Unit 1
Who first invented gunpowder?
China
What was the silk road?
What was the Mughal empire?
The Mughal empire was an empire lead by Akbar and was a major gunpowder empire.
What is cartography?
Mapmaking
What is a mother country
A country that takes from their colonies
What is religious diffusion?
When religions move across the world due to people spreading it.
Who was Genghis Kahn?
Leader of the Mugil empire, one of the largest empires ever.
What was the Thirty year's war?
Great religious conflict between Catholics and protestant's in Europe.
What is a maritime empire?
An empire that is based on sea travel.
Where was shipbuilding occurring
India
What happened in the southern renaissance?
Painters, sculptures and architects get funding from the rich.
There was an increased demand for specialized products because trade by shipping was becoming easier and faster so they could move specialized goods faster.
What is taxation.
Taxation is revenue given to someone for using their service.
How did the Gutenberg printing press help the world.
The printing press allowed documents to be copied quickly and efficiently.
Where was much of the iron at this time coming from?
India
What was the Bakati Movement?
Worship of the religious ruler rather than religious texts.
What was the trans Saharan Trade?
The trans Saharan Trade was trade across the Sahara desert to other parts of Africa.
What is the Mughal tax collection.
Zamindars go door to door and collect money from debtors.
Who was Martin Luther
Where were textiles produced
Egypt and India
Explain the similarities and differences in the process of state building in different parts of the word between 1200 and 1450.
Some similarities and differences in state building between 1200 and 1400 are expansion, new leadership, and rebirth of empires. New leadership happened in the song dynasty. Aztecs and Incas expanded their empires. Finally the mamluk empire rebirths from the downfall of another state.
How did trans Saharan trade improve local economies.
Trans Saharan trade improved local economies by bringing in and out goods from other parts of the world. This movement of goods allowed for more demand for those goods and people could start to sell their products to others more easily. This boosted economies exponentially.
Describe one way in which protectant reformation and the scientific revolution were similar from 1450 to 1700.
One way in which the protectant reformation and scientific revolution were similar are because they were changes in peoples ideology of the world. They both were a time where people moved away from traditional ideals and moved towards new ideas that were provable. This made people more comfortable with what they believed in.
Explain why maritime trade was such an increasing market.
Maritime trade was an increasing market because more goods can be shipped further distance faster by boat than by any other means at the time. This improved local and distant economies and boosted per capita income and made everyone able to sell items to others.
How did industrialization occur.
Industrialization in India occurred in the late 1600s. It caused a mass demand for oil and iron from other countries. India at this time was the world leader in industrialization and was one of the most advanced society's.