Political Concepts and Systems
This doctrine justified monarchs' absolute power by claiming their right to rule came directly from God.
What is Divine Right of Kings?
An ancient instrument used by navigators to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars.
What is an Astrolabe?
A nomadic group from Central Asia who created the largest contiguous land empire in history under Genghis Khan.
Who are the Mongols?
A monotheistic religion founded in the Punjab region of India by Guru Nanak.
What is Sikhism?
A labor system used by the Inca Empire where subjects provided labor for public projects.
What is the Mit’a System?
This 1215 document limited the power of the English monarchy and laid the foundation for constitutional government.
What is the Magna Carta?
An empire that gains wealth and power through control of overseas territories and sea routes.
What is a Maritime Empire?
The Manchus, a semi-nomadic people from northeastern Asia, were the founders of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), establishing it after overthrowing the Ming Dynasty and unifying China under their rule for nearly 300 years.
Who were the Manchus?
A Renaissance intellectual movement focusing on human potential and achievements.
What is Humanism?
Floating farming islands made by the Aztec to grow crops.
What are Chinampas?
An economic policy that promotes governmental regulation of a nation's economy for the purpose of expanding state power. (More exports than import)
What is Mercantilism?
A trade system connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas, involving the exchange of goods, slaves, and raw materials.
What is the Triangular Trade Route?
An elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire's standing army from the late 14th century to 1826.
Who are the Janissaries?
Prejudice, hostility, or discrimination against Jewish people as a religious or ethnic group.
What is Antisemitism?
An ancient canal system in China, the longest man-made waterway in the world.
What is the Grand Canal?
a business entity during the Age of Exploration where multiple investors bought shares to fund expensive ventures like overseas trade and colonization. By combining their resources, they shared both the profits and the risks, making large projects possible by spreading the financial burden among many people.
What is a Joint Stock Company?
The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
What is the Middle Passage?
powerful Japanese feudal lords who ruled provinces and controlled large estates from the 10th century to the mid-19th century
Who are the Daimyo?
A syncretic religion that originated in the Caribbean, combining African beliefs with Roman Catholicism.
What is Santería?
A Spanish labor system that allowed settlers in the Americas to demand labor, gold, or agricultural produce from indigenous people, leading to severe exploitation
What is the Encomienda System?
This royal family ruled Russia for over 300 years until Tsar Nicholas II was forced to give up the throne during the Russian Revolution in 1917.
What is the Romanov Dynasty?
A British company formed for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India.
What is the East India Company?
Members of the Japanese warrior class who served the daimyo with loyalty and honor, following the Bushido code.
Who are the Samurai?
A spiritual practice that originated in West Africa and is known in the Caribbean as a blend of African traditions and Catholicism.
What is Vodun?
A Persian-influenced literary language developed in South Asia during the Mughal Empire.
What is Urdu?