Economic Structures
Used in the Americas, these people were contractually obligated for years of labor in exchange for passage into the Americas, food, clothing, and shelter.
What is indentured servitude?
The Ottoman empire thrived off of their tolerance for these two religions because it allowed labor from more people in the empire.
What is Christianity and Judaism?
These technological inventions allowed people to quickly explore and build oceanic connections (name 2)
What are improved compassess, more accurate maps, the lateen sail, and the astrolabe?
Resulting in the death of millions of Native Americans, this event caused a major change in the global economy.
What is the Columbian exchange?
Social structures in the Americas changed drastically due to the importation of this.
What is African Slave labor?
Example: African slaves were looked down on because of the color of their skin, this impacted social structures because of the creation race based hierarchies.
Maritime exploration was used by these European states to expand their authority and control of resources. (Name 3)
What is Spain, Portugal, England, France, and the Netherlands?
The Ming dynasty brought back the traditional civil service exam, established a national school system, and reestablished bureaucracy after this dynasty/empire stopped using this system.
What is the Mongol Empire?
Large quantities of silver came from this place, fueling global trade.
What is the Americas (Mexico, Bolivia)?
Important commodities supplied from the new world. (name 2)
What is Sugar, Silver, Tobacco, and Rum?
This African leader provoked a rebellion in Ndongo, freeing enslaved Africans.
Who is Nzinga?
While necessary for the financing of the state, this fiscal policy could lead to the oppression of the lower class.
What are taxes?
Example: the Ottoman and Mughal empires used tax farming to collect taxes, but over time officials became corrupt and wealthy, leading to the decline of the economy as a result of the burden from taxes.
Warriors in Tokugawa Japan who were paid by aristocrats in rice and later gold.
What are Samurai?
This was the main reason for the development and growth of maritime empires from 1450 - 1750 CE.
What is economic competition and the spread of religion in the new world?
England's first successful colony in the Americas, this colony grew tobacco as a cash crop for export to Europe
What is Jamestown?
Some rulers sponsored these three things to legitimize their rule.
What are religious ideas, art, and monumental architecture?
Example: one ruler who used this technique was Louis XIV of France, he built the Palace of Versailles which legitimize his rule by emphasizing his dominance over nature.
Feudal and manor systems gave way to this economic/political structure in Europe
What are monarchies/centralized bureaucracies?
This leader of the Mughal empire expanded his empire, created religious tolerances, and let overseas trade flourish.
Who was Akbar?
In addition to the new world, European nations ended up controlling these lands as a result of maritime expansion. (Name 3)
What is India, Philippines, African colonies, Australia, Singapore, etc?
The demand for this thing was high due to the growth of plantation economy in the Americas which led to significant social and cultural changes
What is African Slave Labor?
A major cause for the diffusion of technology
What is global trade and cross-culture interactions?
Example: The Chinese invention of gunpowder was spread because of global trade, which resulted in other empires utilizing this technology.