Units 1-2
Name the three trade routes that come up in this time period.
Silk roads, Indian ocean trade routes, and trans-Saharan trade route
Shia and Sunni
Encomienda system
a new world system of feudalism created by the spanish
Where did the industrial revolution start? How?
Began as all European countries prepared for a war that had not started yet- until archduke Ferdinand was assassinated and started a war, causing alliances to be backed up and almost all major European countries to join the war.
Who is Zheng He?
Protestant reformation
Martin Luther spoke out against the catholic church for its corrupt ways and fought to make a new branch that was less corrupt
Joint stock companies
government sponsored monopolies though others could invest in them, spreading the wealth and risk.
What did the new ideas challenge?
Religion
What led to the rise of fascism and communism?
The rise in poverty across European states like Germany and Russia
What is a diaspora?
Places where people of a certain culture gather outside of their home nation
Devshirme
forcibly recruiting soldiers by taking the children of christian subjects and raising them to be muslim to help build their army
What two empires were most important in this unit?
Portuguese and Spain
The second age of imperialism, fueled by nationalism, social darwinism, and the civilizing mission.
Germany was split into US influenced west Germany and USSR influenced east germany
What areas are most important to know in these units?
East Asia and Dar Al-Islam
Who were the ottomans against and why was that?
The ottomans were against the safavids and they were enemies because of their rivaling religions- sunni Islam for ottomans and shia islam for safavids
What religion was spread most commonly to the americas?
Christianity / Catholicism
How did the American revolution affect the world?
It inspired other revolutions like the French revolution and Haitian revolution
What is a cold war?
A war not fought directly by two nations but fought through proxy wars and non-violent conflicts
What did the trans-saharan trade route trade?
Salt, gold, exchanged ideas like islam too
Tax-farming
selling the right to tax people to the highest bidder
What specific technologies went around this period?
Caravels, Astrolabs, compasses, Latine Sails
How did industrialization spread to other nations and colonies?
Through the imperial states spreading industrialization to their colonies to profit off of them
How did the cold war end?
The collapse of the USSR after they lost a lot of money from fighting for Afghanistan and being criticized by their people / other govs.