HIST 1007 Quiz: History 1007 (got 93% on the test)
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European goods (firearms) to west coast of africa. African slaves purchased and sent to the americas. Cash crops purchased and sent to europe. 15th and 18th centuries about 12 million slaves moved from africa to the americas most of the spanish or portuguese territories. Ending the trade: 1803: denmark, 1807: great britain, 1808: united states, 1814: france, !817: the netherelands, 1845: spain. Abolition: 1833: british empire, 1848: france and french colonies, 1865: united states. Begins with a military leader, shah ismail: twelve shi"a islam, 85% of shi"a are twelvers today, await the mahdi. Shah abbas the great 1588-1629: shah at 16, military expansions, trade routes spices and coffee, reforms the government and military, mughal empire. Founders: timur (godfather, zahir al-din muhammad babur the tiger. Shah jahan 1592-1668: his favorite wife was mantaz mahal (arjumand banu) Aurangzeb 1659-1707: end of religious tolerance, gunpowder empires, empire based on military conquest, dynasty dependent upon military prowess of wuler, origins of gunpowder empires.
