Unit 1
Whats the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam?
Sunni: believe that the leader of Islam is to be chosen by the Umma (people)
Shia: believe that the leader of Islam should be a direct descendent of Muhammad
What were common forms of transportation on the Silk road?
-camel caravans
-boats
-walking
-donkey
Was the Ottoman Empire religiously tolerant?
Yes, the subjects of the Ottoman empire came from many different religious and ethnic groups.
What did Marco Polo do during his travels?
he wrote about the landscape, the Middle Eastern people, and details about the Mongol Empire
What did the enlightment thinker Thomas Hobbes do?
He established the social contract theory and supported absolutism.
What are the goals of a Sufist?
They strive to constantly be aware of gods presence, stress contemplation over action, spiritual development over legalism, and cultivation over the soul of social interaction.
What was traded on the silk road?
grapes, pepers, carrots, beans, cucumbers and pomegranets
rare animals
jewelry, Chinese porcelain, and lots of silk
What are the divine right of kings?
the ancient belief that kings got their authority from god so they couldn't be held accountable for their actions by and earthly authority.
What ship did Christopher Columbus sail on his voyage to the New World?
The Caravel
What are some characteristics of Intellectual thinkers?
Give a short definition of the Mayans.
The Mayans were deeply religious, and worshiped various gods related to nature.
Name three religious sites Margery Kemp visited.
Jerusalem, Rome, Compostela
What were King Louis XIV's accomplishments?
- created institutes and programs to promote more arts into the french culture
- he made the palace of versailles
Name three crops that came from the Old World to the New World?
1. Tobacco
2. Sugar cane
3. flax
Montesquie
What was the Delhi Sultanate's government like?
They had a centralized government where the sultan was the head of the state and controlled all departments and branches of state.
Why might Margery Kemp's idea of what she wanted in her book and her actual book be different?
Because she was illiterate and had to use scribes to actually write her book and the second scribe was a priest that likely did not agree with her beleifs.
1. The bible should be the central religious authority
2. humans may reach salvation through their faith, not by their deeds
Name three crops that went from the New World to the Old world?
1. pineapple
2. strawberry
3. cocoa
What were the causes of the french revolution?
1. enlightenment
2. American revolution
3. failing economy
What are two positive outcomes of a community practicing religion?
A: Two positive outcomes of a community practicing religion together are that it encourages social interaction and that people in the community will have the same morals.
C: Another thing that could come from a community practicing religion together is Cultural Diffusion, the spread of one culture's practices, beliefs, food, music, or tools. A certain community may have their own way of practicing religion because the ways that everyone in the community practices their religion has diffused together into one religion practice.
E: People in the community will most likely be happier which will lead to many positive effects such as less crime, and more social events. The community having the same morals will also create less crime in the community because people will understand what is a sin.
If you were traveling a long distance (with valuable goods) on the Silk Road, list and describe two ways you can ensure your journey would be a success.
A: Two ways I would ensure my journey would be a success on the silk road would be to travel in a large caravan, and I would travel on a camel.
C: A caravan is a large group of people traveling together for safety or company purposes. Traveling in a caravan on the silk road is helpful because your chances of being robbed go down a lot when there are more of you than their are of the robber.
E: Traveling on a camel withing a caravan on the silk road would be preferable because a camel can carry a lot of goods to trade and require less water and feeding than donkeys do. This will make your chances of falling behind the caravan less likely and your profit in your destination larger.
What is 'absolutism' and how is it reflected in Louis XIV?
A: Absolutism is a form of monarchy in which the monarch holds supreme autocratic authority, and an example of an absolute ruler is Louis XIV of France.
C: Since King Louis XIV was an absolute leader not many people liked him so in order to gain the respect of his nobles he built the Palace of Versailles. The Palace of Versailles represented absolutism because King Louis XIV used it to have control over the nobles by housing them on palace grounds.
E: People didn't like King Louis XIV because he was an absolute ruler, meaning he had absolute power over everything and everyone in his kingdom and anything he wanted done, would be done. The people did not like this because he could take their money through taxes and wrongfully imprisoned whoever he wanted.
What is the primary difference between an "Explorer" and a " Conquistador"?
A: The primary difference between an explorer and a conquistador is that a conquistador sails out to land, knowing it is populated already with intentions of conquering the people of that land and taking it for his own country. An explorer sails out to a never-explored before land, with intentions of taking the land for his country and finding new resources.
C: A very famous conquistador is Hernan Cortes from Spain who sailed to Mexico with intentions of killing all Aztecs there and taking the land for Spain. He is very different from Christopher Columbus who sailed to the New World (America) with intentions of creating new British colonies, not killing the Native Americans.
E: Even though Christopher Columbus did end up killing around 90% of the Native Americans in the New World through disease, he is still considered an explorer because most of the time when he spread the disease it was accidental, and he did not set sail from Britain with intentions of killing a population of people.
According to Adam Smith, why is the ' Divison of Labor" good for the worker and the consumer?
A: The Division of labor is a process of dividing the production process into different stages, and each person is assigned to a different stage making the process go faster.
C: In the Division of Labor, specialization of labor (each worker focuses on one type of task) is used. This is good for the worker because they only have to focus on one task and good for the consumer because it makes the price of the good go down.
E: According to Adam Smith, the Division of Labor is particularly good for the worker because it provides more jobs within the same company, and more specialized jobs so people don't have to know how to create the whole good, just a part of it. It is good for the consumer because the product is made more efficiently making prices go down for the consumer.