Unit 1
This Mesoamerican civilization built chinampas and a capital city at Tenochtitlan.
Who are the Aztecs?
This Central Asian group protected and controlled the Silk Roads during the 13th and 14th centuries, fostering trade and safety.
The Mongols
Europeans brought this disease to the Americas, devastating indigenous populations.
What is smallpox?
These three rights (as defined by John Locke) were considered foundational to revolutions in the American colonies and in France.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
This economic system, based on private ownership and free markets, rose alongside industrialization.
What is capitalism?
This West African empire grew wealthy from trans-Saharan trade, especially in gold and salt.
What is Mali?
Muslim merchants dominated Indian Ocean trade due in part to their use of these seasonal winds for navigation.
What are monsoon winds?
The term used to describe the combination of Indigenous and European cultures and religions in Latin America following the Columbian Exchange and intermarriage.
What is mestizo?
This was the type of monarchy in France before the French Revolution. It was considered oppressive and punishing to the poorest people in France.
What is an absolute monarchy?
This dynasty ruled China for most of the 18th century and oversaw territorial expansion into Central Asia.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
This famous Muslim traveler visited Mali in the 14th century and left detailed accounts of his travels across the Islamic world.
Who is Ibn Battuta?
This powerful West African empire thrived on gold-salt trade and reached its peak under Mansa Musa.
What is the Mali Empire?
The type of crop that was planted by European colonizers and led to the expansion of slavery in the Americas.
What is cash crop?
The belief that kings and queens are appointed by God and so have supreme power that can't be challenged.
What is divine right?
These types of jobs were available to both the Manchu and Han Chinese during the Qing Dynasty, promoting greater unity.
What are civil service jobs?
The Chinese practice that emphasized respect for elders, filial piety, and proper relationships was reinforced by this philosophy
What is Confuscianism?
This empire, centered in modern-day Turkey, controlled key trade routes between Europe and Asia, especially after conquering Constantinople.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This economic theory encouraged European powers to accumulate wealth through colonies and trade monopolies.
What is mercantilism?
This movement applied reason and science to society, government, and economics in the 17th and 18th centuries.
What is the Enlightenment?
The Treaty of Nanking came at the end of this war between China and England.
What is the First Opium War?
This Chinese dynasty, ruling from 960 to 1279, is known for advances in technology, a strong bureaucracy, and a revival of Confucianism.
What is the Song Dynasty?
This labor system in Spanish America granted colonists the right to extract labor from indigenous people.
What is the encomienda system?
The religion that European explorers brought to the Americas; sometimes used as an excuse for the oppression of Indigenous Americans.
What is Catholicism?
The first successful major revolution led by enslaved people occurred in this country.
What is Haiti?
In 1853, this American commodore arrived with warships, demanding Japan open its ports.
Who is Commodore Matthew Perry?