Unit 1
What was the religion that was practiced most in the during the Song Dynasty and valued relationships and ethics
Confucianism
What are some Chinese inventions that spread along the Silk road?
compass, paper, printing press, and gunpowder.
Who was the good ruler of the Mughal empire?
Akbar
Who was the first explorer to go around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan.
What are a persons natural rights?
Life, Liberty, and Property.
What is the Hindu movement that was based on traditional teachings and emotion rather than text?
The Bhakti movement
What were the Mongols main weapons?
Horses and bows, for speed and power.
who were the gunpowder empires?
Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal.
what are the reasons for an explorer to explore?
Gold, God, and Glory.
What is the "bible" of capitalism? and who wrote it?
Wealth of Nations written by Adam Smith.
What are the five pillars of Islam?
Faith, Pilgrimage, Alms Giving, Fasting, and Prayer
What was the Silk road?
The silk road was a series of linked trade networks spanning 4000 miles from the Mediterranean sea to eastern China.
Who was the sun king?
King Luis XlV (14th)
What was the Columbian exchange?
Wide spread exchange of goods such as animals, plants, cultures, and slaves. between old to new world.
What role do women play during this time?
women just stay at home and cook, clean, and tend to the kids. they also don't go to school or higher their education. They should just obey their husbands and tend to the house and kids.
What is the classes of feudalism?
Serf, vassal, knight, lord, king.
how was the Mongol army organized?
What did Martin Luther create.
95 Thesis
What was the Trans Atlantic slave trade?
A triangular trade between Europe, Africa, and The New World. People in the new world needed slaves because of the labor intensified plantations.
What were the economic levels of France before the revolution?
Clergy(holy men) 1% of population did not pay taxes, Nobles 2% of population did not pa taxes, Everyone else bourgeoise 10% of population (well off people) 90% really really poor cant afford food these poor and well off have to pay all of the taxes.
Why was the Abbasid Caliphate considered the golden age of Islam.
It was the golden age because a lot of people were converting to Islam thanks to the traveling merchants spreading the word of Allah. They also had better education and and could tax the boarders so they had more money.
What are the similarities and differentness of Mandate of Heaven and Divine Right of Kings.
They are similar because a person says that they had a dream and god said that they are king but in Divine Right the persons family has a birth right to the thrown. In Mandate of Heaven you can loose your position if natural disasters or bad things happen.
What is absolutism? How is it reflected in King Luis XIV?
Absolutism is a type of government where one person is the absolute ruler and anything he says goes, King Luis XIV is an absolute monarch because he came to power when he was four and nearly taxed the people to death especially the wealthy and when he died the people rejoiced.
What is the difference between an explorer and a conquistador?
Explorers find and chart new places and conquistadors go to pre explored places and take them as their own for their country.
According to Adam Smith, why is the ' Division of Labor" good for the worker and the consumer?
The division of labor is better because more people can have jobs because is is unskilled and products are cheaper and made faster so it is also better for the consumer.