Unit 3 Vocab Flashcard

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Peasants migrating to newly seized lands in Russia combined agriculture with military conquests.

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Cossacks

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Mongol-Turkic ruler of the late 14th century; led ruthless conquests in Persia and India, paving the way for Turkic empires.

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Tamerlane

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Ottoman sultan known as the "Conqueror"; captured Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire.

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Memhed II

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Muslim population in Western China persecuted by the government

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Uighurs

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Northeastern China people who seized power in 1644, establishing the Qing Dynasty.

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Manchu

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16th-century religious movement aimed at reforming the Roman Catholic Church, leading to Protestant churches.

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Protestant Reformation

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Warriors for the Islamic faith

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Ghazis

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Angkor Kingdom near Mekong River, known for its irrigation system. Capital: Angkor Thorn. Originally Hindu, later Buddhist.

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Khmer Empire

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Religious conflict (1618-1648) between Catholics and Protestants; caused economic disaster, famine, and disease.

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Thirty Years War

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Selling of forgiveness by the Catholic Church to raise funds.

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Indulgences