cultural developments and interactions
religion based in India based on the four noble truths and the eightfold path
what is buddhism
this trade network connected east asia, southwest asia, and europe
political system ruled by hereditary inheritance
what is a monarchy
south asian social heiarchy based on birth and limited social mobility
who invented the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
the blending of two or more cultural traditions into one new form
what is syncretism
this exchange moved plants animals and diseases between the old and new world
the columbian exchange
rulers received authority directly from god
what is the divine right of kings
ottoman institution that recruited chrsitian boys and trained them for military and state service
innovation that transformed warfare by allowing states to have new weapons
what is gunpowder
south asian religion spread through trade and migration and developed many local traditions across different regions
what is hinduism
this economic policy dictates that a country should export more than it imports
mercantilism
ruling dynasty of china after the ming founded by manchus
qing dynasty
labour draft in the Incan empire
mita system
symbol of the industrial revolution because it powered factories and transportation
steam engine
this world religion spread widely through missionary activity and trade, especially across afro-eurasia
what is islam
this system used machines and factories to produce goods on a large scale
what is industrial capitalism
legitimacy linked to a shared people, culture, or language
nationalism
revolt in the qing dynasty because of resentment against foreign imperialism
boxer rebellion
linked mines, factories, ports, enabling industrial expansion
what are railroads
which traveler's accounts helped Europe learn more about Asia during the Mongol Period
who is marco polo
end of european colonial rule after wwii
decolonization
communities dispersed from their homeland
diaspora
three things that improved maritime travel
astrolabe, magnetic compass, cartography