1200-1450
Food that led to a population explosion in Asia.
What is Champa Rice?
This naval advancement allowed ships to travel longer distances, faster, with more accuracy.
What is the lateen sail?
fist successful war for independence, first application of the enlightenment ideals
the "Way of the Warrior," the strict ethical code of the Japanese samurai, emphasizing loyalty, honor, courage, self-discipline, and mastery of martial arts
Bushido
an interconnected network of land based trade routes that went from Asia to Europe
Silk Roads
Chinese innovation that led to the rise of empires.
What is gunpowder?
The belief that a ruler has a god-given right to rule.
What is divine right?
The term that refers to a "hands off" government approach to the economy.
What is laissez faire?
the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East (centered at Constantinople) from the 4th century until 1453, known for blending Greek/Roman culture with Christianity, preserving classical knowledge, developing Orthodox Christianity, featuring a strong centralized government (caesaropapism), and serving as a vital trade/cultural link between Europe and Asia.
Byzantine Empire
The belief that women and men are equal.
What is feminism?
The exchange of land for services.
What is feudalism?
The court that tried heretics in Catholic Spain under Ferdinand and Isabella.
What is the inquisition?
The Terror of 1793-1794 was lead by this man
Maximilien Robspierre
(grandson of Genghis Khan) is crucial as the founder of China's Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) who completed the conquest of China, established a grand capital (Dadu/Beijing), unified vast Mongol territories, fostered trade/cultural exchange (Marco Polo), adopted Chinese governance, and ruled a multi-ethnic empire, demonstrating significant Sinicization while overseeing massive Eurasian interconnectedness under the Pax Mongolica
Khubilai Khan
The compulsory labor system of the Incan government.
What is the mit'a system?
This institution in Baghdad preserved Greek and Roman innovations and advancements.
What is the House of Wisdom?
A period of isolationism in Japan.
What is Tokugawa?
This woman drafted a form of a decleration of independence for women that was presented at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
was a grandson of Genghis Khan who led the Mongol conquest of the Middle East, sacked Baghdad in 1258 (ending the Abbasid Caliphate), and established the Ilkhanate in Persia, a significant Mongol successor state that fostered trade but disrupted Islamic political structures. He's key for understanding Mongol expansion, the fragmentation of the Islamic world, and the complex cultural exchange that followed conquest, including the rise of new powers like the Mamluks.
Hulegu
Floating gardens of Tenochtitlan. Created by the Aztecs for farming.
What are the chinampas?
This nomadic group was known for brutality but also religious tolerance.
What is the Mongols?
The system of kidnapping Christian boys to serve in the Ottoman military.
What is Devshirme?
a powerful ideology where a group with a shared identity (language, culture, history) believes they should have their own independent state , fostering intense loyalty and often leading to movements for self-determination, unification (like Germany/Italy), or resistance against empires (like anti-colonialism).
Nationlism
This group of people was targeted by the Hutu during the Rwandan genocide.
What is the Tutsi?
The blending of religious traditions and customs.
What is religious syncretism?