unit 1
Song Dynasty
Chinese dynasty (960 - 1279 CE) that could be considered their "golden age" when China saw many important inventions. There was a magnetic compass; had a navy; traded with India and Persia; paper money, gun powder
What luxury goods were often traded along the Silk Roads?
Silk, paper, porcelain, cotton textiles, slaves, spices, animals, and other luxury goods were often transported along the Silk Roads.
What new forms of governance emerged in the post classical era?
In some places, new forms of governance emerged, including those developed in various Islamic states (such as the Abbasids, Muslim Iberia, or the Delhi sultanates), the Mongol Khanates and city states (such as in the Italian peninsula, East Africa or Southeast Asia).
Name 2 Conquistadores
Cortes for aztecs and Pizaro for Incas
Theravada Buddhism vs. Mahayana Buddhism
Theravada is the oldest of the two major branches of Buddhism. Practiced mainly in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma, and Cambodia, its beliefs are relatively conservative, holding close to the original teachings of the Buddha.
Mahayana Buddhism is the "Great Vehicle" branch of Buddhism followed in China, Japan, and Central Asia. The focus is on reverence for Buddha and for Bodhisattva, enlightened persons who have postponed Nirvana to help others attain enlightenment. It was a more "user friendly" Buddhism that developed as Buddhism spread into East and Southeast Asia.
What technologies facilitated trade in the Indian Ocean during the 1200-1450 time period?
Technologies that facilitated Indian Ocean trade include the use of new types of ships such as Chinese junk ships and Arab dhow, an increased understanding of monsoon winds, improvements in the magnetic compass, and new ways to determine latitude and longitude such as the astrolabe.
Name all five landbased empires
Ottomans, Russia, Mughals, Safavid, Qing
What did Portugese go to find?
GOD, GLORY, GOLD
Champa Rice
Quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season; led to increased populations in Song Dynasty China. Originally introduced into Vietnam from India, it was later sent to China as a tribute gift by the Champa state (as part of the tributary system.)
How did the Indian Ocean trade networks spread culture throughout the region?
Indian Ocean trade networks spread culture throughout the region by allowing for religions and different aspects of cultures to travel along with the traders to their destinations. Because of this, Indonesia became a dominantly Islamic country whereas other places became fond of Buddhism which originated in India.
who started the protestant reformation and explain what he did
martin luther wrote the 95 theses and then through the printing press it spread which made people switch.
What are the two types of salvery and explain.
Chattel Slavery: Forever
Indentured Servitude: not forever and can leave after some time
House of Wisdom in Baghdad
Large Islamic-based Library and learning center. Focus of conversion of Greek and Roman classics and Indian learning into Arabic. Preserved knowledge.
what is the name of the mongol leader?
What is the Devshrime
'Selection' in Turkish. The system by which boys from Christian communities were taken by the Ottoman state to serve as Janissaries (elite military units utilized by the Ottomans)
What became the golden currency and where did they fins this item.
SILVER found in Potosi Bolivia and Japan in general
Feudalism
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land
Explain how the Mongol Khanates facilitated trade in Afro-Eurasia:
The Mongol Khanates facilitated trade in Afro-Eurasia by encouraging it. As well, they protected travelers and traders using the trade routes and developed travel documents which made it so that one had to get permission to travel from place to place.
who are Zamindars?
Archaic tax system of the Mughal empire where decentralized lords collected tribute for the emperor.
Caste system in the Americas from TOP to BOTTOM
Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos/Mulattoes, Native/Slaves