Agriculture
This crop was brought to Song Dynasty China as a part of its tributary relationships with neighboring nations, and helped facilitate a boost in population as well as became a staple due to its drought-resistant and high-yield nature.
Confucianism had a heavy influence on society and government in East Asia, including this essential practice that earned people jobs and advancement in Song Dynasty China and beyond.
What is the (Confucian) Examination System?
This major trade network connected nearly the entirety of Asia and even parts of Eastern Europe and East Africa.
What is the Silk Road?
Even with the strength of the European powers in terms of military technology and development, what factor led to the highest rate of death for Native Americans during the time of European imperialism of North America?
What is disease?
The improvement of this technology/innovation allowed for easier riding and storage for both horses and camels during the time of interconnected trade networks across Afro-Eurasia.
What is the saddle?
This labor system defined much of society in many European states until the late 14th / early 15th centuries, with serfs/peasants working the land for lords in exchange for military protection.
What is feudalism?
This event/movement, which swept across Western Europe in the early to mid 1500s and was kickstarted by German monk Martin Luther, led to a large fracturing of the Western Catholic Church.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
This system involved the exchange of goods, crops, resources, and disease across the Pacific Ocean between North America and Western Europe during the age of European exploration and colonialism.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
What technology/innovation directly led to the successful expansion of empires c. 1450 to c. 1750 across Asia through allowing them to have a distinct advantage on the battlefield?
What is gunpowder?
This development allowed for more efficient sailing, as its triangular shape and simple adjustment allowed for ships and even smaller boats to change course easily and have more maneuverability.
What is the lateen sail?
This term for crops, primarily grown in North America and including plants like tobacco, sugar, and cotton, reflects their high value to Western European powers to increase wealth and create manufactured goods.
What are cash crops?
This religion emerged across South Asia as an alternative to Hinduism and the caste system it fostered.
What is Buddhism?
This empire, while in many ways considered to be destructive in terms of its impact on other states and Asia as a whole during the 13th and 14th centuries, is regarded as being incredibly effective at supporting and boosting trade along the Silk Road.
What is the Mongol Empire?
The Aztec consolidated power by conquering surrounding people groups and enacting a sort of tribute system. The tribute system under the Aztec consisted of the Aztec primarily collecting what and for what reason.
What is humans for human sacrifice?
These inns and trading posts were established across the Sahara and into Asia to allow merchants, traders, and travelers an opportunity to rest, recover, and stay safe from what could otherwise be harsh conditions.
What are caravanserai?
These "floating gardens" were developed by the Aztec people, and helped provide high yields of crops with nutrient-rich soil.
What are chinampas?
This religion, which developed in South Asia, came about within the context of a Hindu majority population governed by an Islamic minority in power, blending aspects of each religion.
What is Sikhism?
This European nation sought to and primarily did establish a trading-post empire along the African coastline and in parts of South Asia in its attempt to be a dominant power in the age of European imperialism.
What is Portugal?
The Ottoman Empire, a Sunni Islam state, clashed for approximately 200 years with this Shia Islam state.
What is the (Persian) Safavid Empire?
Indian Ocean travel and trade was made more possible and efficient through increased ability to chart and track patterns of...
What are monsoon winds?
This fruit, originating in the Pacific region and southeast Asia, was brought to many other parts of the world, especially Africa, by Arab and Muslim traders by way of the Indian Ocean trade network.
What is the banana?
This ruler of Mali, known as one of the wealthiest people in all of history, notably made the hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca, representing the effectiveness of the spread of Islam to West Africa.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This European merchant and explorer (Venetian) traveled along the Silk Road to Asia, and played a major role in shaping 13th and 14th century European perspectives on Chinese culture, society, etc.
Who is Marco Polo?
The Inca consolidated power through conquering surrounding people groups and forcing them into labor to expand their extensive road network. This forced labor system was called what.
What is the mita system?
This ship, developed and used by the Dutch, allowed for maximum capacity and crew efficiency for long-distance travel in the age of European imperialism across the seas.
What is the (Dutch) fluyt?