Mesoamerica
This crop was first grown by the Olmecs, who turned it into an essential food source of the Americas.
What is MAIZE (CORN)?
A model of the universe, first made popular by Copernicus, that placed the sun at the center of the universe.
What is the HELIOCENTRIC MODEL?
The Columbian Exchange could be broken down into this three-part trade system, connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What is the TRIANGULAR TRADE?
In 1492, Christopher Columbus became the first Western European to reach this region.
What is THE BAHAMAS (in the Caribbean, in the Americas)?
The Ottoman Empire took control of key trade routes and started a period of expansion after taking over this city.
What is ISTANBUL/CONSTANTINOPLE?
The capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on Lake Texcoco, and now the site of modern Mexico City.
What is TENOCHTITLAN?
A popular figure of the Scientific Revolution who challenged the church and used his advanced telescope to closely observe objects in space.
Who is GALILEO?
This was a name for the voyage enslaved Africans were forced to take from Africa to America.
What is the MIDDLE PASSAGE?
Early explorers of the Age of Exploration were able to fund their voyages thanks to these individuals.
Who are WESTERN EUROPEAN MONARCHS (e.g. Prince Henry the Navigator)?
This empire blended Persian, Islamic, and Hindu cultures to guide their arts, architecture, and form of government.
What is the MUGHAL EMPIRE?
An innovation in civil engineering: These were man-made islands used by the Aztecs to farm in the middle of Lake Texcoco.
What are CHINAMPAS?
This time period set the stage for the Scientific Revolution with its invitation for people to challenge traditional systems of belief.
What is the RENAISSANCE?
What is CULTURAL DIFFUSION, CHANGES IN DIET, HARMS DONE TO NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATIONS, ETC.
Conquistadors like Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro played this role in Spain's entry into the Americas.
What is LEADING CONQUESTS INTO MESOAMERICAN EMPIRES?
This empire, centered in modern-day Iran, was founded by Shah Ismail as a Shi'a Muslim empire.
What is the SAFAVID EMPIRE?
Some of the unique innovations or characteristics of the Inca Empire.
What is TERRACING, QUIPU, PAVED ROADS, ETC.
A piece of technology adopted from the Greeks and Arabs that serves as a star chart and helps with navigation and telling time at sea.
Some of the long-term impacts of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
What is DECREASE IN POPULATION OF AFRICA, RACE-BASED HIERARCHIES IN THE AMERICAS, ETC.
Early exploration was driven by these three main motivations.
What are SPREADING CHRISTIANITY, GAINING WEALTH, and CONTROLLING TRADE ROUTES TO ASIA
These were some of the traits that the Gunpowder Empires had in common with each other (don't just say gunpowder).
What are STRONG ARMIES, ISLAMIC FAITH TIED TO GOVERNMENT, BLENDING CULTURES WITH NEIGHBORING SOCIETIES, PRACTICED RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE (sometimes), ETC.
What is THEY INTEGRATED WITH OTHER GROUPS AND BLENDED THEIR CULTURES?
The Scientific Revolution laid the foundation for these future developments.
What are the AGE OF EXPLORATION (thanks to new technology), ENLIGHTENMENT (thanks to new ways of thinking), and MODERN SCIENCE (thanks to new science)?
This group of people was one that reached the Americas long before Western European explorers "discovered" the continents.
Who are INDIGENOUS AMERICANS, NORDIC PEOPLE CROSSING FROM GREENLAND, ETC.
These were some of the key differences between the rules of Mughal Emperors Akbar the Great and Aurangzeb.
What is AKBAR PRACTICIED RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND HAD FAIRER TAX POLICIES, WHILE AURANGZEB REVERSED MANY OF THESE POLICIES