Unit 1
What is the definition of imperial bureaucracy?
Imperial bureaucracy is a vast organization in which appointed officials carried out the empire’s policies.
What is a caravanserai?
They were inns along the Silk Roads' routes.
What is a gunpowder empire?
This term refers to large, multiethnic states in Southwest, Central, and South Asia that relied on firearms to conquer and control territories.
What was one reason for Christopher Columbus’s search for a new route to India?
One reason for this was the Omani-European rivalry.
What is nationalism?
A feeling of intense loyalty to others who share one’s language and culture.
What is proto-industrialization?
Proto-industrialization is a set of economic changes in which people in rural areas made more goods than they could sell.
What was the name of Batu’s army?
It was called the Golden Horde.
Which empire was the largest and most enduring of the great Islamic empires in the 15th century?
It was the Ottoman Empire.
What is an astronomical chart?
It is a map of the stars and galaxies.
What is conservatism?
It is a belief in traditional institutions favoring reliance on practical experience over ideological theories.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
Neo-Confucianism is a syncretic system, combining rational thought with the more abstract ideas of Daoism and Buddhism.
What is the Bubonic Plague or Black Death?
It was a deadly disease that Mongol conquests helped to transmit the fleas that carried it.
Who was Babur’s grandson?
Akbar was the grandson of Babur.
Who discovered the New World?
Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering it.
What is anti-Semitism?
It is hostility toward Jews.
What was the renowned center of learning where scholars traveled from far away to Baghdad to study at?
It was called the House of Wisdom.
What is a diaspora?
A diaspora is settlements of people away from their homeland.
Why did the Safavids rise to power?
They rose to power in the 1500s because of their land-based military might and strong leadership.
Where did Jacques Cartier sail?
He sailed from the Atlantic Ocean into the St. Lawrence River.
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
It was signed on July 4th, 1776.
What impact did the civil service exam have on the culture of Song Dynasty China?
It made the people in charge must earn their spot. This is called meritocracy. Before the exam they did not have to do anything to earn it except be related to someone who was in charge. This proved can be in charge and are smart enough.
How did the invention of paper drastically change the Silk Road?
The invention of paper changed the silk road because this meant they no longer had to bring everything they needed to trade with them. Paper was used for money. With money they could carry that instead of bringing what they were going to trade. Money made it easier for the people trading to carry things. Money meant they no longer had to rely on the trade-barter system so now they have a price for things.
What are three characteristics of an empire?
An empire needs to have diversity, a government, and a desire to expand. These are three things an empire must have to be called an empire. The empire needs to have more than one language or culture. It needs an organized government. They must also want to expand because if they do not, they will be a small and not strong empire.
List and define two advancements in maritime technology that led to the Age of Exploration.
Two advancements that led to the Age of Exploration were the caravel and the fluyt. The caravel was a smaller ship that allowed them to travel closer to land and the fluyt was a larger ship that could carry more people and more things. These advancements in maritime technology led to exploration of new places. They led to the exploration of new places because it made it easier for people to explore because with the caravel, they could get close to land and the fluyt could carry a lot so they could go on longer trips.
The meaning of the Enlightenment is paraphrased in the statement " Reason over Revelation". Provide two concepts or traditions that were being questioned within 18th century Europe.
It means that people began looking to humans instead of deities to solve their problems and for reasoning. The enlightenment was a philosophical movement that emphasized reason, individualism, and skeptism. Patriarchy and monarchy were being questioned. That led to the development of new ideas about equality and justice.