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
Identify three advancements in maritime technology that allowed for global exploration
Better Maps/Charts, Compass, Lateen sail, Rudders, Understanding of tides and gravity, astrolabe
The idea that men hold the higher social standing in society
Patriarchy
In the 14th century Mansa Musa took a trip to this city which is the holiest city in Islam
Mecca
Name for religions that are blending or combining.
Syncretic religion
Martin Luther
A trade route in the 12th to 15th centuries that connected ports from East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia. Grew due to maritime technology.
The Indian Ocean Trade
Name one export from East Africa in the Indian Ocean Trade
Gold, Ivory, Animal Skins, Quartz
Name one way that Land-Based Empires gained and maintained power
establishment of bureaucracies, collecting taxes/tributes, the use of religion, monumental architecture, art,
Religious movement led to the rise of Protestantism and the breaking away of the Catholic Church
Protestant Reformation
A series of European military campaigns in the Middle East to spread Christianity from 1095 to the 1200s
The Crusades
For 700 years, this trade route brought significant wealth to West Africa as well as spread Islam through Africa. Known for Gold or Salt
The trans-Saharan Trade
Dynasty in China that maintained strict control over chinese society, and often used military to squash rebellions
Qing Dynasty
Economy that emphasizes more exports than imports, accumulating gold and silver, and exploiting colonies for raw materials
Mercantilism
This religion includes figures such as Adam and Moses
The disease between 1347 and 1351 that wipeout up to 25 million Europeans
The Black Death/Bubonic plague
The main reason for conflict that occurred between the Ottomans and the Safavids
Sunni Shi'a Split
The type of trade between North America, Africa, and Europe that traded slaves, firearms, crops, and other resources between the three
Columbian Exchange/Atlantic Slave Trade/Triangle trade