UNIT 1
WHAT IS MAHAYANA BUDDHISM?
What is a type of Buddhism that focused on spiritual growth for all beings and on service?
WHO IS MARGERY KEMP?
Who is an Enlgish Christian mystical figure that visited Germany, Jerusalem, and Rome?
WHERE COULD ONE FIND THE SAFAVID EMPIRE?
What is modern day Iran?
REGARDING TRIANGULAR TRADE, WHAT WAS OFTEN TRADED BETWEEN THE THREE COUNTRIES?
What is the trade of raw materials to Europe, manufactured goods to Africa, and slaves to the New World?
WHO IS JOHN LOCKE?
Who is an early Enlightenment thinker that believed humans have natural rights to life, liberty, and property and that citizens can revolt against an unjust and unfair government?
WHAT IS NEO-CONFUCIANISM?
What is a syncretic religious system that combined rational thought with the more abstract ideas of Daoism and Buddhism?
WHERE COULD ISLAM BE COMMONLY FOUND?
What is on the Indian Ocean trade routes?
WHO IS SHAH ABBAS?
Who is the Safavid empire leader that was more tolerant of Christians?
WHAT PLANTS WERE BROUGHT BACK FROM THE NEW WORLD TO THE OLD WORLD?
What are strawberries, pineapples, cocoa, corn, and potatoes?
WHAT WAR FUELED / INITIATED THE REVOLT OF PEASANTS AGAINST THE ARISTOCRACY IN FRANCE?
What is the Revolutionary War?
WHAT IS THE THREE-FIELD SYSTEM?
What is the practice of rotating the types of crops planted on a plot of land?
WHAT IS CARAVANSERAI?
WHAT LEADER OF THE OTTOMANS HAD THE GREATEST POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE EMPIRE?
Who is Suleiman I?
WHAT ROLE DID BRAZIL PLAY IN THE FOOD MARKET?
What is major sugarcane producer?
What is the agreement that a person must give up some of their rights to a strong, central government in return for law and order?
WHAT PHENOMENON SPARKED A RISE IN THE LITERACY RATE OF THE SONG DYNASTY?
What is woodblock printing?
WHAT IS "PAX MONGOLICA"?
What is the period of Eurasian history between the 13th and 14th centuries in which the Silk Road became utterly peaceful and crime was reduced?
WHAT DID COPERNICUS BELIEVE?
What is the belief that the sun was the center of the universe?
WHAT DID THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE RESULT IN?
What is the presence of 2 million slaves in North America by 1830?
WHAT IS AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN WHICH A SOCIETY'S PRODUCTION IS HELD BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS?
What is capitalism?
WHAT ARE TWO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ISLAM AND HINDUISM?
Three differences between Islam and Hinduism are the type of social structures included in their religion and the ammount of gods they worship or believe in. Islam is a monotheistic religion that priases one god, Allah; whereas Hinduism is a polytheistic religion in which its followers praise many different gods. Islam promotes a very flexible social system in which members are encouraged to move up or down through different "levels." In comparison, Hinduism follows a very strict social system where it is absolutely impossible to move between different levels. This is known as the caste system and when one is born into a certain caste they stay there until their next life.
WHAT TWO FACTORS LED THE MONGOLS TO CLAIM LAND FROM POLAND TO THE FAR EAST COAST OF CHINA?
Two factors that led the Mongols to claim land from Poland and to the far east coast of China are their military strategies and adaptation of local talents. The Mongols were very advanced and far ahead of their time in their military strategies. Not only did they use horses and archers, warriors of the Mongol army were trained to fight from a young age. This allowed them to capture towns quickly and effectively. In addition, when the Mongols captured a town that surrendered without much resistance, they treated its citizens with much mercy. Specifically, artisans, craft-workers, and those with battle skills were taken in and treated with much generosity. The Mongols took advantage of those with battle skills and learned new talents from them.
WHAT LEADER OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE WAS MOST EFFECTIVE?
The leader of the Mughal empire that was most effective was Akbar because of the many lands he conquered, his religious tolerance, and economic policies he established. Akbar was able to expand his empire greatly through his powerful army; his army was one of the first to reutilize gunpowder to be more effective. Akbar practiced religous tolerance by allowing the construction of temples other than his practiced religion and by appointing Hindus and Christians jobs in the judicial branch of his country. Lastly, Akbar brought about economic prosperity in the Mughal empire by establishing zamindars. These were officials who collected taxes; these same taxes were used to create government-distributed salaries to citizens based on their military rank.
WHAT ARE THE KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF INDENTURED SERVITUDE?
The key characteristics of indentured servitude are 7-year contracts, harsh conditions, and being hard to escape. Indentured servitude is a labor system in which one agrees to work without a salary and eventually in exchange for land. These agreements were written up on 7-year contracts in which the laborer must work on the other's land for seven years, but once this contract is over the laborer is free to leave. Indentured servitude often had harsh conditions due to excessive poverty and disease in Europe, where indentured servitude originated from. Although it is implied that one may leave indentured servitude after the agreed ammount of time, the laborer almost never did. During their time, the worker is charged for tools and supplies they may need to work and when they have completed the contract they often do not have enough money. The once free worker may agree to work for that person again to work off the charges for supplies; this often results in a never ending loop of working and trying to pay off expenses.
WHAT ARE TWO SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND FRENCH REVOLUTION?
Two similarities between the American and French Revolutions are what provoked the start of the revolutions and why the countries decided to revolt. Both the American and French Revolution were sparked by Enlightenment thinkers. Specifically, people like Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu argued for how a government should function; ideas provided by these icons became very popular among citizens of both France and America and prompted people to question how their government was being run. The French and American Revolution both generally ocurred because of unfair treatment by the government. In America, citizens were being heavily taxed for everyday items by the King of England. This unfair treatment by their ruling government resulted in America revolting against Great Britain and becoming their own country. Similarly, members of the lower class in France were extremely upset with how heavily they were being taxed. Their government, primarily run by King Louis XVI and Marie Antionette, was run with much ignorance towards the suffering of the peasant class. This caused the lower class to revolt against the aristocracy and government.