UNIT 1
A fast-ripening, drought resistant strain of rice that allowed agricultural expansion in Asia just before the 11th century.
Champa Rice
Vast commercial trade networks across Eurasia that saw the first use of magnetic compasses and currency.
The Silk Road
Large, multi-ethnic states in Asia that relied on firearms to conquer and control territories
Gunpowder Empires
Advent of cartography that mapped out the stars and galaxies
Astronomical chart
A movement in the 17th and 18th centuries that focus on individualism, self-determination, and freedom
The Enlightenment
The general name for the leader of the Seljuk Turks who. began conquering parts of the Middle East in the 11th century
Sultan
The leader of the Mongolian Kingdom beginning 1206who began a conquest to take over parts of China and Persia
Genghis Khan
Tzar from 1547-1584 who sought to expand the Russian empire into Mongolian territory such as Kazan and Siberia
Ivan IV/ Ivan the Terrible
Dutch explorer who was tasked with finding a route across North America to Asia
Henry Hudson
A former prison in Paris that symbolized the abuses of the French monarchy that was stormed by a crowd in 1789 as part of the French Revolution
The Bastille
12th century movement that focused Hindus on connecting to a specific deity rather than reading texts or performing rituals.
Bhakti Movement
Diaspora
1689 Parliament passed this legislation to enhance civil liberties of the people
English Bill of Rights
Disease brought by conquistadores to the Americas that wiped out significant populations of natives
Smallpox
A change in society that was marked by a rapid growth in technology and social change in the 18th century
Industrial Revolution
The idea that social standing comes from the woman's side of the family (practiced by the Mississippians in America)
Matrilineal Society
In the 14th century Mansa Musa took a trip to this city which is the holiest city in Islam
Mecca
King of France from 1643-1715 who developed the "divine right" argument for their rule and ruled as essentially a dictator
Louis XIV
Dynasty in China in the 15th century that limited Chinese trade for the dissolution of foreign influence
Ming Dynasty
A means of transportation that stretched from Moscow to the Pacific Ocean that allowed Russia to trade with East Asia. This development created large steel, coal, and iron industries in Russia
The trans-Siberian Railroad
Year 1000, seven states were formed from the Hausa ethnic group in what is now modern-day Nigeria
Hausa Kingdoms
The plague between 1347 and 1351 that wipeout up to 25 million Europeans
The Black Death/Bubonic plague
Monk who challenged the authority of the Church through nailing his 95 theses to the wall of the church. Believed in sola fide faith (individual salvation through Christ)
Martin Luther
The type of trade between North America, Africa, and Europe that traded slaves, firearms, and other resources between the three
Triangle trade
Inventor of the telephone in 1876
Alexander Graham Bell