APWH - Units 3-4: Terms Flashcard 1

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This nobleman's sponsorship of cartography, maritime schools, and ship-building spurred Portuguese naval expansion in the 15th century:

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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In 1492, the Spanish Christian kingdoms of Aragon and Castille combined to drive the last Muslims (the Moors) from Spain completing a centuries-long process known as:

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The Reconquista

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All of the following mariners and conquerors worked on behalf of Spain in the late 15th and early 16th centuries EXCEPT: Christopher Columbus, Francisco Pizzaro, Hernando Cortez, Vasco De Gama

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Vasco De Gama

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This labor system was first employed by the Incas and then co-opted by the Spanish to work their silver mines in South America:

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Mita system

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The economic philosophy, prevalent across much of the world prior to the 19th century, emphasized exporting as much as possible, importing as little as possible, and stockpiling the resulting gold and silver surplus:

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Mercantilism

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Which of the following (from highest to lowest) is the appropriate ethnic ranking of the Spanish casta system in the Americas?
Options:
Mestizos
Creoles
Peninsulares
Indians
Peninsulares
Mestizos
Indians
Creoles
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Indians
Creoles
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Indians

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Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Indians

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This was created to prevent conflict between Spain and Portugal over colonial land claims (but never had much real effect):

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Papal Line of Demarcation

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In the early 16th century, this czar slaughtered the boyars (the nobility), effectively giving him absolute power in Russia:

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Ivan the Terrible

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It was the Mongol's decision to make this town a tax-collection center that turned it into Russia's most important city:

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Moscow

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These fierce cavalry warriors from the southern Steppe became the elite troops of the Russian army and the czars' most ruthless instrument of control:

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Cossacks