Americas
This man kick-started the Age of Exploration by discovering the New World.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Creator of the first school of navigation in Europe.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
Two words required. Peter the Great wanted to this to Russia, to be more like the rest of Europe.
What is Westernization and Modernization?
Africans were sold to Europeans and transported to the Americas using this trade route.
What is the Atlantic System?
The Ottoman and Safavids fought nine wars against one another. While their goal was to acquire land and grow their Empires, they also disliked one another because they each practiced these two differing branches of Islam.
What is Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
Put the following in order, from top to bottom, according to the Castas system.
Mestizo, Mulatto, Creole
What is Creole, Mestizo, Mulatto?
Written by Martin Luther, this document was nailed to a Church door. Then, it was mass produced and distributed thanks to the printing press.
What is the 95 Theses?
This invention allowed for all of the maritime and land empires to grow and defeat their enemies.
What is gunpowder?
Two word answer please. A form of coerced labor where people are personal property to be bought and sold.
What is Chattel Slavery?
The Ottoman Empire used this system of taking young Christian boys from their families and forcing them to join their bureaucracy or military.
What is devshirme?
The two locations where most slaves were shipped to in the New World.
What is Brazil and the Caribbean?
Absolute Monarchs used religion to maintain their power by claiming this to justify their rule.
What is Divine Right?
This man believed that governments should protect the natural rights of the the people they governed.
Who is John Locke?
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The Shah Jahan showcased his power by using architecture. The most famous example being this mausoleum.
What is the Taj Mahal?
A form of coerced labor where Native Americans would provide labor for the Spaniards in exchange for learning Spanish and Christianity.
What is Encomienda (Hacienda System)?
This war was fought primarily between Catholics and Protestants, with each country siding with their respective branch of Christianity.
What is the 30 Years War?
This is a form of coerced labor where the labor provided is temporary and is used to pay off a debt incurred by the servant, until the debt is paid off.
What is indentured servitude?
This religion had spread to Africa in earlier periods, but during period 4 it spread throughout most of the continent.
What is Islam?
The Manchu used religion to maintain their power. They did this by promoting this Chinese belief system.
What is Confucianism?
Name three of the technologies that made the age of Exploration possible.
What is the astrolabe, cartography (maps), Wind Patterns, and Caravels?
The "Conquistador of Asia", he took several key islands and trading posts in the Indian Ocean to solidify Portugal's hold on trade in that region.
Who is Afonso de Albuquerque?
This land empire that practiced a strict isolationist-type philosophy, where they heavily restricted trade with foreign powers.
This is an aspect of Islam that incorporates dancing and mysticism into Islam, making it more appealing to former pagan believers.
What is Sufism?
This elite in the Mughal Empire, was responsible for collecting taxes, usually via tax farming.
Who are the zamindars?