UNIT 1 - AMSCO
What was the largest religion in the World?
Islam (1.8 billion followers)
What is the Silk Road?
The Silk Road was a series of linked trade networks that spanned about 4,000 miles from the Mediterranean Sea to Eastern China. Anyone from Nomads to large civilizations traded along this for 2,000+ years.
Who invented the 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
What type of ships did explorers use?
Caravels
Who supported the laissez faire economy?
Adam Smith
What was the first Chinese dynasty?
The Xia Dynasty - (2070 BC)
What was invented on the Silk Road?
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
It is a belief that the king derived their authority from god. In this time period, kings had no accountability.
God > Kings > Everyone Else
What was the first cash crop?
Who was known as the "clock - maker?"
God... or Voltaire
What were the 5 pillars of Islam
1.Mohammed is prophet 2.Prayer 3.Charity 4.Fasting during Ramadan 5.Hajj or Pilgrimage
How did the Mongol Empire fall?
When Genghis Khan died, his land was split into four smaller empires. These four states continued on to expand until the 14th century. As each one of the dynasties fell, they didn't have any threats outside of their people, but fell due to issues with their people
Who was the first absolute leader of the Divine Right of Kings ?
King Louis XIV
Who was America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
When did Queen Elizabeth I abolish slavery?
1574
Who was Usman Dan Fodio?
Usman Dan Fodio was the ruler of the Hausa Kingdoms in the 19th century. He caused a civil war between Sunni's and Shiite's. Dan Fodio believed that he had to kill everyone whose actions didn't back up their beliefs.
Who was Ibn Battuta?
Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan explorer in the 1300's that traveled from North Africa to China. His writings are the primary source of historical information about the Muslim world in Africa.
What leader of the Safavid Empire allowed for religious freedom?
What were the reasons for the Columbian Exchange?
To find Gold and silver, Spread Christianity, Find a route to Asia, Expand empire, and to Expand Knowledge.
Who wrote the Vindication of the Rights of Women?
Mary Wollstonecraft
Explain ONE way in which Russia was linked to Europe in 1200-1450.
Russia was linked to Europe in 1200 - 1450 through the Mongol Empire. At the peak of the Mongol Empire (1220's), the Mongols were creeping into Europe and North Russia. The Europeans and Russians had to come together to fight them off. This eventually led to the decline of the Mongol Empire following Genghis Khan's death.
Explain ONE way in which the diffusion of Buddhism to Southeast Asia was evident during the period 1200 - 1450.
The diffusion of Buddhism to Southeast Asia was evident during the period 1200 - 1450 because several temples were built. Because Buddhism was the main religion that was carried across the Silk Road, tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people converted. When this movement started, hundreds of temples were built. When these temples were built, they brought more attention. Thus, the religion spread even more throughout Southeast Asia.
Explain ONE reason that the Mughal leaders constructed impressive buildings for worship and as memorials during the period of 1450 - 1750.
They built these buildings as memorials because of the spread of Islam to India during the Mughal's reign. In an old Indian funeral, the dead body would be burned and their ashes would be thrown into the Indus River. But since there was a spread of Islam, the funerals were different back in those days. A traditional old Muslim funeral would be the dead body would be buried in a lavish coffin. An example of this is the Taj Mahal. This was the burial site for the wife of Shah Jahan, who was the Muslim ruler of the Mughal empire. Since his wife, who was also Muslim, was high up in the ranks, he had a massive structure placed for her, called the Taj Mahal.
Explain ONE way in which European practices affected the environment in the Americas in the period 1450 - 1750.
European agricultural practices in the Americas would often affect the physical environment through deforestation and soil depletion. In Brazil, when the Europeans arrived, over 20% of the Amazon Rain Forest was cut down to farm new cash crops. This severely hurt the Amazon Basin's ecosystem to this day. Soil depletion affected the environment in the Americas because the Europeans would only plant one crop and not rotate it. Over time, this would make the soil unfertile and not farmable. If the Europeans cycled crops, they could've kept the soil more fertile.
Explain one way in which the ideas of the Renaissance impacted the ideas of the Enlightenment.
The ideas of the Renaissance impacted the Enlightenment because new ideas came about. In the Renaissance, the impressionist movement occurred. This movement was an art movement that was very unordinary. In the Enlightenment period, the idea of nationalism was invented. This was also very unordinary. Though these two ideas were frowned upon back then, however, they are looked highly upon nowadays.