Unit 1
Armed pilgrimages to the Holy Land by Christians determined to recover Jerusalem from Muslim rule.
What are the Crusades?
The period of approximately 150 years of relative peace and stability created by the Mongol Empire.
What is Pax Mongolica?
Muslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
What is the Mughal Empire?
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
a set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation, but also his or her position in society
What is a Caste System?
Means "Enlightened One." He is said to have renounced his worldly possessions and taught of a way to overcome suffering.
Who is the Buddha?
Four regional Mongol kingdoms that arose following the death of Ghengis Khan.
What are the Khanates?
The last imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Ming Dynasty and succeeded by the People's Republic. Formed the territorial base for the modern Chinese state.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
A system of bondage in which a slave has the legal status of property and so can be bought and sold like property.
What is chattel slavery?
a system of society in which men hold the power
What is a patriarchy?
Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Synthesized with other religions and cultural beliefs/practices in Southeast Asia. Encouraged more gender equality and both men and women could lead monastic lives.
What is Buddhism?
Italian explorer and author. He made numerous trips to China and returned to Europe to write of his journeys. He is responsible for much of the knowledge exchanged between Europe and China during this time period.
Who is Marco Polo?
European Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent.
What is Divine Right?
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
What is mercantilism?
A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government
Term meaning "House of Islam." Refers to countries that allow Muslims to practice their religion freely.
What is Dar al Islam?
An elaborate process of spreading technology, products, and ideas that started in Southern Asia and diffused to other places in the world.
What is southernization?
A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
Economic system in Inca society where people paid taxes with their labor and what they produced. The Spanish tried (unsuccessfully) to continue this system.
What is the Mit'a System?
the amalgamation or attempted merging of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought
What is a syncretism?
In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors.
What is filial piety?
During the rule of Timur Lane it was the most influential capital city, a wealthy trading center known for decorated mosques and tombs; a key trading city along the Silk Roads
What is Samarkand?
Local officials in Mughal India who received a plot of farmland for temporary use in return for collecting taxes for the central government.
Who are the Zamindars?
It gave settlers the right to tax local Native Americans or to make them work. In exchange, these settlers were supposed to protect the Native American people and convert them to Christianity
What is Encomienda System?
A belief or action at odds with what is accepted, especially when the behavior is contrary to religious doctrine or belief. An example is a Catholic who says God does not exist.
What is heresy?