environment/
economics
economics
describe the little ice age (and when it took place)
century long period of cold climate that began in the 1590s
christianity , buddhism , hinduism
these are examples of what ?.
religion
describe a sultan
a military and political leader with full power over a muslim country
main struggle for non white individuals
slavery
product made in china that was used to make fumigators and later on explosives , grenades , and bullets. (also other things)
gunpowder
why was champa rice so useful?.
it was fast ripening , drought resistant , and allowed two harvest in one growing season.
what is humanism
the focus on individuals rather then God
what was the name of the empire Pachacuti made ?.
Incan empire
what is a kin-based network ?.
when the families govern themselves
ex: makes are head of the network
a form of printing in which an entire page is craved into a block of wood
woodblock printing
network of trade routes across the great desert
trans-saharan trade
what is foot binding ?.
the process of mutating women’s feet to make them smaller.
what is Theocracy ?.
a government controlled by religious leaders
who is Pachacuti ?.
ruler of the Inca society (1438-1471)
The Song Dynasty in China was the leading example of what two things ?.
diversity and innovation
skilled workers who make goods by hand
artisans
what was the renaissance ?.
an intellectual movement in which people (thinkers) studied classical text and focused on human potential and achievement
an organization based on a system of land for loyalty
(land and protection was provided to people in exchange for them to work and fight for the provider)
feudalism
describe the zanj rebellion
series of revolts by slaves working on sugar plantations in mesopotamia
why was the grand canal expanded ?.
to link north and south China
where is Ghana located ?.
(hint: don’t just say the name of the country)
between the sahara and the tropical rain forests of the west african coast
what is Syncretic ?.
a religion that combines several traditions
what is bureaucracy ?.
a vast organization where officials carried out the empires policies
in east africa traders blended Bantu and Arabic to create what language
Swahili
what is the Great Zimbabwe ?.
a 30ft tall stone wall built to protect cities