Unit 1
This empire flourished in ancient Peru between 1400 and 1533 CE, and their empire eventually extended across western South America.
Inca Empire is this empire.
This was a series of linked trade networks that extended from the Mediterranean Sea to Eastern China.
This is The Silk Road.
This empire descended from Turkic tribesmen in northern Iran.
They were Shi'ite Muslims.
The Safavid Empire
This device was important because it created advancement in navigation by allowing mariners to determine their direction even is clouds obscured their usual astronomical cues.
The magnetic compass is this device.
This Englishman created Leviathan, established social contract theory, supported absolutism and live through the English Civil War and felt humans were brutish, greedy beings.
Thomas Hobbes is this man.
This at its peak population reached 2,000,000. It was a scattered indigenous population of Mesoamerica.
Mayan City States is this scattered population.
These things were commonly traded through The Silk Road.
Food (grapes, carrots, peppers, beans, cucumbers, and pomegranates)
Rare Animals
Jewelry, Chinese porcelains, and silk
The Safavids reached their peak in power under this leader.
Shah Abbas is this leader.
This sailor wrote about the landscape, the Middle Eastern people and details about the Mongol empire. This was the first sailor who wrote about his travels.
Marco Polo is this sailor.
This person believed that God is a "clock-maker" and set the universe in motion, but let it run naturally. He challenged Catholic theology.
Voltaire is this person.
Islamic mysticism, referred to as the internalization and intensification of Islamic faith and practice.
Sufism, a branch of Islam where the followers strive to constantly be aware of God's presence, stressing contemplation over action, spiritual development over legalism and cultivation of the soul over social interaction.
This was the most notable disease spread along the Silk Road.
Bubonic Plague or the Black Death was the most notable disease spread along the Silk Road.
This empire was founded by Babur.
The Mughal Empire is this empire.
What was a widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations, disease and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
The Columbian Exchange
This theory stated that in a free-market economy, competition encouraged production of goods. Laissez-faire: hands off approach to economies.
Economic Theory
A movement in Hinduism that emphasized divine love. It emphasized the emotional attachment between a "devotee" and a personal god.
Bhakti Movement is this movement that emphasized divine love, singing hymns to gods was a popular way to make the relationship personal.
These important technological inventions were spread through the Silk Road.
Magnetic Compass
Paper
Printing Press
Gunpowder
This leader (who was Muslim) of the Mughal Empire was known for his religious tolerance and even took a Hindu bride.
Akbar is this leader.
This small, highly maneuverable sailing ship developed in the 15th century by the Portuguese to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean.
The Caravel is this ship.
These intellectuals of the time period were literary figures, professors, economists and social reformers.
They came from nobility, middle class and few from lower origins.
Proponents of governmental, religious and social reform
Immanuel Kant- "DARE TO KNOW!"
The Philosophes was this group.
A- One way slavery affected relations between African states was it allowed certain states to be armed with weapons allowing these to dominate.
C- States would trade slaves in return for guns and ammunition. Having fire power helped them dominate other states around them.
E- It is typically the states with guns who rule. They would trade slaves for guns allowing the states who had the highest population to have more power.
Explain ONE example of cultures spreading between the East and West. (Silk Road)
A- One example of culture spreading from the East to the West through the Silk Road was religion.
C- This is evident since there are Hindu and Buddhist places of warship along the Silk Road. There are many along the way even in farther western regions.
E- Religions that were are still are prominent in the East such as Hinduism and Buddhism were spread along the Silk Road. The Silk Road allowed an opening for the East to communicate and trade with the West. This allowed people to travel the Silk Road and spread their religion farther east.
Explain ONE reason the Gunpowder Empires rose during the period 1450-1750.
A- One reason Gunpowder Empires rose during this era is because they were the only people who had guns at this time allowing them to destroy anyone in their way.
C- Gunpowder Empires much like the Mongol Empire could conquer anyone they wanted to since they had advance ways of fighting and advanced weapons. This early advancement is what let them conquer and gain so much power and land.
E- There were only few Empire that had guns these could dominate any other towns or villages. They could even make the villages pay them money to not takeover and terrorize the town.
Explain ONE way in which commodities affected economies in the Americas, Africa, and Europe in the period c. 1450-c. 1750.
A- One way commodities affected the economies around the world was new products led to new demand.
C- New products such as sugar cane led to a new, very high demand in places with money like Europe. These products were high in demand making them cash crops.
E- This boosted the economy because America would export tons of cash crops to Europe. This allowed the Americas to make tons of money while pleasing European demands.
Describe ONE way in which the ideas of the Renaissance impacted the ideas of Enlightenment.
A- The Renaissance impacted the ideas of Enlightenment by popularizing the need to think.
C- More people were thinking for themselves and coming to conclusions on their own. This was the time that popularized this.
E- One popular quote is "Cogito, ergo sum" meaning "I Think Therefore I am." This was said by Rene Descartes. He was basically saying what, what makes one a person is their ability to think. This importance of individual thought is what people were starting to discover during this period.