Unit 1
What is the Bhakti Movement?
A movement where Hindus used traditional teachings about the importance of emotion in spiritual life. And also focused on developing a strong attachment to a particular deity.
The distance of how far camels could travel before getting tired is 100 miles. What was the inn called that was often 100 miles apart?
Caravanserai
Martin Luther
What are maritime empires?
Ones based on sea travel
The belief that knowledge comes from sensed experience, from what you observe through your experience, including through experiments.
Empiricism
Who led the Abbasid Caliphate?
Arabs and Persians
Who was Kublai Khan?
Grandson of Genghis Khan
What are Gunpowder Empires?
Large, multiethnic states in Southwest, Central, and South Asia that relied on firearms to conquer and control territories.
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Spain and Portugal divided the Americas between them, Spain taking all lands to the west of the meridian and Portugal taking all land east of the meridian.
One of the most influential thinkers of the Enlightenment is who?
Adam Smith
What system of printing was developed in the 7th century by the Chinese?
Woodblock Printing
What invention allowed sailors to determine how far north or south they were from the equator.
Astrolabe
What is the Edict of Nantes?
Provided religious toleration in France for 87 years
What is a trading post empire?
One based on small outposts
What is crop rotation?
The rotation of different crops in and out of a field each year
What are the three forms of Buddhism that came to shape Asia?
Theravada, Mahayana, and Tibetan Buddhism
What are the Swahili city-states
Thriving city-states along the the east coast of Africa created by The Indian Ocean trade
What are Zamindars?
Zamindars are paid government officials that are in charge of specific duties, such as taxation, construction, and the water supply.
What was the first English colony?
Jamestown
The ability for each worker to focus on one type of task is known as...
Specialization of labor
Why was the Indian Ocean Trade a key factor in East to West trade?
The Indian ocean trade connected East Africa, the middle East, South Asia, and East Asia. The Indian Ocean trade is an important maritime trade and was an easy way for coastal empires to trade quickly long distances.
Why was the bill of exchange Important?
The bill of exchange was very important to the people to make sure if they turn in money they can receive the same amount somewhere else and at a different date. The people were legally promised payment which means the bank is required to give them there money on the set date.
Why was the Gutenberg printing press a major invention.
The Gutenberg printing press was a major invention because of the increased in literacy rate in many countries. This help develop countries and the people were able to have better education.
Importance of the Columbian Exchange?
The Columbian Exchange was a major part of the New World and helped develop the New World quickly. The Exchange shared many crops from new to old and old to new bringing a diversity of crops all around the world. It also merged the cultures and languages of the natives with the Europeans.
What was the significance of the Declaration of Independence?
The Declaration of Independence was an important part of American history because it was giving all the complaints that the colonists had about the British King and all of the goals they wanted to accomplish. It also was establishing there independence from Britain.