unit 1
This invention increasing the literacy rate of of people during the Song Dynasty.
What is woodblock printing?
These cities on the Silk Road were known for their trade and diversity.
What are Kashgar and Samarkand?
This means King or Emperor.
The type of ship Christopher Columbus used for his voyage.
What is a caravel?
The belief that a divinity simply set natural laws in motion.
What is Deism?
This Pillar of Islam is required to be considered a member of the religion.
What is the Statement of Faith?
The khanate led by Bantu Khan.
What is the Golden Horde?
The idea that God chooses those who rule.
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
The percent of slaves that would die before arrival to the Americas.
What is abolitionism?
This group of people are below the Shidras in the casty system (not apart of the system because they are ignored in society).
Who are the untouchables Dalits?
The muslim city-state that became wealthy by contstructing a navy and imposing fees on ships passing through.
What is Malacca?
The treaty that allowed kingdoms to choose their religion (protestant or catholic).
What is the Peace of Ausburg?
The dutch east india company is an example of this.
What is a joint-stock company?
money available to invest in businesses
What is capital?
The belief that elements of the physical world can have supernatural powers.
What is animism?
Sundiata's grand-nephew.
Who is Mansa Musa?
A complex atlantic trading system.
NA-raw goods- GB
GB-manufactured goods-Africa
Africa-enslaved Africans-NA
What is triangular trade?
The lowest group among peasants.
What are serfs?
individuals who buy partial ownership directly from the company when it is formed or later through a stock market
What are stockholders?
A- Islam is more focused on equality; meanwhile, Hinduism ranks people based on wealth etc. into the caste system.
C- All Muslims keep the five pillars and regardless of class they all treat others with respect. Hinduism seperates class and you are born into the Caste system.
E- Islam is a "universalizing" religion and Hinduism is an "ethnic" religion.
What are the 2 major differences between Islam and Hinduism?
A- The growth of trade routes and the formation of empires are associated through cultural diffusion.
C- A prime example of this is the formation of the cities Kashgar and Samarkand. After trade routes were made, diverse groups of people traveled on the Silk Road; these same people occupied much of the population of the 2 trade cities, forming empires.
E- Tolerance leads to a greater population of the empires.
How are the growth of trade routes and the formation of empires associated?
A- European explorers were motivated to spread Christianity, compile gold/riches, and compete with monarchies for glory.
C- Gold refers to material wealth, God refers to religion like Christianity and Glory refers to competition between monarchies.
E- These three things impacted European exploring because it increased their power.
How did God, Gold, and Glory impact European exploration?
A- As crops became more popular more workers were needed for labor intensive work.
C- The main two cash crops were tobacco and sugarcane.
E- With more land for farming of these crops wpuld also come more wealth. They knew they needed more slaved leading to the Trans Atlantic slave trade.
Describe the connection between the demand for 'cash crops' and the 'Trans Atlantic Slave Trade'?
A- Unskilled labor does not require a certain level of education or training; meanwhile, skilled labor typically requires some schooling and apprenticeship.
C- For example, being a grocery bagger or janitor is considered unskilled and being a roofer or plumber is skilled (architect: professional).
E- Unskilled laborers typically support communism because of the idea that they can do little work and still be equal to all economic classes. Skilled laborers support capitalism where you work for what you earn.
What is the difference between skilled and unskilled labor? How would this influence someones decisions to support capitalism or communism?