Achievements of Chinese & Indian Societies
The first empire to unify large areas of India
What is The Maurya?
This region was inhabited by Soninke and agricultural people were ruled by this warrior chief
Who is the ghana?
This led to the development of villages that grew into urban centers around 800 BCE
What is maize cultivation?
In 1759, he transformed the production of pottery by introducing division of labor
Who is Josiah Wedgwood?
Germany as a political unit had only existed before its rise of this in 1871
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
The founding emperor whose death left a political vacuum in Northwest India
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
This animal came into regular use in the third century CE; this animal continued to be ideal for merchants in the Sahara
What is a camel?
These people worked as farm laborers and mercenaries for their more powerful neighbors
What is the Aztecs?
This exploration led to the introduction of new crops like potatoes and corn to the cool climate of Britain
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Germany's threats from abroad was manufactured by this authoritarian leader of unification
Who is Otto Von Bismarck?
This government was able to collect high taxes, issue a standard currency and maintain control of mining
What is the central government?
This developed an extensive bureaucracy that allowed it to tightly regulate the highly lucrative salt and gold trade
What is the Kingdom of Ghana?
The Spanish took this person hostage and began looting the palace
Who is Montezuma (Hernan Cortes)?
This was the most powerful kingdom in Germany; they also began to study the British model for industrialization
What is the Kingdom of Prussia?
This was dominated by Austria- Hungary in 1815; the German speaking lands were loosely organized into a weak political union
What is the German Confederation?
This remained as the primary economic activity where an extensive network of roads and maritime connections to Southeast Asia and the Middle East fostered both internal and international trade
What is agriculture?
A highly effective administrator and military leader substantially increased the size of the empire
Who is Mansa Musa?
This led to almost constant sacrificial victims being captured by Aztecs; they would capture warriors from neighboring regions to deliver to the priests of Tenochtitlan for sacrifice
What is flower wars?
These people were rich in many of the key ingredients to early industrialization including coal, iron, waterways, and harbors
Who are the British Isles?
Japan was well aware of China's defeats in this was and the British, French, Russian, and American ships were regularly appearing on the horizon
What was the first Opium War?
This emperor came to power ushering in a period of religious pluralism and tolerance in 269 BCE
Who is Emperor Ashoka?
In 1433 a city was sacked by Tuareg invaders and by 1500 the Malinke controlled only their homeland
What is the city of Timbutku?
In 1430 this person began to consolidate his power over these groups and established a hereditary monarchical system of govt. centered in Cuzco
Who is Wiraqocha Inka?
This agriculture revolution was made possible by the convergence of two events
What was the exploration and enclosure legislation in the British Parliament?
This added new motivations for the second wave of imperialism, and many of the forces drove imperialism of the 16th century
What is industrialization?