Unit 3
The Manchu used this system to ensure qualified people got positions in the government
What are the civil service exams
This triangular sail was adapted from Muslim merchants and helped fuel the European "Age of Discovery"
What is a lateen sail
These are grown on plantations to generate wealth rather than food
What are cash crops
This movement led Europeans to use reason to question traditions
What is the Enlightenment
This country is where the industrial revolution began
Where is Great Britain
The Ottoman's used this system to sell taxing privileges to the highest bidder
What is tax farming
This religion blended elements of African animism with Christian ideals and helped lead to the Haitian revolution
What is Vodun (Voodoo)
This name described communities of escaped slaves that live in the wilderness in the Caribbean
What are maroons
This is the phrase John Locke used to describe the things every person is owed by their society
What are natural rights
This moveable power source fueled the industrial revolution and led to a reliance on fossil fuels
What is the Steam Engine
This palace came to symbolize the power of absolute monarchy
What is Versailles
This system restructure society in the Americas to be based around race and ancestry
What is the casta system
He led the first European expedition to India by ship
Who is Vasco da Gama
This economic system is characterized by private ownership of industry and unequal economic classes
What is capitalism
This man came up with the ideas of communism
Who is Karl Marx
This building was created by Shah Jahan to honor his dead wife
What is the Taj Mahal
She led a revolt that caused British officials to leave maroons alone in Jamaica
Who is queen Nanny
This Indian Ocean trading company is the richest company in all of world history
What is the Dutch East India Company (VOC)
This word means the right to vote
What is suffrage
This word describes the belief that government should have no role in controlling the economy
What is Laissez-Faire
This policy closed Japan's borders to all foreigners for 200 years
What is Sakoku
He was the last emperor of the Inca Empire
Who is Atahualpa
This was the deadliest thing brought to the Americas by the Columbian Exchange
What is smallpox
This is the terms for the social and political changes in Japan that led to rapid industrialization
What is the Meiji Restoration
This French document helped inspire both the French and Haitian Revolutions
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man