by adopting European customs and military technology.
Flashcard 29: Which Portuguese explorer was the first to reach India by sea?
Answer: Vasco da Gama. Opened direct maritime trade route from Europe to Asia around Africa.
Flashcard 30: Which European country initiated the Atlantic Slave Trade in the 15th century?
Answer: Portugal. First European nation to establish slave trading posts on the African coast.