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Extensive control over Indian Ocean trade routes

Mughal

200

What was the transportation of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas, primarily during the 16th to 19th centuries.

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

200

Practiced the millet system allowed religious autonomy for non-Muslim communities.

Ottomans

200

Name one economic cause of exploration

  • Desire for new trade routes to Asia to bypass Ottoman and Venetian intermediaries.

  • Search for gold, spices, and other valuable resources.

  • Growth of capitalism and mercantilism driving expansion.

200

Who was the first to reach India by sea around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope?

Vasco da Gama (1498)

400

Used the Devshirme system for recruiting Janissaries.

Ottomans

400

What was one effect the slave trade had on Africa?

  • Population loss and demographic disruption.

  • Increased warfare due to demand for captives.

400

Political rivalries between what two empires intensified the split within Islam between Sunni and Shi’a.

Ottoman and Safavid Empires

400

Name one political cause of exploration.

  • Competition among European states for power and prestige.

  • Monarchs seeking to expand territories and influence overseas.

  • Desire to spread Christianity and gain converts.

400

A type of ship developed by the Portuguese in the 15th century, known for its speed and maneuverability.

Caravel

600

What three regions were the Ottoman empire located in?

Southern Europe, Middle East, and North Africa

600

What was the major destination (country) for the majority of slaves.

Brazil (40%)

600

Persian-based society with a diverse population of Persians, Turks, and others.

Safavid Empire

600

Name one technological cause of exploration

  • Advances in navigation: compass, astrolabe, improved maps.

  • Development of the caravel enabling long ocean voyages.

  • Knowledge from previous travelers and maritime experiences.

600

A powerful trading company chartered by the British crown in the 17th century, which played a key role in the colonization of India

British East India Company

800

Development of extensive architecture, such as the Taj Mahal.

Mughal

800

Name one resistance organized by enslaved peoples in the Americas

  • Maroon Societies: Escaped enslaved people formed free communities (e.g., Jamaica)

  • Palmares (Brazil): A large, multi-ethnic maroon community that resisted Portuguese attacks

  • Haitian precursors: Early resistance paved the way for later revolutions

800

An event that marked a break with existing Christian traditions and contributed to the growth of Christianity

Protestant Reformation

800

What was the name of the island that Columbus landed on?

Hispaniola

800

A powerful feudal lord in Japan who played a central role in the country's unification during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

Tokugawa Ieyasu

1000

Name two tax-collection systems used by the Ottomans or Mughals

Mughal zamindar tax collection

Ottoman tax farming

1000

Name one labor system used in the Americas (not slavery)

  • Mit’a (Incan tribute labor)

  • Chattel slavery

  • Encomienda and hacienda systems

  • Indentured servitude

1000

Name one way rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power in land-based empires

Qing Imperial Portraits

Aztec human sacrifice

taxation through tribute systems

1000

Who is credited with circumnavigating the globe?

Ferdinand Magellan (though he didn't actually live the whole trip)

1000

What was the Spanish labor system established in the 16th century during the colonization of the Americas and the Philippines. It granted Spanish colonizers  the right to demand labor and tribute from the Indigenous peoples living on specific land grants.

encomienda system