Unit 1
Empire that became the dominant force in Mesoamerica after the collapse of the Maya and Teotihuacan.
Who are the Aztec?
Land based trade route that connected China to the Middle East.
What is the Silk Road?
Idea that a nation's wealth in gold and silver directly impacted its international power.
What is Mercantilism?
True or False: Monumental architecture like the Palace of Versailles or the Taj Mahal were used by rulers of land based empires to demonstrate their power.
What is true?
This Enlightenment philosophe argued that women should have the same opportunities as men and were capable of making decisions for their own lives.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
In order to work in the Chinese government bureaucrats had to pass this exam, which allowed for some degree of social mobility.
What is the Civil Service Exam?
Sea based trade route that connected the Middle East and India.
What is the Indian Ocean Trade Route?
Exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
New technology like this substance made it easier for land based empires to expand in the period 1450-1750.
What is gunpowder?
This man's belief that the people have a right to overthrow their government if it is not meeting their needs inspired many revolutions in the period 1750-1900.
Who is John Locke?
This African language combined Bantu and Arabic, and helped African states trade more broadly.
What is Swahili?
This trade route relied on the camel to transport goods across North Africa.
What is the trans-Saharan trade route?
Which 2 nations adopted isolationist policies as a result of growing maritime empires?
What are China and Japan?
This document by Martin Luther kickstarted the Protestant Reformation.
What is The 95 Theses?
This philosophe developed the idea of separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
Islamic empire that was seen as the Golden Age of Islamic learning.
What is the Abbasid Caliphate?
These two religions primarily spread as a result of trade in the period 1200-1450.
What are Buddhism and Islam?
This country monopolized the spice trade in the Indian Ocean during the 15th century.
What is Portugal?
Name 3 rulers who governed land based empires during the period 1450-1750.
Answers will vary.
This philosophe developed the idea of the social contract, and believed that people were corrupted by society and the unequal distribution of property.
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau?
An Islamic Empire in northern India that was established in the 13th century.
What is the Delhi Sultanate?
This man led the Mongol Empire as they created the largest land empire ever.
Who is Genghis Khan?
Which treaty settled the Portugal and Spain's conflict over claims to South America?
What is the Treaty of Tordesilla?
This was a group of highly trained and educated priests who were expected to fight heresy and spread the Catholic faith.
Who are the Jesuits?
This philosophe believed that people were naturally selfish and greedy, and as a result argued that a strong government was necessary to stop crime and oppression.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?