1200-1450
What did the Song Dynasty use to maintain its centralized bureaucracy?
The Civil Service exam based on Confucianist beliefs.
What does the Columbian exchange refer to?
The Transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds
The Meiji Restoration in Japan aimed to?
Rapidly industrialize and modernize the state
What were the two major political ideologies that never fought directly but played crucial parts in some civil wars?
USA- Capitalism
USSR- Communism
Cold War Example: Korean and Vietnam War
Who led the Protestant Reformation and hung his 95 theses on the door of a Catholic Church?
Martin Luther
What two things were the primary reasons for the expansion of trade in the Indian Ocean in this time period?
The magnetic compass and improved knowledge of monsoon winds.
What was a major effect of the printing press in Europe?
Rapid spread of religious and scientific ideas, and an increase in literacy rates
The Haitian Revolution was unique because it was?
The only successful slave revolt that created an independent nation
The Green Revolution introduced
High-yield crops and modern agricultural techniques
Who is associated with the theory of Communism?
Karl Marx
The decline of the the Silk Road trade at the end of the 1300's was most directly influenced by _______.
The spread of the Bubonic Plague ( Black Death )
What was the most significant motivation for European maritime exploration in the 15th century?
Access to Asian luxury goods through new trade routes
What was the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade influenced by?
Enlightenment ideals and humanitarian movements
Decolonization after World War II was driven largely by?
Nationalist movements and European Exhaustion after WW-II
Who led the Chinese Communist Revolution
Mao Zedong
During the time period 1200-1450, what did the term "Dar al-Islam" refer to?
The geographic areas where Muslims dominated and could practice their religion freely.
Which technology most enabled European dominance in the Indian Ocean trade?
Gunpowder cannons mounted on ships
What economic system dominated European colonial rule in Africa during the 19th century?
Extractive economies focused on extracting raw materials
The United Nations was founded primarily to
prevent future world conflicts
Who wrote the ideas of natural rights and consent of the governed?
John Locke
What is the best description of the social structure of Western Europe during the period 1200-1450?
Monarchs: At the top
Nobles/lords: owned land that was granted by the king in exchange for military service and loyalty.
Kinights: Provided military protection for the lords
Peasants and Serfs: They where made up of the vast majority of the population and where legally bound to the land where they provided labor and crops to the lord in exchange for protection and sometimes small plots to farm.
The encomienda system in the Americas most closely resembled?
Fuedal labor obligations
What was the Taipan Rebellion driven by?
It was driven by Hong Xiuquan, a religious leader who believed he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ, who mobilized millions by combining anti-Manchu nationalism and promises of radical social reform to fight China's ruling Qing Dynasty
What factor contributed the most to the rise of totalitarian governments in the 1930s? Provide an example
Economic instability and social unrest
Germany, with the rise of the power of Adolf Hitler, because of the punishment that Germany was forced by the Treaty of Versailles
What Revolution did Simon Bolivar lead?
Haitian Revolution