1200-1450
This "fragmented" political system in Europe relied on an exchange of land for loyalty and military service
The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This 18th-century movement emphasized reason and individualism over tradition and religious blind faith.
What is the Enlightenment?
The 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the immediate spark for this global conflict.
What is World War I?
This Mughal Emperor ended the jizya tax on non-Muslims and invited Jesuits, Hindus, and Zoroastrians to his "House of Worship."
Who is Akbar the Great?
The expansion of this Empire facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication during the "Pax" named after them.
What is the Mongol Empire
This "Gunpowder Empire" conquered Constantinople in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
The transition to new manufacturing processes that began in Great Britain due to its coal deposits and geography.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This "curtain" described the ideological and physical divide between Western Europe and the Soviet bloc
What is the Iron Curtain?
This "Sun King" of France revoked the Edict of Nantes and used his palace to turn his nobility into a "captive audience" of courtiers
Who is Louis XIV?
This Chinese innovation allowed for a massive population boom during the Song Dynasty because it ripened twice a year.
What is Champa Rice?
The system used by the Spanish to draft indigenous labor for silver mining, originally adapted from the Inca.
What is the Mita system?
The 1884–1885 meeting where European powers divided Africa without any African leaders present.
(What is the Berlin Conference?)
The 1947 partition of this former British colony led to the creation of a Hindu-majority state and a Muslim-majority state.
What is India/Pakistan?)
This Tsar "Westernized" Russia not just through technology, but by forcing his boyars to shave their beards and wear French-style clothing.
Who is Peter the Great?
These seasonal wind patterns governed trade in the Indian Ocean, connecting East Africa to Southeast Asia.
What are Monsoon Winds?
To legitimize their rule, the Qing Dynasty continued to use this traditional Chinese exam system.
What are Civil Service Exams?
This rebellion in India (1857) began over rumors of rifle cartridges greased with animal fat
What is the Sepoy Mutiny/Rebellion?
This 1960s movement in China, led by Mao Zedong, aimed to preserve "true" Communist ideology by purging capitalist elements, collectivizing land, leading to severe famine
This former slave and brilliant military strategist led the Haitian Revolution to victory against the forces of Napoleonic France.
Who is Toussaint L’Ouverture?
This West African ruler’s 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca was so extravagant it caused mass inflation in Egypt.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This 1648 treaty ended the Thirty Years' War and established the modern concept of state sovereignty.
What is the Peace of Westphalia?
This ideology, used to justify imperialism, applied "survival of the fittest" to human societies.
What is Social Darwinism?)
This 20th-century initiative increased agricultural yields worldwide through GMOs and chemical fertilizers
What is the Green Revolution?)
This Soviet leader’s policy of "De-Stalinization" and his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis led to his eventual removal by his own party
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?