Chapter 5 Vocab AP World

Question 1

Herman Cortes

Answer 1

Spanish conquistador, lead expedition that conquered Aztecs into modern Mexico

Question 2

Great Dying

Answer 2

Impact of European born epidemic disease on the Americas, causing 90% of pre-Colombian population to die

Question 3

Little ice age

Answer 3

Unusually cold temp for 13 to 19th century

Question 4

Colombian exchange

Answer 4

Network of transatlantic, communication, migration, and trade that began in period of European exploration

Question 5

Mercantilism

Answer 5

An idea that a nations wealth and power were best served by increasing exports and trade

Question 6

Mestizo

Answer 6

Term for mixed race population in the Americas (Spanish men, Native American women)

Question 7

Mulattoes

Answer 7

Term, for people of mixed African and European blood

Question 8

Settlers colonies

Answer 8

Imperial territories in which Europeans settled in large numbers

Question 9

Qing expansion

Answer 9

Growth of the Qing dynasty into central Asian empire

Question 10

Mughal empire

Answer 10

Muslim Turkic state that invaded India and created political unity

Question 11

Akbar

Answer 11

Famous emperor of India’s Mughal empire

Question 12

Ottoman Empire

Answer 12

Major Islamic state on Anatolia from 14 to 20th century

Question 13

Devshirme

Answer 13

• Collection or gathering
• The Ottoman empires practice of taking young Christian boys and training them for the civil service exams or to be in their armies

Question 14

Russian empire

Answer 14

Christian state centered in Moscow that emerged from Mongol rule in 1480