Unit 1 -
The Global Tapestry
The Global Tapestry
This system of government and social structure, characterized by a hierarchical system of lords and vassals, was dominant in Europe during the medieval period.
Feudalism
What is a caravanserai
These roadside inns, found along trade routes like the Silk Road, provided shelter and safety for merchants and their animals, fostering long-distance trade.
This Ottoman practice involved the forced recruitment of Christian boys from conquered territories, who were then converted to Islam and trained as soldiers or bureaucrats, notably becoming the backbone of the Janissary corps.
devshirme system
Major upgrades in sailing occured to allow Europeans the ability to expand their trade networks. Name at least 2 pieces of tech.
Lanteen Sails
Magnetic Compass
Astronomical Charts
Astrolabe
Gunpowder
This concept, championed by philosophers like John Locke, asserts that individuals are born with inherent rights to life, liberty, and property, which governments must protect.
Natural Rights
This belief system, originating in India, teaches that the ultimate goal is to achieve moksha, or liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
Hinduism
After the Great Khan died, his sons created these to run the Mongol Empire. Name one.
Khanates
-Yuan Dynasty (china)
-Ilkhanate (persia)
-Golden Horde (russia)
-Chagatai Khanate (central asia)
This political doctrine, often used by monarchs in the 16th and 17th centuries, claimed that a king's authority to rule came directly from God...
divine right of kings
This labor system, used by the Spanish in the Americas, granted colonists the right to extract forced labor and tribute from Indigenous people in exchange for supposed protection and Christianization.
Encomienda System
This term refers to the right to vote in elections, and during the 19th and 20th centuries, it became a key focus of reform movements, particularly for women and disenfranchised groups.
Suffrage
This Confucian principle emphasizes respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and ancestors, serving as a foundation for social harmony in East Asia.
filial piety
This language was adopted by the mongols as a universal language.
Uyghur Script
The Ottomans and Safavids often clashed not only due to political rivalries but also because of religious differences between their respective branches of Islam.
Sunni Islam - Ottomans and Shi'a Islam - Safavids
These business ventures, where investors pooled resources to fund large-scale projects like colonial expansion and trade, became instrumental in the growth of European empires during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Name one.
Joint Stock Companies.
British East India Company
Dutch East India Company
This played a crucial role in spreading revolutionary ideas, with publications like L'Ami du peuple, written by Jean-Paul Marat, influencing public opinion and galvanizing support for the Revolution.
The printing press/ newspaper/ higher literacy
This movement, which began in India around the 7th century, emphasized personal devotion to a god, promoting equality and the rejection of caste distinctions.
Bhakti Movement
This Chinese admiral and explorer, during the Ming Dynasty, led a series of seven large maritime expeditions to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, and East Africa in the early 15th century.
Zheng He
Martin Luther's protestant reformation was so radical and dangerous to the power of the Catholic Church because of it it's major tenet of...
"Sola Fide"
Salvation Through Faith Alone
This East African coastal region, home to a series of prosperous city-states, was a key hub for trade between Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, where the Bantu language mixed with Arabic influences
Swahili Coast
This process, accelerated during the Industrial Revolution, saw a mass movement of people from rural areas to cities, leading to the rapid growth of urban centers and significant changes in living and working conditions.
Urbanization
This empire constructed this major temple complex in South East Asia demonstrating syncretism and monumental architecture.
Khmer Empire - Angkor Wat
Name 3 major environmental interactions associated with the the networks of exchange?
Bubonic Plague
Bananas in Africa
New rice varieties in East Asia
Spread of citrus in the Mediterranean
Tax farming - ottomans
Zamindar - Mughals
Tribute Lists - Aztec
This complex social system, used in Spanish colonies in the Americas, categorized people based on race and ancestry, with Europeans at the top and indigenous people and Africans placed lower in status. Often seen in series of paintings.
Casta System
This economic policy, associated with classical liberalism, advocates minimal government intervention in business and the economy, allowing market forces to regulate themselves.
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