Economy
The Chinese had to trade with the Spanish to get this precious metal.
What is silver?
The invention of this substance in China was pivotal in the history of early modern warfare.
What is Gunpowder?
Water based inks and colored pigments derived from vegetable and mineral materials are used to create images on paper or cloth in this ancient Chinese art practice.
What is painting?
This material was first produced in India and woven into cloth.
What is cotton?
The person with this title sat at the top of the Chinese social hierarchy during the early modern era.
Who is the Emperor?
This was a network of trade routes that connected the Western world with the Middle East and Asia.
What is the Silk Road?
List two ways gunpowder was used in China after its invention in the early modern era.
Answers vary.
Ex.) fireworks, canons, lit arrows, etc.
The Taj Mahal was built for this Muslim Persian princess.
Who is Mumtaz Mahal?
This crop was plentiful in China, grown in paddy fields, and required a developed irrigation system.
What is rice?
Gender roles briefly changed in this production industry of China.
What is the textile industry?
Name three Chinese exports during the early modern era.
answers vary.
ex.) silk, porcelain, tea, spices, etc.
The conquest of this Byzantine capital allowed for the Ottomans to expand further into Eastern Europe.
What is Constantinople?
This Indian craftsmanship involved putting patterns on cottons and painting on linens.
What are Calico Prints?
These large mammals were initially domesticated in India and used for agricultural purposes. Later they made for a peculiar, yet useful, war animal.
What are elephants?
Name three Asian dynasties that existed during the early modern period.
Answers vary.
ex.) Ming, Qing, Shang
In the late 1500s, this material revolutionized the Chinese economy, simultaneously changing the class structure and gender norms.
What is silk? What is cotton?
This was a type of land grant that was presented to a person that served in the Ottoman military. It is similar to the iqta and jagir systems of the Safavid and Mughal empires.
What is a timar?
What is pottery?
Land tenured systems helped to maintain this type of control among the richest agriculture lands by eliminating private ownership.
What is state/central government control?
Though called the "Islamic empires", the majority of people that occupied the land were not muslim, but of this faith.
What is christianity?
This material was considered high class due to its production being exclusive to China and was used to make many household decorations and trinkets.
Answers vary, back opinions with evidence.
Using red dye, this type of makeup was made and worn by Chinese women to signify a high social status.
What is blush?
This drug was extracted from a plant that was grown in India and Southwest Asia and used to relieve physical pain.
What is Opium?
This Indian system represents the 4 social hierarchies, with priests at the top, and peasants/servants at the bottom. The "untouchables" lie below the hierarchy.
What is the Caste System?