Unit 5
a journey to a religious site
What is pilgrimage
Large Chinese sailing ships used for long voyages
What is junks
a strict social stratification system that characterized Hindu society in South Asia
What is caste system
an independent political unit made up of a city and surrounding land
What is city-state
an opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document, influenced by the author’s personal circumstances
What is point of view
communication or direct involvement with someone or something
What is interaction
economically self-sufficient estate of land controlled by a lord
What is a manor
rule by a small group, generally of wealthy men
What is oligarchy
A forced labor system in which a tract of land was granted to Spanish colonists in Latin America during the 16th century
What is encomienda system
the circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived that may have influenced his/her point of view
What is historical context
An economic philosophy that promoted the idea of a nation’s wealth.
What is mercantilism
parcel of land given to a vassal by a lord
An elite division of the Ottoman military that was mainly comprised of Christian boys captured in war or given as tribute
What is Janissaries
a series of rulers from a single family
What is dynasty
examining the “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” and “why” of a document
What is sourcing
series of war fought between Christians and Muslims from the 11th-13th centuries for control of the Holy Land
What is the Crusades
the lands comprising the political-religious state of Muslims ruled by a caliph
What is caliphate
idea that the right to rule was granted to the Chinese Emperor from the gods
What is mandate of heaven
belief in multiple gods
what is polytheism
Massive exchange of agricultural goods, livestock, disease, culture and people between the Old World the New World during the 16th-19th centuries
What is Columbian Exchange
a Catholic Church office that sought to identify and punish heresy in Europe and the Americas
what is Spanish inquisition
a religious leader in the Eastern Orthodox Church
What is patriarch
An economic system used by the Incas that required men to give labor service to imperial projects.
What is mit’a.
form of writing based on the use of symbols, including cuneiform and hieroglyphics
What is Pictographic Script
first-hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the event
What is primary source