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a 9th–11th century revival of Confucian philosophy that synthesizes traditional ethics with Daoist and Buddhist metaphysics
Neo Confucianism
a form of government where a single ruler, usually a king or queen, holds total, unchecked authority over a state and its people, free from legal, legislative, or constitutional restrictions
Absolute Monarchy
A reform movement that fought for women's rights to both education and voting
Feminism
a static, defensive form of combat characterized by complex, muddy, and vermin-infested networks extending from Switzerland to the North Sea
Trench Warfare
Who won in a Walk off homerun in the 9th on 5/4
THE Chicago Cubs
he largest branch of Islam, representing 80-90% of Muslims worldwide (over 1.5 billion)
Sunni
a hierarchical framework of trade and foreign relations governing China’s interactions with neighboring states from the Han (206 BCE–220 CE) to Qing (1644–1911) dynasties
Tributary System
the rapid shift of human populations from rural to urban areas, driving city growth, industrialization, and significant socioeconomic changes.
Urbanization
This country was primarily blamed for WWI - eventually led to the rise of a Dictator
Germany
Sea routes connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia
Relied on monsoon winds for travel
Indian Ocean Trade
Ibn Battuta was a Maghrebi Muslim traveller, explorer and scholar from Tangier. Over a period of 30 years from 1325 to 1354, he visited much of Africa, Asia, and the Iberian Peninsula.
IBN BATTUTA
Used to unite or control people
Some rulers promoted tolerance, others enforced one religion
Religion
represented by life, liberty and property
Natural Rights
A policy aimed to stop the spread of Communism to the rest of the world during the Cold War
Containment
This continent primarily controlled Gold and Ivory
Africa
This is the way many main religions spread.
TRADE
was a Spanish colonial labor system (1500s–1700s) that granted conquistadors control over indigenous land and forced labor, justified by the crown as a means to Christianize natives.
Encomienda System
When there is no private property-- inspired by Karl Marx
Communism
the spread of cultural traits—beliefs, practices, items, and ideas—from one society to another or within a culture
Cultural Diffusion
was a plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people died, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th-century population Spread through trade routes
Black Death/ Bubonic Plague
Controlled silk, spices, and porcelain
Asia
wealth = gold/silver; colonies exist to benefit the mother country
Mercantialism
To have pride in ones nation
Nationalism
a competitive accumulation of weapons between two or more parties driven by fear, mistrust, or the desire for strategic superiority, often resulting in increased global instability
Arms Race
Islamic Scholars found their work which revived ideas that inspired the Renaissance
The Greeks