Unit 1
Which ancient civilization was known for its terracing and roads?
The Incas
A series of roads that stretched from Eastern China to the Mediterranian Sea, known for being an excellent travelling trade source.
The Silk Road
What is a Gunpowder Empire?
An empire that relied largely on firearms to conquer and control territories.
Who found the New World?
Christopher Columbus
What was the shifts in ideals and beliefs called?
The Enlightenment
What was the Aztec's government type?
Theocracy
Where did the Mongols originate from?
North of the Gobi Desert in East Asia
What were the three major Gunpowder Empires?
The Ottomans, the Safavids and the Mughals.
Which explorer sailed around the tip of Africa, but turned around in fear of mutiny?
Bartholomew Diaz
Who came up with the central idea of capitalism?
Adam Smith
What year is known as Year "0" for the Muslims?
Year 622
What was Genghis Khan's original name?
Tiemughen
Who founded the Safavids?
Shah Ismail
Which modern country was once controlled by the Spanish and had been found by Ferdinand Magellan?
The Phillipines
What is the idea that the government should have no part in the businesses and companies and how the economy flows through those ideas?
Laissez-faire
Which movement of Buddhism emphasized divine love and emotional attachment to a personal god?
The Bhakti
MovementWhich major trade route group is responsible for the large spread of Islam?
What are the four castes?
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras.
Which two African States participated in the slave trade and this led to an increase in influence?
The Asante empire and the Kingdom of the Kongo
Who were the three main Utopian Socialism?
Henri de Saint-Simon, Charles Fourier, and Robert Owens.
Describe ONE way the status of women under Islam differed from the status of women in China during the period c. 1200 - c. 1450.
The status of women under Islam was different from the status of women in China because the women of Islam had more freedom. The women of Islam could retain ownership of property after marriage, could remarry and could even initiate the divorce. However, the Chinese women had much less in the way of rights, meaning their status differed. Women of Islam had more rights and more freedom than women from China.
Describe ONE example of a pattern of Mongolian expansion in the period c. 1200- c. 1450.
The Mongols attacked many empires and large places of power and focused more on empires and capitals than taking just any land. Due to this, they targeted major cities of empires. This pattern provided the Mongols, who have a strong military, to take large portions of land by conquering a few major cities of an area.
Explain ONE reason the Gunpowder Empires rose during the period 1450-1750.
Gunpowder Empires rose to power during the period from 1450-1750 due to the fact that gunpowder was just becoming an accessible item. Gunpowder was being made and transported and the Gunpowder Empires were using it to take power. With the creation of gunpowder came the use of firearms, which the Gunpowder Empires were known for using. That is what made them the "Gunpowder Empires". With accessible gunpowder for their firearms, the Gunpowder Empires had power over other regions and could then rise to power of those regions.
Explain ONE economic motivation for understanding wind patterns.
One economic motivation for understanding wind patterns would be increased access to trade and trading ports that may offer more profit. If one country can understand the wind patterns, they can then use those to further adjust their trade routes to make the most of the time, so they may trade for longer and in doing so, gain extra profit that couldn't be gotten if they do not understand the wind patterns.
Explain ONE way in which Enlightment thinkers in Britain and America were similar in the period 1750-1900.
In both America and in Britain, the Enlightment thinkers were searching for a civil and non-violent way to put out their ideas and they did this through writing. All these thinkers wrote books. Baron Montesquieu wrote "The Spirit of Laws", Voltaire wrote "Candide", Adam Smith wrote "The Wealth of Nations", and Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense" and "The Age of Reason". These thinkers were also writers who put their ideas onto paper and put them out to the public for all to read and for their ideas to grow and spread.