UNIT 1
A fast-ripening, drought resistant strain of rice that allowed agricultural expansion in Asia just before the 11th century.
Champa Rice
Vast commercial trade networks across Eurasia that saw the first use of magnetic compasses and currency.
The Silk Road
Large, multi-ethnic states in Asia that relied on firearms to conquer and control territories
Gunpowder Empires
Advent of cartography that mapped out the stars and galaxies
Astronomical chart
The general name for the leader of the Seljuk Turks who. began conquering parts of the Middle East in the 11th century
Sultan
The leader of the Mongolian Kingdom beginning 1206 who began a conquest to take over parts of China and Persia
Genghis Khan
Tzar from 1547-1584 who sought to expand the Russian empire into Mongolian territory such as Kazan and Siberia
Ivan IV/ Ivan the Terrible
Dutch explorer who was tasked with finding a route across North America to Asia
Henry Hudson
12th century movement that focused Hindus on connecting to a specific deity rather than reading texts or performing rituals.
Bhakti Movement
The term used for settlements of people away from their homeland. This caused a mixing of two or more cultures.
Diaspora
1689 Parliament passed this legislation to enhance civil liberties of the people
English Bill of Rights
Disease brought by conquistadores to the Americas that wiped out significant populations of natives
Smallpox
The idea that social standing comes from the woman's side of the family (practiced by the Mississippians in America)
Matrilineal Society
In the 14th century Mansa Musa took a trip to this city which is the holiest city in Islam
Mecca
King of France from 1643-1715 who developed the "divine right" argument for their rule and ruled as essentially a dictator
Louis XIV
Dynasty in China in the 15th century that limited Chinese trade for the dissolution of foreign influence
Ming Dynasty
Year 1000, seven states were formed from the Hausa ethnic group in what is now modern-day Nigeria
Hausa Kingdoms
The plague between 1347 and 1351 that wipeout up to 25 million Europeans
The Black Death/Bubonic plague
Monk who challenged the authority of the Church through nailing his 95 theses to the wall of the church. Believed in sola fide faith (individual salvation through Christ)
Martin Luther
The type of trade between North America, Africa, and Europe that traded slaves, firearms, and other resources between the three
Triangle trade
A series of European military campaigns in the Middle East to spread Christianity from 1095 to the 1200s
The Crusades
Name one export from East Africa in the Indian Ocean Trade
Gold, Ivory, Animal Skins, Quartz
Broke from the Roman Catholic Church and became a leader in Protestant theology through his development of Calvinism
John Calvin
A revolt from the Pueblo and Apache that killed Spaniards for spreading religion in North America
Pueblo Revolt
The Indian Ocean Trade
The trans-Saharan Trade
Beginning with Martin Luther's 95 theses, this religious movement led to the rise of Protestantism
Protestant Reformation
Emperor in the Mughal Empire in 1556 who expanded the empire through military and administrative achievements that was tolerant of all religions
Akbar the Great