Unit 1: Thinking Like a Historian
What type of source is created during the time period being studied by someone who experienced it or witnessed the time period first-hand?
Primary source, page 3
What is it called when someone takes control from other people who also have power?
Consolidating power, page 1
Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?
Babur, page 3
The Tokugawa Shogunate ruled Japan from which years?
1603-1868 (page 5)
What type of source is a source created based on interpretation of primary sources by someone who did not experience or witness the time period?
Secondary source, page 4
When was the Ottoman empire founded, and when did it end?
1299-1922 (page 1)
The Mughal Empire was located in which present-day country?
India, also Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh (page 3)
Who could own property: peasants or samurai?
Peasants (page 5)
What is the category of words that link two separate clauses to create complex sentences?
for example: and, but, because
Conjunctions, page 5
The Ottoman Empire ruled over people of which three religions?
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism (page 1)
Which Mughal ruler ENDED religious tolerance for non-Hindus?
Aurangzeb (page 3)
Who in the Tokugawa Shogunate was most like a military general?
The Shogun (page 5)
What are the intersecting lines (called a “coordinate system”) drawn on a map to pinpoint location called?
Grid, page 7
Which Ottoman leader extended power over the holy cities of Mecca and Medina?
Selim I, page 2
The Mughal Empire did not reach China, mainly because of what geographic region?
The Himalayan Mountain Range (page 3)
What makes an enduring issue historically significant?
Something is HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT if it...
1. Affected a lot of people
2. Had long-lasting effects
Page 10
What is a janissary?
a well trained soldier who was taken from his family at a young age and trained to fight for the sultan of the Ottoman Empire and serve him in the government (unit cover page)
Which Mughal ruler had a friendship with King James I of England?
Jahangir (summative packet page 1)
Propagating the teachings of the priests (Spreading Christianity (summative packet page 3)