Unit 1
What form of Buddhism was mainly about personal spiritual growth?
What is Thereveda
What is a Diaspora?
A community that lives a nomadic lifestyle because they need resources for them and their animals.
What were Luther's complaints to the church called?
95 theses
What 3 countries were maritime empires out of Holland, Italy, France, and Spain?
France, Holland, and Spain
Which enlightenment thinker thought the purpose of government was to protect natural rights?
John Locke
What was the system used with feudalism to preserve the land and maximize the land being used?
What are Terraces
What religion was spread across the Indian Ocean trade routes?
What is Islam
What Safavid leader build an empire on Shia Islam?
Shah Ismail 1
Who explored India and was the Governor of India in 1524?
Vespucci
Which enlightenment thinker established social contract theory and thought that humans were brutish and greedy beings?
Thomas Hobbes
What is the main form of Mayan Government?
What is Matrilineal Society
What does Khanates mean?
Khanates are the Four regional kingdoms that came after Genghis Khan died
What offset group of Calvinism was in Boston?
Puritans
How many slaves were in America?
2,000,000
Which enlightenment thinker believed that god set the universe in motion but let it run on its own and believed that human reason was the key to progress, not faith?
Voltaire
What was the exam that people could take to get a job in the government in the Song Dynasty?
What is the Civil Service Exam
Who was the Italian explorer that wrote a book on his adventures of the Silk Road?
Marco Polo
Who was the Sun King and ruler of France?
Louis XIV
What percent of slaves died on the middle passage trip to North America?
10-15%
Which enlightenment thinker thought that general will or consensus should control a nation?
Rousseau
“What impact does the Civil Service Exam have on the social culture of Song Dynasty China”(who did this impact the most)?
The Civil Service Exam impacted the poor people the most. It impacted them because they now would have a chance to have power. Before the test only the families that have had power have power.
•Why was daily blood sacrifice an integral part of the Aztec culture?
Blood Sacrifice was an integral part of the Aztec culture because they believed that without blood sacrifice the sun wouldn't rise. They believed that the sacrifices would power the sun to rise.
Describe the difference in how commodities were exchanged along the Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade routes.
One difference in how commodities were traded is that on the Indian Ocean routes goods were traded by sea not on land. The goods on the Silk Road had to be taken by Camel Caravan instead of boats.
What is an " Empire". List and explain 3 characteristics of an Empire
An empire is a political group ruling over people that may be different from them. Three characteristics of an empire are a strong central government, military for expansion and land.
How did the "Gutenberg Printing Press" impact the Protestant Reformation
The printing press impacted the Protestant Reformation because people were able to print the bible.