Unit 1
Social System in medieval Europe, in which nobilities held lands from royalty, in return for military service. Vassals and peasants (including serfs) owed loyalty and labor to nobles.
What is feudalism?
Crop brought from SE Asia to Africa; increased African populations.
What are bananas?
Palace constructed by Louis XIV to glorify his rule and subdue nobility.
What is Versailles?
Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa
Who was Henry the Navigator?
Mystical form of Islam, that emphasized drawing closer to God through prayer. Were successful missionaries throughout Asia.
What is Sufism?
Roadside inns along major trade routes like the Silk Road.
What are caravanserai?
'Selection' in Turkish. The system by which boys from Christian communities were taken by the Ottoman state to serve as Janissaries
What is devshirme?
Grant of land made by Spain to a Spanish settler in the Americas, including the right to use local indigenous peoples as laborers on the farm
What is encomienda?
Hindu-Buddhist Empire that built Angkor Wat.
What is the Khmer Empire?
Who is Ibn Battuta?
the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Protestant Reformation; reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected), ended sale of indulgences and simony, created Jesuits missionaries, but also the began the Inquisition
What is the Counter-Reformation? (Catholic Reformation Okay)
Exploration company made up of a group of shareholders like the British East India Company and Dutch East India Company.
What is a joint-stock company?
State in Africa that had a deep history of Christianity (from fourth century CE).
Term for groups of merchants who settled outside of their homelands to trade.
What are diasporic communities?
Northeast Asian peoples who defeated the Ming Dynasty and founded the Qing Dynasty in 1644
Who are the Manchus?
Small, highly maneuverable ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic
What is a caravel?
The growing popularity of Buddhism influenced this revival of a key Chinese belief system (which emphasizes filial piety).
What is neo-confucianism?
Large flat-bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel and participation in the tribute system
What are junks?
Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai; owed allegiance to the shogun
Who are the Daimyo?
Originated in Cuba, a religion that blends African traditions and Roman Catholic beliefs/practices; evidence of the syncretism created when European and African beliefs merged in the Americas
What is Santeria?