Unit 0
This tool helps identify the cardinal directions on a map.
What is a compass/compass rose?
This term refers to the process by which knowledge, innovation, language, or cultural characteristics are spread within or between cultures or communities.
What is cultural diffusion?
This invention by Gutenberg in 1440 allowed for new ideas to spread much faster and easier than before.
What is the printing press?
Diseases such as smallpox were devastating to populations of which group of people during the Age of Exploration?
Who are Native Americans?
This revolution changed the way how people ate, where they lived, how they worked, traveled, communicated, and spent their days.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This tool on a map helps identify the distance between locations.
What is a scale?
Arab Islamic merchants and traders usually traveled by camel caravan along these trade routes/roads.
What are the Sand Roads?
This significant period in European history was initiated by Martin Luther and was significant for challenging the absolute power of the Pope and Catholic church.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
This term refers to the biological goods and diseases exchanged between the Old and New Worlds.
What is the Columbian exchange?
This was the spark or cause of the American and French revolutions.
What is the Enlightenment?
This continent includes countries such as India, China, and Japan
What is Asia?
These goods were essential raw materials exported from West Africa kingdoms like Mali.
What is gold and salt?
During the Middle Ages, secular rulers needed approval from _______ to legitimize their decisions during their time in power?
What is the Church/ the Catholic church?
This term refers to the trading network among Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What is Triangular Trade?
This important Enlightenment philosopher introduced the ideas of natural rights and the social contract.
Who is John Locke?
This continent includes countries such as the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
What is North America?
These trade routes connected regions including East Africa, the Middle East, India, China, and many islands in South and Southeast Asia.
What are the Sea Roads?
This term refers to a period of time when the Mongols built and improved transportation, like bridges and canals, and supported trading posts on the Silk Road which improved business.
What is Pax Mongolica?
The main purpose of this system was to provide a steady supply of labor for the early Spanish colonists in the New World.
What is the encomienda system?
Miguel Hidalgo, Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint L’Ouverture were leaders of these revolutions.
What are the Latin American revolutions?
This continent includes countries such as France, Great Britain, and Italy.
What is Europe?
Who is Zheng He?
The desire to regain Christian control of the Holy Land caused which historical event during the Middle Ages?
What are the Crusades?
Over 40% of enslaved Africans were taken to this location(s), more than any other region.
What are the Caribbean islands?
These revolutions resulted in a significant weakening of Spain's power.
What are the Latin American revolutions?