Earlier Oceanic Travel
Columbian Exch. & Colonies
New Social Orgs
State Consolidation
Misc. Trivia
100
Where did Zeng He travel?
Indian Ocean Basin
100
List 3 plants or animals that originated in the New World that were transferred back to the Old World through the Columbian Exch.
Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cocoa, pineapple...
100
What was the effect of the Black Death on the feudal system in Europe?
Eliminated serfdom, more peasants moved to cities and joined guilds
100
Versailles was the grand palace that all other monarchs looked to for inspiration when using architecture to validate their rule. Where was this palace and which king had it commissioned?
France; King Louis XIV 
100
What board game's tokens include a rope, a lead pipe, and a candlestick?
Clue
200
Name 2 technical developments in the early 14 -1500s that contributed to the growth of oceanic exploration & trade.
Astrolabe, Cartography, Lateen sail, compass
200
What were the unintentional biological effects of the Columbian Exch. on the Americas?
The spread of disease - esp. small pox. Killed over 1/2 the population
200
TRUE or FALSE? The forced labor in Mexico was based upon the extraction of resources while the Atlantic slave trade was based upon a racial objectification of human labor.
TRUE
200
The Enlightenment was a movement in Europe that occurred around the same time as the Scientific Rev. What was the main idea of the Enlightenment movement?
Reform could occur in society through the discovery of the rational laws that governed social behavior.
200
Hanukkah, a Jewish celebration honoring the rededication of the temple at Jerusalem, is also called the Festival of what?
Lights
300
What are 2 reasons Portugal began longer oceanic voyages around 1430 CE?
Prince Henry began funding a navigational school, geographic advantage
300
How did settler's actions affect the Americas environmentally?
Deforestation & soil depletion
300
The class system in Shogunate Japan could be best compared with what other class system in World History? Emperor --> Diamyo --> Samurai --> Peasants --> Merchants
Europe's Feudal System. King --> Nobility --> Knights --> Peasants --> Serfs
300
Divine Right Absolutism (Europe), the Mandate of Heaven (China), and the Shiite/ Suni Divisions (Mid-East) are all examples of empires using THIS to consolidate power and legitimize their rule.
Religion
300
A celebration of African-American culture, the word "Kwanzaa" comes from a phrase meaning "first fruits of the harvest" in which African language?
A. Swahili
B. Oromo
C. Berber
D. Afrikaans
400
Besides ocean travel, what over-land trade routes continued to be used in this era? Give 2 routes.
Trans-Saharan, Silk Road
400
What labor systems made the transfers of food/plants of the Columbian Exch. possible
Forced Labor - African slavery &/or Encomienda System, plantations
400
The Las Castas paintings were used to represent class divisions based on ________________ in the Spanish-American colonies.
Race, or Mixing of Race
400
Many empires, esp in Europe, worked to gain wealth in this era. They used the practice of accumulating capital in their own state, while purposely limiting trade with other nations. This practice is called:
Mercantilism
400
Christmas has over the centuries incorporated many different traditions, including pagan, Roman and Christian celebrations. Of these worldly contributions, which people contributed the concept of Yule to the Christmas festivities?
Germanic people
500
THIS new mercantilist developed to facilitate global trade by allowing multiple businessmen to own a percentage of a fleet of trading ships. This lowered overall financial risk and encouraged more trade.
Joint Stock Companies (also will accept Dutch East India C.)
500
How did the Columbian Exch. affect the spread of religions?
Spread Christianity and created syncretic religions - Voudun, Cult of Saints
500
THIS was the forced labor system in the Ottoman Empire in which Christian children were taken for government and military service.
devshirme
500
The French class that emerged after the Middle Ages who lived in cities and owned small business or had a skilled job were known as:
bourgeoisie
500
What's Ms. Watson's favorite cookie?
Gingerbread