Unit 1
The song dynasty came directly after which dynasty?
The tang dynasty was the song dynasty's predecessor.
Which city on the Silk Road was recognized for its abundance of water and food as well as artisans (who specialized in producing textiles, leather goods, and pottery)
Kashgar was the city known for such items.
Which Mughal ruler was known for his negative idea of Hindus? (Such a negative idea brought about the persecution of Hindus in the Mughal empire)
Aurengzeb was the ruler who had a negative idea of Hindus.
What was Manila?
A spanish commercial center.
What was the Enlightenment period?
A time when reason was better thought out than tradition.
Who was the first song emperor?
Emperor Taizu.
What was the Hanseatic league?
The Hanseatic league was a medieval European economic alliance.
Who founded the Mughal Empire within modern-day northern India.
Babur was the founder of the Mughal Empire.
Who was Vasco de Gama?
A Portuguese explorer who sailed east landing in India and made ports throughout.
Who is Adam Smith?
And influential speaker during the Enlightenment where he laid the bricks for what would later be capitalism.
The Mayan city states were located near which geographical section of Mexico?
The Sierra Madre.
A defecting group of the once known Mongols led by Hulegu Khan defeated the Abbasid Caliphate and took over the Middle-Eastern territories. What were they called?
The Il-Khanate is what was known for defeating the Abbasid Caliphate.
Zamindars were used for what? Zamindars worked for the government.
Tax collection and enforcing law and order.
What are Trading Post Empires?
An empire split into a series of forts to instantiate trade.
What is Socialism?
A system of public or direct worker ownership.
What was the main form of Mayan government
A city-state
On the Indian Ocean trade routes, what was not typically popularly moved amongst these routes?
Spices were not typically found in the Indian Ocean trade routes as they were seen as luxury goods and came in smaller quantities which the Indian Ocean trade did not usually tend.
What political theory gave the ruler complete power over their kingdom without limit?
Rulers used absolutism to instantiate power and continue their time in power.
What is New France?
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
A pioneering feminist who wrote about how women's rights are abused.
What is the Filial Piety and how did guide the song dynasty culture?
The Filial Piety was a belief system that told followers to respect and idolize those in authority over you.
What is the difference between the Indian Ocean trade routes and the Silk Road trade routes?
The Indian Ocean trade routes typically was for items in bulk that costed little for great quantities whilst the Silk Road trade routes were used for luxury goods and items of smaller quantities.
What was the devshirme system and how did it benefit the Ottoman Empire?
The devshirme system was a tool that was used to bring captured boys into the Ottoman military.
What was the Colombian Exchange?
A long-range trade between the new-world and the old-world.
What is the difference between communism and capitalism?
Communism gives all funds to the people with full government trust and control whilst capitalism is of slight government control.