unit 1
This philosophy established the idea of filial piety as a metaphor for society.
What is Confucianism?
What earlier economic theory had dominated Western Europe, influencing the creation of joint-stock companies as a way for rulers and investors to profit?
What is Mercantilism?
The compass was a tecnology derived from which region?
What is China?
Which state saw the most value in adopting European methods?
What is Russia?
liberal movement that applied Scientific Revolution to everyday life; most philosophers were French
What is the enlightenment?
The start of sedentary agriculture started in ______ first but developed independently in other areas
What is Mesopotamia?
A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
What is aristocracy?
The Viking attacks of Europe in the 8th and 9th centuries CE contributed to the development of the political, economic and social system known as...
What is feudalism?
In what region outside of Europe did Europeans exert the most influence by 1750?
What is the Americas?
believed in minimum government control, collective good, hated oppression, valued the majority
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau?
Bureaucrats from non-aristocratic groups who were trained in Confucianism would have most likely have been in which dynasty?
What is Han Dynasty?
the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall
What is the Qin Dynasty?
Which country had the greatest manufacturing capacity during the time period 1000 to 1450 CE?
What is China?
Who was in charge of the Golden Horde?
Who is Batu?
believed in division of government powers
Who is Montesquieu?
Over time, this structure intensified in its rigidity and began to differ from region to region.
What is Caste System?
an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles)
What is the Silk Road?
The principal environmental problem for ancient Mesopotamia was
What is loss of soil and fertility?
Am important animals transplanted from the Old World back to the Americas
What are horses?
1810-1823; was Spain's richest colony; priests Hidalgo & Morelos led violent rebellions and were crushed by loyalists; second rebellion by Agustin de Iturbide won independence in 1821
What is the Mexican Independence?
What civilization was politically organized into city-states?
What is Greece?
an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles)
What is Constantinople?
What developments are the Roman emperor Constantine and the Indian emperor Asoka both associated with?
What is the promotion and spread of religion?
The most significant effect on Africa of the events of the Unit IV time period (1450-1750) was
What is a huge expansion of the slave trade?
US declares war on England after they kidnap American shipmen as impressment to blockade France;
US is forced to industralize, ends up winning
What is the war of 1812?