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Society in which peasants were legally bound to land and owed labor to nobles
FEUDALISM
Major trade route connecting East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East
SILK ROADS
Weapon that helped empires like the Ottomans and Safavids expand
Exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases after 1492
Columbian Exchange
Enlightenment idea emphasizing natural rights, those rights are
Life, liberty, and property
What political system is used by China to maintain control of the surrounding states? They paid...
TRIBUTARY SYSTEM
Wind system that made Indian Ocean trade predictable
Ottoman system that recruited Christian boys into government service
Devshirme System
Labor system used on plantations in the Americas
Chattel Slavery
Event that inspired other revolutions in the Atlantic World
American/French Revolution
Religion that spread widely across East and Southeast Asia via trade routes
BUDDHISM
Disease that spread along trade routes and reduced Eurasian populations
BLACK DEATH
One way rulers legitimized their power in land-based empires
Divine right, religion, bureaucracy, or military success. Monumental architecture
Reason African rulers participated in the Atlantic slave trade
Economic gain, weapons, or political power
Difference between capitalism and socialism
Private ownership vs collective ownership
How Song Dynasty innovations affected China’s economy
CHAMPA RICE, ROADS, WOODBLOCK PRINTING, STEEL, GUNPOWDER, GRAND CANAL
How the Mongols increased trade across Eurasia
How Qing rulers maintained control over China
Confucian bureaucracy, civil service exams, cultural blending
Effect of silver from the Americas on global trade
It fueled global commerce, especially with China
Mercantilism
One cause AND one effect of the Industrial Revolution
Cause: coal / Effect: urbanization, pollution, new social classes
Compare feudalism in Europe and Japan
Both used decentralized power, warrior elites, and land-for-service relationships
Explain ONE cause and ONE effect of increased interregional trade
Mongol Empire / Effect: cultural diffusion or disease spread
Which evidence best supports the claim that land-based empires became more centralized between 1450–1750?
Creation of salaried officials, standardized laws, and direct tax collection
How racial hierarchies were used to maintain colonial power
Casta System,They justified inequality and exploitation
How did revolutions change political power but keep social inequality?
Monarchies weakened, but elites often remained in control