Trade
a vast, ancient network of land and sea trade routes connecting East Asia with the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, crucial for exchanging goods
The Silk Road
2 religions that both have reincarnation
hinduism & budism
King who had 6 wives
King Henry VIII
desease that killed 75-200 million people
The black death, the plague, etc
loosely connected empire located in what is now germany
The Holy Roman Empire
It seeks to maximize the accumulation of resources within a country by exploding a colony through unfair trade
Mercantilism
Major religion that reads the Torah as their primary religious text
Judaism
Frequently called the Sun King
King Louis XIV
a series of military campaigns launched by the church against Muslim rulers for the recovery and defence of the Holy Land, encouraged by promises of spiritual reward.
The Crusades
This empire was originally the western roman empire
Byzantine Empire
a brutal, three-legged transatlantic system connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas, moving manufactured goods to Africa, enslaved people to the Americas, and then raw materials like sugar, cotton, and tobacco back to Europe, fueling colonial economies
triangle trade
Created the 95 thesis to challenge the views of the church
Martin Luther
king executed by robespierre
King Louis XVI
An age of prosperity in the Roman Empire
Pax romana
The Colosseum was built in this empire
Roman Empire
hierarchical system in medieval Europe based on land exchanged for service, typically military or labor, creating layers of obligation from kings to nobles and finally to peasants who worked the land for protection and sustenance
Feudalism
The holiest city in Islam
Mecca
first holy roman emperor
Charlemagne
Nation that destroyed the Spanish Armada
England
What ancient civilization reigned in modern day Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula?
Maya