Technological Advancements
A long, large three-masted ships with a pear-shaped stern which could transport an average of 350 tonnes of cargo.
What is Fluyt?
A syncretic belief system mixed between Hindu and Islam which promotes the idea that all humans are perfectly equal in the eyes of Allah.
What is Sikhism?
Muslim admiral of the Qing Dynasty who is widely considered the greatest admiral of Asian history.
Who is Zheng He?
The capital of the Inca empire and had become the headquarters for each of the religious orders in the viceroyalty.
What is Cuzco?
Belgian king who carried out widespread atrocities on his colonies in Africa.
Who is Leopold II?
A type of paper negotiable instrument used during China's Tang dynasty invented by merchants but adopted by the state.
What is Flying Cash?
A mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism, asceticism, and esotericism.
What is Sufism?
The first shogun of Japan who in turn developed the shogunate system.
Who Minamoto Yorimoto?
The first major civilization in Mexico.
What are Olmecs?
A chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies commonly declared the most valuable company of all time at a modern day evaluation of $205 trillion.
What is the Dutch East India Company?
An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets.
What is Astrolabe?
An eastern Chinese faith which believes all living creatures ought to live in a state of harmony with the universe, and the energy found in it.
What is Daoism?
German inventor and craftsman who invented the printing press.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
Small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes.
What are Chinampas?
The first person to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa's Cape of Good Hope.
Who is Vasco de Gama?
Charts of the sky that divides up constellations and astronomical bodies by location for navigational purposes.
What are Astronomical charts?
One of the world's oldest monotheistic religions which originated in Persia.
What is Zoroastrianism?
The 3rd emperor of the Qing Dynasty who laid the foundation for a long period of political stability and prosperity.
Who is Emperor Kangxi?
Social group in Spanish-controlled America of categorized as of direct Spanish descent and born in Spain.
Who are Peninsulares?
The mother of Jesus within Aztec-Spanish syncretic belief systems.
Who is the Our Lady of Guadalupe?
A communication system that transmits messages over long distances using coded signals.
What is telegraph?
Japan's native beliefs system which predates historical records and focuses on harmony with nature.
What is Shinto?
A Spanish friar who accompanied Columbus on his expeditions to the Americas and was the first to expose the oppression and slavery of Native Americans.
Who is Bartolomé de las Casas?
Incan temple built to praise the Sun God.
What is Conrichana?
A company that dominated global trade between Europe, South Asia and the Far East, fought numerous wars using its own army and navy, and conquered and colonized South Asia.
What is the British East India Company?