Unit 1
The ____ Dynasty was took power in 2070 BC and was the first Chinese Dynasty
What is the Xia Dynasty
The _____________ was a device invented to help ships navigate without using the stars.
The Safavid empire was located in this region.
What is Iran?
This type of ship was most commonly used for trade (Small and had no guns).
What is the caravelle?
This person wrote an essay concerning human understanding and defended the glorious revolution.
Who is John Locke?
This idea, popular with monarchies, states that the king/queen is appointed by god to rule.
What is the mandate of heaven?
What region did the Haj of Mansa Musa have the greatest economic impact in?
What is North Africa?
Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?
Who is Babur.
This Italian explorer traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295. He was known for documenting his travels.
Who is Marco Polo
This person believed that god set the universe in motion but let it run naturally.
Who is Voltair
This group of small independent city-states (15th-18th century CE) was located in northern central Africa between the Niger River and Lake Chad.
What are the Hausa Kingdoms
Which dynasty did Zheng He sail his treasure ships for.
What is the Ming Dynasty.
Which invention helped spread the ideas of the reformation?
What is the printing press?
This disease was spread from the new world to the old world.
What is syphillis?
This group of intellectuals called for religious, social, and governmental reform.
Who are the philosophes
This branch of Islam consists of about 85% of all Muslims.
What is Sunni Islam?
Which invention helped sailors to determine their distance from the equator by using constellations in the sky?
What is the Astroble?
Who believed that the sun was the center of the universe?
Who is Copernicus?
This system allowed you to pay your way to Virginia and to get 50 acres of land and an additional 50 for each other person you bring.
What is the headright system.
This person was the leader of the French physiocrats and opposed mercantilist policies.
Explain ONE way in which the writings of Marco Polo affected European relationships with other regions.
(A) The writings of Marco Polo affected European relationships by helping the Europeans understand more about the culture of other regions, showing that these other regions were also civilized and in some cases more civilized than the Europeans.
(C) An example of this in his writings is how he describes the system of paper money and how people some people in Asia bathed regularly.
(E) This increased understanding of customs spoken about in Marco Polo's writings improved foreign relationships and shared many new ways of thinking to Europeans.
Explain ONE way the Black death spread during the period c. 1200-c. 1450.
(A) One way the black death spread during 1200-1450 was along the silk road through traders.
(C) The silk road was ideal for spreading the black death because people traveled great distances and interacted with each other.
(E) Unknown to people at that time, the silk road was also responsible for the spread of many other infectious diseases such as Leprosy and Anthrax.
Explain ONE reason that the Mughal leaders constructed impressive buildings for worship and as memorials during the period of 1450-1750.
(A) The Mughal leaders constructed impressive buildings for worship and as memorials during the period of 1450-1750 to try to convert foreigners to their religion (Islam).
(C) Impressive buildings impressed people which sometimes caused them to convert to a religion. This strategy helped increase the Muslim minority in the Mughal Empire.
(E) Fancy buildings caused people to convert to Islam because they imagined Islam associated with wealth.
Explain ONE way in which the Pueblo Revolts differed from the Cossack Revolts.
(A) Unlike the Pueblos, the Cossacks were an organized military group often hired by the central government to defend Russia.
(C) While the Pueblos were a group of basically indentured servants, the Cossacks were experienced fighters with many years of combat experience. This allowed the Cossacks to easily revolt while the Pueblos found great difficulty in revolting.
(E) After many years of planning, the Pueblos organized a rebellion and overthrew the Spanish government in central America, also abandoning Christian beliefs.
Describe ONE way in which the ideas of the renaissance impacted the ideas of the Enlightenment.
(A) One way in which the ideas of the renaissance impacted the ideas of enlightenment is the introduction of capitalism.
(c) Capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production and natural resources are privately owned and operated for profit.
(E) The capitalist system was a new way of thinking that impacted the ideas of Enlightenment by showing that it is efficient for people to control the economy instead of the government.