unit 1
What does a historian do?
What is they examine the effects and causes of something that happened in the past to explain why things are the way they are?
Identify forms of government-
Anarchy, Monarchy, Autocracy, Dictatorship, Oligarchy, Democracy, Theocracy
Anarchy: No one is in charge
Autocracy: One person has all the power
Monarchy: a king or queen rules the country
Constitutional monarchy: similar to a democracy; ruler has total authority
Absolute monarchy: similar to a dictatorship; laws limit monarchs control
Dictatorship: one leader has complete control over citizens lives.
Totalitarianism, Communism, Fascism
Oligarchy: a small group of people have all the power
Democracy:
Direct- no representatives, citizens are directly involved in day-to-day governing. Representative- citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in a government.
Theocracy: recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority
Be able to identify the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam.
What is Sunni wanted Muhammad’s successor to be chosen by a community of his followers while Shia wanted Muhammad’s successor to stay in his bloodline
What products did West Africa trade?
What is gold and salt?
What is the significance of the forbidden city and which dynasty was it built during?
Commoners and foreigners could not enter; it was a palace for the Royal family and it was built during the Ming dynasty.
In the Gregorian calendar, what do “B.C.” and “A.D.” mean? How are they used in dating events?
What is B.C. = Before Christ and A.D. = Anno Domini and to date events in A.D., you count forward and to date events in B.C. you count backward.
What is a representative form of government?
What is means that people vote for their leader to represent their rights and interests in government.
Who was Suleiman I? Which empire did he belong to and were his accomplishments?
What is
He was a ruler of the ottoman empire
Known for expanding the empire
Many cultural developments under his rule it was called the “Golden Age”
What was the result of early trade and farming practices?
What is
Led to prosperity and growth
People were able to settle in one location
How did early Ming rulers build a large fleet of ships?
Because they wanted to show off China’s resources and wealth; gave away many gifts of porcelain, silk, spices, etc.
What are 2 examples of a primary source? What are 2 examples of a secondary source?
What is a letter, or a photo or a biography or a textbook?
Define separation of powers and checks and balances? Why might countries value these aspects in a government?
Separation of powers: the division of power between the branches of government
Checks and balances: system in which each branch of government limits the powers of the other branches
Countries might value these aspects because they have reassurance that everyone is limited, and one branch/person doesn’t have too much power
Who was Akbar? Which empire did he belong to and were his accomplishments?
What is
Mughal empire
Known for creatin peace and prosperity in Mughal empire
Allowed his subjects to practice any religion they wanted
Had a superior military force
Who was Mansa Musa and what were his achievements?
Mali’s most powerful king
helped Mail’s empire reach its height
went on a huge pilgrimage with more than 60,000 people and tons of gold
allowed his people to practice different religions
gave away a lot of gold to the poor that its value decreases
What is Confucianism?
Philosophy based on the readings of Confucius.
Historians use eras to divide large blocks of time. What are the four eras and which era do we live in?
What is Prehistory, Ancient History, Middle Ages, and we live in Modern History.
Can a dictatorship be like a democracy? Why?
What is no, it cannot because in a dictatorship citizens have no say.
What are the cultural contributions of each empire?
Ottoman: painting, built mosques, taxes, trade
Safavid: Education, built mosques, trade
Mughal: Architecture, built mosques, trade
Did these African kingdoms have a written language? How did they pass down stories?
No written language
Passed down history through oral stories
Define Isolationism and why did early Chinese dynasties have this policy?
Isolation- a country doesn’t trade/interact with other countries
Why- they did not want European culture influencing their culture
Why do you think historians have different interpretations of historical facts?
What is have different opinions and they may use different sources to make those opinions which causes them to have different interpretations.
How is a monarchy and a dictatorship similar? How are they different?
What is a similarity is that both a monarchy and a dictatorship are run by 1 person. A difference is that monarchy is usually in the bloodline while dictatorship take over a country by force
What was the primary religion of African and Islamic empires?
What is Islam was the primary religion?
What was Ghana, Mali, and Songhai’s governments like?
They all had a strong central government
All were divided into provinces
When and where did the European slave trade begin?
Began in Portugal in 1444
Who was a prominent ruler of the Qing dynasty?
Emperor Kangxi- created the dictionary, created maps of China, squashed rebellion, introduced new crops and increased export.