Vocab Flashcard 16

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Most famous Mughal emperor (r. 1556–1605) known for religious tolerance.

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Akbar

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Final dynasty that overthrew Ming China and shaped modern borders, fell in 1912.

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Qing

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Key trade state near its namesake straits, controlling eastern Indian Ocean trade and targeted by European colonizers.

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Malacca

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Key breakthrough in European shipbuilding for exploration: small, seaworthy ships with lateen sails.

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Caravel

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Cross-cultural, transatlantic exchange of goods, resources, and diseases post-New World discovery.

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Columbian Exchange

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Indigenous Americans, isolated from Afro-Eurasian trade and culture, faced devastating diseases like Influenza, Smallpox, and Measles, leading to millions of deaths and facilitating European conquest.

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The Great Dying

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Person of mixed Spanish and indigenous blood in a racially stratified New World society.

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Mestizos

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Expanse of land in Eastern Russia rich in resources, conquered by Russians for their empire.

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Siberia

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Winds like the Gulf Stream that aided European discovery of the New World.

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Directional Winds

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Conqueror of the Aztecs in 1519, leading to Spanish conquest and wealth.

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Hernan Cortes