Unit 1
Where was the world's first civilization?
Mesopotamia was the world's first civilization.
What was Samarkand?
Samarkand was a stopping point between the Mediterranean and China.
What was one impact of the Gutenberg printing press?
One impact of the Gutenberg printing press was an increase in literacy.
What is cartography?
Cartography is map making.
Empiricism was the idea developed by Francis Bacon based on the collection of data to back a hypothesis.
What dynasty in China did the Song replace?
What was the Tang Dynesty.
What were the three different trade networks during this time period?
What was the Silk Roads, Trans-Saharan trade routes, and Indian Ocean trade routes.
What was the nickname for Louis XIV?
The Sun King
What is capital?
Capital is material wealth that can create more wealth.
What is nationalism?
What is proto-industrialization?
What is a set of economic policies that meant people is rural areas produced more goods than they could sell.
What was a Caravansari?
Caravansari were trade routes along the Silk roads.
What were the Japanese landowning aristocrats called?
The Daimyo
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The Columbian Exchange was an exchange of crops, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.
What book was Adam Smith famous for writing?
Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations.
What was Tibetan Buddhism?
What was a type of buddhism that emphasizes chanting.
Pax Mongolica was a period of Mongolian peace in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Who expanded the Russian border between 1450 and 1750?
Ivan IV
What nationality was Henry Hudson?
Henry Hudson was dutch.
Who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women and was a mother of feminism?
Mary Wollstonecraft
What impact does the Civil Service Exam have on the social culture of Song Dynasty China?
The Civil Service Exam lead to an increase in a culture of meritocracy in Song Dynasty China. One example of this is the creation of the imperial bureaucracy. Prior to the Civil Service Exam, people were only able to acquire jobs through inheritance. With the development of this institution, many people who were not in positions of power were able to join this powerful social class not through inheritance but by merit.
Why was salt such a valuable commodity on the Trans- Saharan Routes?
Salt was a valued commodity in the Trans-Saharan Routes because it was (and is) important for food preservation. Salt is a great preservative because salt removes water from foods thereby slowing down rot. In a time before industrialized trade and refrigeration, the ability to preserve food to be traded in other places was quite important.This made salt a valuable commodity.
How did Akbar promote tolerance in the Mughal Empire?
Akbar promoted tolerance by implementing tolerant policies. One example of this is when he abolished the Jizya tax. The Jizya tax was a tax on all non muslims. While Akbar was himself Muslim and would have benefited greatly from the wealth created by the Jizya, he chose tolerance and unity in the empire.
How are the terms "Mercantilism" and " Triangular Trade" connected?
Mercantilism, the idea that states should acquire as much wealth as possible and that wealth is limited, and the triangular trade are connected because Mercantilist principles fueled the triangular trade. Mercantilism believes that wealth is like a pie and the states job is to get as big of a slice as possible. Mercantilist ideology emphasizes scarcity and the need to accumulate as much wealth as possible and pushed European states into colonialism. This colonialism created the Triangular trade because of European demands to maximize wealth from the Americas through slavery and exploitation.
What is the “Cult of Domesticity” and how did it impact the thoughts of Mary Wollstonecraft?
The cult of domesticity was the idea that women should focus on cooking, cleaning, and raising children instead of education and carriers. This impacted Mary Wollstonecraft because she felt it unjust and would go on to write down her grievances with it. One example of this is A Vindication of the Rights of Women. In this she argues for women's equality in political and professional society and scorns the ideas central to the "Cult of Domesticity." All in all the "Cult of Domesticity" was an institution she felt to be unjust and one she would go on to critique.