People
This merchant and traveler is known for his travels to China which offered Europeans a view of Asian lands.
Marco Polo
What are the five pillars of Islam
Declaration of faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca
This system was used by the Chinese to ensure that bureaucrats were educated in Confucian ideals.
This was a vast network of land and sea routes that linked China to the Mediterranean
Silk Road Trade Network
This instrument was used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets
Astrolabe
These were regional warlords in Japan. During the Tokugawa Shogunate, they were forced to live in the capital of Edo every other year.
Daimyos
What are the two branches of Islam? What are the differences between the two branches?
Sunni Islam and Shia Islam; Sunni acknowledged the first four caliphs as the successors of Muhammad. Shia recognized Muhammad's son-in-law as the successor.
This system granted nobles land in exchange for their loyalty to the king
Feudalism
This was an association formed by investors for the purpose of trade, exploration, and colonization. Name a specific example of this association
Charter Company; East India Company
Originally from China, this invention revolutionized warfare and allowed vast empires like the Ottomans and and Mughals to dominate land-based territory.
Gunpowder
This term referred to colonists who received free passage to North American in exchange for working without pay for a number of years
Indentured Servants
1. Dominant religion in East Asia?
2. Dominant religion in India?
3. Dominant religion in Europe?
1. Confucianism
2. Hinduism
3. Christianity
This was the failed attempt by the Ottoman Empire to invade Europe.
Siege of Vienna
This was the network of trading links after 1500 that moved goods, slaves, and cultures around the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Trade Network (transatlantic trade system)
This invention facilitated the rapid spread of Protestant Reformation ideas and scientific ideas.
Printing press
These two Byzantine missionaries were sent to convert eastern Europe and Balkans. They created the Slavic written script called Cyrillic
Cyril and Methodius
This was the split between the Eastern and Western Christian churches in 1054
East-West Schism
Pre-Columbian Civilizations:
1. This empire was independent city-states ruled by divine kings in Central America.
2. This empire had a mandatory labor system called mita system for its citizens.
3. This empire was a centralized empire and were known for their large-scale human sacrifices.
1. Maya Empire
2. Inca Empire
3. Aztec Empire
this was an economic policy where nations sought to increase wealth by obtaining lots of gold/silver and selling more than they bought
mercantilism
these were sturdy boats built by Vikings that could survive in the oceans and navigate in rivers
This person was the absolute monarch of France who built the Palace of Versailles and revoked the Edict of Nantes
Louis XIV of France
This was the spread of Islam via trade through the Indian Ocean and East Africa in the Post-Classical Era
Muslim Diaspora
This was the practice by which boys from Christian communities were taken by the Ottomans to serve as Janissaries
Devshirme practice
What was the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technology between Old World and New World following Christopher Columbus's voyages?
Columbian Exchange
This was a unique information system consisting of knots used by the Incas for record keeping and communication
Quipos