Unit 1
This is an ancient route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km and linking China with the Roman Empire.
What is the Silk Road
What is the world's richest maritime trading network that was essential for the prosperity of East Africa?
What is the Indian Ocean Trade route?
What are Gunpowder Empires?
_____________ was the introduction to horses and weaponry because it was the beginning of trading between natives of the Americas and England.
what is the Colombian exchange?
____________________ believed humans are good people, born with a blank slate.
Who is John Locke?
People from Central Asia when united ended up creating the largest single land empire in history.
What are the Mongols?
Once the routes of the Silk Roads became established, inns known as ____________ sprang up, often 100 miles apart.
What is caravanserai?
The ___________ was the ancient belief that kings derived their authority from God so couldn't be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
This country was one of the first European nations to pursue distant navigation, bankrolled by leaders like Prince Henry the Navigator
What is Portugal?
This man gave El Grito de Dolores on September 16th, sparking the movement for Independence in Mexico
Miguel Hidalgo
The Mayans fought to gain tribute-payments from the conquered to the conqueror- and captives to use as ______________.
What is human sacrifices?
Instead of using copper coins for bartering, China developed a system of credit that's known as _________________.
What is flying cash?
Although the Mughal Empire was Muslim, ________ adopted a policy of religious tolerance. He even had a Hindu bride.
Who is Akbar?
Hernan Cortes and the Spaniards brought ___________, which was a deadly respiratory disease, to the Americas.
What is Small Pox?
This term describes the rapid rise of cities in the early stages of industrialization
What is Urbanization?
This led to a major population decrease in Europe in the middle ages
What is the Black Death?
Modern-day Malaysia and Indonesia became known by this term because of the fragrant nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom they exported.
This king was the king of France. He was known as "The Sun King" and he is also known for building the palace of Versailles.
Who is King Louis XIV?
This company famously took over land for commerce in South Asia
This rhyming phrase was used by American colonists to protest their anger at the financial burdens placed upon them by the British Parliament
This was the name of the tests given to Chinese scholars hoping to join the government bureaucracy
What is the Civil Service Exam?
Genghis khan was the leader of the Mongols what was his original name before he changed it to Genghis Khan?
Who is Temujin?
This Turkish empire became a dominant power after their conquest of Constantinople
This man's crew was the first to successfully have a ship circumnavigate.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
These groups organized to promote reforms in the workplace during the Industrial Revolution
What are Labor Unions?