unit 1
What is a monotheistic religion?
A belief in one god
AN ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea
What staple crop was added to the established trading systems by the trans-saharan trade system?
What was the slaves journey called across the Transatlantic Trade system in 1450-1750?
Middle Passage.
What country in Latin America was able to abolish slavery?
Haiti
Feudalism and the Caste system are both examples of what?
Social Hierarchies.
Gold-salt trade linked North adn west africa;across sahara desert; spread Islam
Trans- Saharan Trade Route
What was Nicolaus Copernicus known for discovering?
Heliocentric theory= the sun is the center of the universe.
Because of exploration, the exchange of crops and animals is called what?
the columbian exchange
Name 3 Atlantic Revolutions.
Haiti Revolution
French Revolution
American Revolution
Glorious (Britain) Revolution
Mexican Independence
What is a syncretic religion?
A Syncretic religion is a religion that adapts to a new region or changes itself to fit more with a new society
People from central Asia when united ended creating the largest single land empire in history.
Mongols
The compass was a technology derived from which region?
China
Of the 3 muslim states, which was the greatest threat to Europe?
Ottoman
What caused Atlantic Revolutions?
What does “imperial” mean?
Caravan
What two main causes led to Europe population decline between 1300-1400?
Little Ice Age and Black Death Plague
Britain.
To gain access of India's resources such as cotton.
Japan due to their ability to be unified and allowing everyone in society to reap the wealth of the country.
what is one native belief system of India?
Buddhism, Hinduism
This disease brought to europe from the mongols during the Middle ages. it killed 1/3 of the population.
Bubonic plague
What is an accurate comparison of the political systems in Western Europe and China during the time period 1000-1300?
Western Europe= multiple monarchies (feudalism/decentralized)
China= Single Empire (centralized/Unified)
How would you describe Japan's reaction to the arrival of the Europeans?
how old is Mrs. Evangelista?
31