Unit 1
Emperor Taizu was the first emperor of what Dynasty in China?
Song Dynasty
Who was known to have traveled to Rome, Jerusalem, and Germany?
Margery Kemp
What conflict was between the Protestants and Catholics?
Thirty Years War
What type of slaves would be loosely packed on the top deck of a ship?
Slaves that were worth higher dollar amounts.
Who established the Social Contract Theory?
Thomas Hobbes
Before Islam, multiple nomadic tribes that were based on herding animals, had no policing, and were polytheistic were called?
Beduurn Tribes
What important group of trade routes stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to Eastern China?
The Silk Road
In time of the Reformation, Roman Catholic church offered Indulgences which were?
Forgiveness of Sin
In the triangular trade, what was most likely traded for clothing from Europe?
Enslaved Africans
Who believed subjects have the right to abolish a gov't if it does not protect natural rights?
John Locke
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
Shahada which is praising Allah. Salat which is praying 5 times a day. Zakat which is giving charity, approximately 2.5%. Sawm which is not eating during the day in the month of Ramadan. Hajj which is a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a Muslim's life.
Following the death of Genghis Khan(Temujin), what word references the regional kingdoms that came after?
Khanates
What does Simony refer to?
The buying or selling of church offices
What is a plant that went from the New World to Old World?
THE STRAWBERRY
Who believed that if men have reason, so do women and therefore they should have same economic and political rights and access to education?
Mary Wollstonecraft
What form of Buddhism focused on personal spiritual growth through silent meditation and self discipline?
Theravada Buddhism
What Chinese dynasty was established after the death of Genghis Khan(Temujin) and who established the dynasty?
Yuan Dynasty was established by Kublai Khan
The Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, is remembered for building what? (As a tomb for his wife)
Taj Mahal
The amount of slaves in North America by 1830?
2,000,000
What did Voltaire believe in?
Human reason was the key to progress, not faith.
Why was daily blood sacrifice an integral part of the Aztec culture?
T:Daily blood sacrifice an integral part of the Aztec culture because it was for the gods, mostly there sun god(Huitzilopochtli).
E: In the Amsco, the Aztecs were a polytheistic group and did the sacrifices in the temples of the gods.
A: To add on, the Aztecs usually used prisoners of war. They would also sacrifice people who commited crime and owe money. In very rare moments they would sacrifice their own people.
Why was salt such a valuable commodity on the Trans- Saharan Routes"?
T: Salt was such a valuable commodity on the Trans-saharan routes because you can use salt to preserve items.
E: The Amsco book shows that travelers would use salt to preserve foods and other goods. Since the salt kept these items preserved, it allowed travelers and merchants to travel long distances.
A: Without salted meat, meat would get rotten and that does not allow travelers to travel long distances.
How did the Safavid Empire align itself religiously? How did this impact the empire?
T: The Safavid empire aligned itself with Islam. Islam impacted the empire by leaving a divide between the people of India.
E: In the Amsco book, it is written that in parts of the history of the Safavid Empire there was prosecution of Hindus.
A: To add on, these prosecutions of Hindus/who were a large component of the area. The presections would divide the population of Muslim and Hindus.
What are the defining characteristics of someone serving as an indentured servant?
T: Some characteristics of someone serving as an indentured servant are they work under a contract, work for seven years, and they are poor.
E: In the Amsco book, people had to go into indentured servitude because they don't have money.
A: The contract controllers would always find a way to keep the servants financially bad for they can keep the servants.
What is the “Cult of Domesticity” and how did it impact the thoughts of Mary Wollstonecraft?
T: The "Cult of Domesticity" refers to the thought of women should only work at the house for the benefit of the husband, like a servant. It impacted the thoughts of Mary Wollstonecraft by making her realize that if women were able to have equal education they would be able to do the jobs of men.
E: In the Amsco, Mary Wollstonecraft is described as one of the first European feminist thinkers.
A: Mary thought that people should have equal opportunity to have education whether they are male or female. She thought this would lead to females being able to do the jobs of men or with men.