Unit 1: The Global Tapestry
Workers that were not enslaved, but were bundled with the land. They could not travel freely and they couldn't marry without their lord's approval. These workers paid tribute to their lords by giving them crops in exchange for protection.
Serfs
A network of trading routes across the great desert.
Trans-Saharan Trade
Empires that relied on the use of gunpowder firearms to gain and control territory.
Gunpowder Empires
Cartography
The Enlightenment
Center of learning in Baghdad that was used to transfer knowledge throughout Afro-Eurasia.
The House of Wisdom
Largest land empire of all time that had a significant impact on the expansion of trade using the Silk Road.
The Mongol Empire
Claim that originated in the Middle Ages that the right to rule was given to a king by God. Under this belief, a king was a political and religious authority. Any challenge towards the king was seen as a challenge towards god.
Divine Right of Kings.
Empire based on small outposts rather than control of large territories.
Trading Post Empire
The movement to end the Atlantic slave trade.
Abolitionism
The main form of Mayan government. Each was ruled by a king and consisting of a city and is surrounding territory.
City-States
Trade of enslaved people across the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean Slave Trade
Indulgences
Term that means "engines." Used to describe sugar plantations.
Engenhos
Practical politics of reality.
Realpolitik
Chinese dynasty that was a world leader in diversity and innovation during the 13th century.
The Song Dynasty
Disease that was transferred along the silk road.
Bubonic Plague/Black Death
Empiricism
Impressed
Type of engine that used coal to create steam to be used for energy
Steam Engine
By the 14th century, Islam, Hinduism, and Confucianism each included movements within them that placed greater emphasis on either emotion or reason.
Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which two religious or ethical systems of thought were similar or different up through the 15th century.
Sample Response
Islam and Hinduism are different because Islam has more emphasis on emotion and god, while Hinduism puts more emphasis on reason. Islam is very centered around their one god, and many of their practices revolve around prayer. However, Hinduism is more centered around self well-being and giving back to the gods. Muslims follow the Five Pillars of Islam as part of their practices. Some Islamic extremists have determined that those that don't strictly follow these pillars should be exterminated. Hinduism on the other hand doesn't have a strict set of rules or commandments. Some of their practices include meditation, yoga, yagna (communal worship), etc.
Although the primary purpose of most African and Eurasian trading networks between 1200 and 1450 was economic, ideas and art also traveled through them.
Develop and argument that evaluates the extent to which trading networks in these regions between 1200 and 1450 affected the diffusion of cultural traditions.
Sample Response
Trading networks greatly impacted the diffusion of cultural traditions by exposing different groups of people to different cultures by spread of practices and goods. The silk roads covered a large portion of Asia, and many merchants from different cultures came into contact with each other. Merchants would learn new languages and about other religions and teach their own practices and language to others. This allowed other empires and city-states to learn about other cultures through trading.
New technology, including gunpowder weapons, shaped empires throughout southern and southwestern Asia from 1450 to 1750.
Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which various land-based empires in southern and southwestern Asia developed in similar ways from 1450 to 1750.
Sample Response
Land-based empires in southern and southwestern Asia developed in very similar ways: they obtained gunpowder, they created weapons with gunpowder, they conquered new territory with the weapons, and threatened to use the weapons on those who rebelled against the empire's authority. The Mongol empire is a great example of these "gunpowder empires." The Mongols utilized gunpowder firearms and conquered more territory than any other empire before them. They were able to hold this territory by controlling uprisings using these weapons. This made the citizens fearful of rebelling.
Explain one historical situation in the period 1450-1750 in which imperial states adopted policies that limited the political power and influence of groups of people
Sample Response
Before Latin America was independent, there was a racial caste system that gave less power to people of color. When Latin America became independent, this caste system was no longer prevalent and commonly used. However its effects are still prevalent to this day. Those of color have a harder time finding a decent job and are often discriminated against because of a racial caste system that was ingrained in a society almost two centuries ago.
Explain one way that the industrial revolution affected global interactions in the period 1750-1900.
Sample Response
The industrial revolution introduced new technology that made global travel easier and more efficient. One example is the steam engine. It used the gas produced from coal to power all sorts of machines, one being boats. Using the steam powered boats, travelling across international waters became much quicker than sailing.