World History A U5 Test Growth of World Empires

Role of the Catholic Church in Latin America

missionize, educate, and to protect the Indians

Reasons for Portugal's decline as a world power

population, size, and lack of resources

Colbert

put in charge of the economy in order to gain self-sufficiency

Main Contributions of the Austrians in the time period from 1500 to 1800

the halting of the advances of the Ottoman Turks

interrelated

to the Ottoman Turks, religeon and military powers were __________.

Fronde

Bad Harvests Discontent of provincial governors and officeholders Decline in grain prices

Francisco Pizarro

Conquered the Incas

Europeans

Economic decline in the Ottoman Empire can be assigned primarily to trade competition from ______________.

Instrument of Government

England's first and only written constitution

James I

First of the Stuart kings believed in the divine right of kings English translation of the Bible

Ferdinand Magellan

First to circumnavigate the globe

Frederick II

Holy Roman Emperor

Atahualpa

Incan ruler

Trade

Portugal's empire was extensive, and the country thrived on ____________.

Phillip II

Sent the Invincible Armada because Spain resented English aid and interference in the Netherlands, the Armada was a religeous crusade, and Spain wanted to stop English interference with its New World trade

Reasons for the decline of Spain as a world power

Wars, physical deterioration of the Hapsburg line and economic setbacks due to lack of investments in manufacturing and education

Mercantilism

a system of government intervention to promote national prosperity and to increase the power of the country

Petition of Right

an important document in English history. Its principles were: no taxation without parliamentary consent, no imprisonment without trial, and no quartering of soldiers in homes during peacetime

Hernando Cortes

conquered the Aztecs

During the 1700's

control of Italy passes from the Hapsburgs of Austria

Oliver Cromwell

emerged as a powerful general and political leader government failed because it never had support of the majority of England

Prince Henry

initiated a program of exploration to find a route to the East Indies, by sailing around Africa

Louis XIV

known as the sun king persecuted the Huguenots

Gunpowder Plot

led by Guy Fawkes British Catholics tried to kill King James because he was against Catholicism, by blowing up Parliament in 1605

Intendants

local royal French officials

Richelieu

main accomplishments were a national postal service and the system of intendents to control Local government

Brazil

Portugal's only colony in the New World; was mainly agricultural until the Paulistas discovered gold and diamonds and useless to the mercantilistic Portuguese government

Ismail Safavi

member of the Shi'asect of the Muslim religeon, formed the Safavi Empire