Unit 0 - Unit 1 (Early Civilizations)
The Inca were infamous for building what throughout their empire
Roads
What luxury good was transported from Asia to Europe?
Silk
What religion were the 3 main Gunpowder Empires in the Middle East?
Islam
Which European Country was first to begin exploration first?
Portugal
1492
Christopher Columbus voyage reaches North America under the financial support of Spain.
What provided the primary economic foundation for civilizations?
Agriculture (farming)
What were the 3 major trade routes in Afro-Eurasia from 1250-1450?
Silk Road, Indian Ocean, Trans-Saharan
Where did the Mughal Empire establish themselves?
India
Define the Columbian Exchange.
Exchange (natural phenomenon) of people, crops, ideas, and diseases across the Atlantic Ocean as a result of mari-time exploration.
1453
Ottoman conquest of Byzantine Constantinople.
Which religion supported the establishment of the Caste System?
Hinduism
Explain the cause and effects of the Black Plague
Religious effects
How were the Safavid's different from other Islamic Empires?
They were Shia Islam
How was Western Europe different from other empires between 1450-1750.
Maritime Expansion (Sea-Based Empire)...sought other routes to Asia via the Atlantic Ocean which lead to increased exploration and eventually colonization.
1279
Mongols conquest of Song Dynasty and become the Yuan Dynasty
What early civilization based their authority on the Mandate of Heaven?
China
Ships sailing along the Indian Ocean trade routes were dependent on what natural phenomenon?
Monsoon Winds
Name two groups of outsiders that ruled over China.
Yuan (Mongols) and Qing (Manchu)
The forced labor system established by the Spanish the Spanish America.
Encomienda System:
1517
Martin Luther's 95 Theses as a challenge to the Roman Catholic Church. This is an example of the Protestant Reformation.
The POLITICAL system of Europe prior to 1450
feudalism
Who was Zheng He?
An explorer and merchant that traveled the Indian Ocean.
How did monumental Architecture help establish land based empires between 1450-1750.
by showing wealth/ power/ legitimizing their rule
According to the theory of Mercantilism, what was the primary goal of a nation.
To acquire as much gold and silver as possible
1324
Mansa Musa's Pilgrimage to Mecca