What is the enormous network of communication, migration, trade, disease, the transfer of plants and animals, generated by the European colonial empires in the Americas called?
The Columbian Exchange
100
Which empire rose to power in part due to its strategic geographic location between Europe and the Middle East?
Ottoman Empire
100
How did the Encounter impact native populations in the Americas?
Led to "The Great Dying," where nearly 90% of native populations died off.
100
What are some European innovations that led to exploring the New World?
Mapmaking, navigation, sailing techniques, and ship designs
100
European innovations in mapmaking, navigation, sailing techniques, and ship design as well as needing more land led to exploring where?
The Atlantic Ocean and the Americas
200
What is a social hierarchy?
Provide one example from this unit of study.
A structure to organize society that consists of different level or social classes.
Ex: Ottoman (men of pen, sword, etc.), Mughal (Hindu caste system), Japan (feudalism)
200
This empire was located in India and provided a unified India. The empire's most important divide was religion; 20% were Muslims while the rest were Hindus
Mughal Empire
200
Explain the geographic relationship between China and Japan. What is an effect of this relationship?
China is one of the nearest mainland nations to Japan, although they are separated by water. As a result, Japan was able to selectively borrow certain aspect of Chinese culture and society while not being completely dominated by them.
200
Which religion and culture spread in India as a result of Mughal rule?
Islam
200
What is the trade of human beings from African societies, shipped them across the Atlantic Ocean, and deposited in South america, North America, Latin America and the Caribbeans?
The Atlantic Slave Trade
300
This leader used religious tolerance to govern a diverse empire predominately composed of followers of Hinduism.
Akbar the Great
300
This leader is credited with uniting the Ottoman Empire under an efficient government structure?
Suleiman the Magnificient
300
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of people, plants, animals, and diseases that occurred between Europeans and the Americas following Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World.
300
Christians often joined this empire due to its lighter taxes and oppression was less pronounced. However, they were drafted for empire's military.
The Ottoman Empire
300
These empires used a tax system on non-Muslims to finance their growing empires.
Ottoman and Mughal
400
How does geographic isolation impact society?
Geographic isolation impedes cultural diffusion, so society's are able to maintain a traditional culture.
400
What was the impact of the Edict of 1635 on the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate?
The edict "closed" Japan off to foreigners, essentially eliminating external threats to the Shogun's power. In addition, this isolation protected traditional social structures (feudalism) that reinforced existing power relationships and further stabilized the shogun's control over Japan.
400
Why did Europeans start seeking oceanic trade routes in the 15th century?
The Ottoman Empire's expansion blocked traditional overland trade routes to Asia, causing Europeans to seek alternative trade routes via ocean waterways.
400
This invention/development was critical for the rise of Eurasian empires, including the Ottomans and Mughals.
Gunpowder
400
Explain the Letter to James I. What does this reveal about the Mughals and what were the impacts of this letter on the empire?
The letter from Jahangir begged for a relationship of "love and friendship" between the Mughal empire and the British crown. The letter opened a trade relationship that would bring great wealth to both India and Britain, but also opened India to British colonization.