Unit 1
Who was the prophet of Islam?
Muhammad
What area did the Silk Road cover?
From China to the Mediterranean Sea.
What did Babur do?
He founded the Mughal Empire.
Define cartography.
The study of maps
Give a con of Communism.
Communism would bring a lack of desire for people to do skilled/professional jobs, like doctors or nurses, because they pay the same as an easy, unskilled job.
What was the movement of Islam into India called?
Dehil Sultanate
What was the popular disease that overtook Europe due to the Silk Road?
The Bubonic Plague
Define Absolute Monarchy
A government system where the king and queen have complete power over everything.
Which explorer conquered the Aztec city, Tenochtitlan?
Cortes
What was the Enlightenment?
The Enlightenment was a period in which people started forming their own opinions on religion, slavery, and women's rights.
What is the concept of Filial Piety?
Respect ones parents/superiors
What was the money/credit system on the Silk Road?
Bills of Exchange
Who was the most successful and liked leader of the Mughal Empire?
Akbar
Define Mercantilism
A country improves it's economy with more exports than imports due to limited resources.
Define Suffrage
Suffrage was when women advocated for their right to vote.
Define Proselytize
To convert more people to ones religion and gain more followers.
What was Ghengis Khan's real name?
Temujin
Define the "Divine Right".
A claim that says a king's position was given to him by God and no one was aloud to disagree.
Give an example of a Joint Stock Company.
The British East India Company
What was the name of the first women's rights convention?
What are the two major differences between Islam and Hinduism?
C= The Muslims see everyone in their religion as equals no matter who you are. Hindus Have a caste system that classifies people based on their families.
E= Anyone can be Muslim anywhere in the world. Hindu's, however, are normal in India and if you aren't Hindu and live in India it's considered abnormal.
Identify and define two effects of the Silk Road.
A= Two effects of the Silk road are The formation of new cities and the creation of taxing on moving businesses.
C= The people constantly traveling on the Silk Road led to the development of cities and civilizations along the Silk Road. Lots of businesses started migrating to these cities to sell more of their products.
E= The government began taxing these businesses when moving into these cities to increase their own economy.
What was the purpose of the "Jizya Tax" in Islamic Empires?
A= The purpose of the Jizya Tax was to tax the non-Muslim citizen to the point of them converting to Islam.
C= Islamic governments taxed their non-Muslim citizens so heavily that they had no money to live. This raised the need for these people to convert to Islam in order to not lose all of their money.
E= On most job contracts there was a place where you had to sing the Statement of Faith. If you didn't sign it, you would be taxed.
Describe the "Triangular Trade". What is being exchanged at each continent?
A= The Triangular Trade was the exchange of goods like food and slaves between Europe, the Americas, and Africa.
C= Europe sends Africa's leaders manufactured goods and weapons and Africa gives them slaves. The slaves are brought to the Americas to work for goods that are then sent to Europe.
E= The Triangular Trade increased the usage of slaves in the Americas and the amount of them being shipped at once. This caused a severe drop in Africas population
What is the difference between skilled and unskilled labor? How would this support someone's decision to support Capitalism vs. Communism?
A= Jobs with unskilled labor don't require any special training or experience but skilled jobs do.
C= The idea of everyone having unskilled labor jobs supports the idea of Communism by promoting that everyone gets the exact same reward no matter what job they have. The idea of skilled jobs promotes Capitalism by saying that people who worked harder and went through special training for their jobs should earn more than those who don't.
E= Some skilled jobs could be a plumber or a mechanic while unskilled jobs would be a dishwasher or a cleaner.