Unit 1
How did the arrival of Islam in India effect the Hindu population (caste system) and why?
Low-caste Hindus were looking for equality and Islam focused on equality of all believers.
The Mongol conquests of much of Eurasia in the thirteenth century tended to encourage trade along the Silk Roads primarily by...
decreasing the risk of bandit attacks and reducing the number of local rulers collecting tribute from trade caravans
The document signed by England's rulers in 1689 which assured individual civil liberties
English Bill of Rights
The transfer of which of the following as part of the Columbian Exchange had the greatest effect on human migration patterns before 1800?
Sugarcane
what were the primogeniture laws?
were the oldest son gets all the land
how did Mayan religion affect the production of technology? (astronomy)
the creation of the calendar.
Which of the following societies engaged in extensive maritime trade well beyond their borders in the fifteenth century?
Chinese in the Indian Ocean
Gunpowder Empires declined because of...
- religious conflicts
- couldn't compete with trading
- weak/corrupt leadership
- underdeveloped technology
- financial burdens from expensive armies
give one example of technology that improved maritime trade?
compass, astrolabe, lateen sails, and the rudder
what was the edict of Nantes?
decree in France that allowed Huguenots to practice their beliefs
What major development resulted from knowledge of Greek science and technology.
Islamic medical books in Baghdad.
Which of the following was the most important factor in the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia in the period circa 1250–1500 C.E.?
The activities of Muslim traders and Sufi missionaries
Istanbul grew and expanded across both sides of this straight located in Turkey
Straight of Bosporus
Who was the first European monarch to sponsor sea fairing expeditions?
Prince Henry the navigator
what is diaspora?
a mix of cultural beliefs
families govern themselves. (inland Africa)
kin-based networks
one significant long term impact of the black death was...
the decline in the feudal system in europe
The nailing of the 95 Theses led to a major split between this church and this empire
Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire
in what way did the Colombian exchange effect the lives of native Americans
Europeans brought diseases that widely infected these populations
what is animism also call huaca?
the belief that elements of the physical world have spiritual power
the group of people lived on manors and were "tied to the land". they were under control of their lords.
serfs
Which of the following resulted from the decline of the Mongol Empire following the death of Genghis Khan?
The development of khanates in Central Asia
A three-pronged strategy to fight against Protestant attacks
1. Inquisition - punished nonbelievers
2. Jesuits - opposed the spread of Protestantism, missionary activity
3. Council of Trent - corrected some of the Church's abuses and improved the education of priests
In the Treaty of Tordesillas, which side of the Americas did Spain get and which side did Portugal get? East or West.
Spain got the west side and Portugal got the East.
what is the Ghazi ideal?
served as the model of warriors who participated in the rise of gunpowder empires