Exploration and Conquest
This European country used armed ships to establish trading power in the Indian Ocean during the early 1500s.
Portugal
China's demand for this precious metal helped connect markets across the world.
Silver
The Mughal Emperor encouraged discussion among different religious groups.
Akbar
This reformer challenged Catholic practices such as the sale of indulgences?
Martin Luther
Enlightenment thinkers emphasized this human ability as a way to understand and improve society.
Reason
This maneuverable sailing ship used triangular sails that helped Portuguese explorers navigate coastal waters.
Caravel
This economic philosophy held that colonies should enrich their mother countries and that states competed for limited supply of wealth.
Mercantilism
Under French absolutism, the king claimed that his authority came from this source.
God or Divine Right
This Mughal monument blended Persian, Islamic, and Indian Architectural traditions.
Taj Mahal
This disease devastated Indigenous populations and helped weaken Aztec resistance to Spanish conquest.
Smallpox
This Spanish-controlled city in the Philippines connected American silver with Chinese goods.
Manila
English Monarchs needed this institution's approval to raise taxes.
Parliament
The Safavid Empire became closely associated with this branch of islam.
Shi'a Islam
The expansion of this empire encouraged Portuguese and other European merchants to seek alternative sea routes to Asian markets.
Ottoman Empire
This system required European traders in China to work through authorized Chinese merchants who guaranteed their conduct and payment of fees.
Canton system
Explain how the Qing Dynasty used Chinese traditions to strengthen its legitimacy.
Qing rulers presented themselves as defenders of Chinese culture, Confucian Values, and proper government.
Explain how rulers used lavish buildings, artwork, and precious objects to strengthen their authority.
They displayed wealth, communicated power, and glorified their rule.
Explain one difference between Portugal's main objective in the indian ocean and Spain's main objective in the Americas.
Portugal sought control of maritime trade, while Spain conquered territory to extract labor and wealth
Explain why Chinese demand for silver was connected to activities within China, rather than only foreign trade.
Silver was used to pay taxes and make purchases in domestic markets.
Expanding commerce enriched both the Ming and Mughal empires, yet weakened centralized authority. Identify the shared political consequence that explains this paradox.
The growing wealth and autonomy of local elites at the expense of imperial control
Explain how Africans and indigenous Americans sometimes adapted Christianity while preserving earlier traditions.
Religious syncretism, or blending Christian beliefs and practices with existing traditions.