Miscellanous
Cultural Diffusion
spread of people, ideas, through war, trade & marriage *answer to everything on the AP test*
Polytheistic
worship or belief in many gods rather than just one
Mongols
The largest contiguous land empire in history emerged under the unification/rule of Genghis Khan. (*Mongols are the exception*)
Devshirme
a system of forced labor, in which young boys were taken from their homes to serve the Ottoman government
Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration began in the 1400s and continued through the 1600s. It was a period of time when the European nations began exploring the world.
GSPRITE
Geography, Social, Political, Religious, Intellectual, Technological, Economic
Filial Piety
One of five Confucian relationships, meaning the care and respect for one's elders/guardians
Champa Rice
a type of rice that is grown in the Champa region of Vietnam.
Ghazi Ideal
a model for warrior life that blended values of nomadic culture and the willingness to fight for Islam.
Smallpox
A deadly disease brought over to the Americas by the Europeans through the Columbian exchange. Smallpox was responsible for many native populations being decimated.
The Four C's
Change, Comparison, Continuity (CCOT), Causation
Feudalism
a system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return. (Nobles vs. Serfs)
Astrolabe
a compact instrument used to observe and calculate the position of celestial bodies
Indulgences
something that was believed to be a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins committed.
Conquistadores
'conquerors'/explorers of Spain and Portugal in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Enduring Issue(s)
an issue that exists across time. One that many societies have attempted to address with varying degrees of success.
Mit'a System
a mandatory system of forced labor in the Inca empire (a version of slavery)
Trans-Saharan Trade
a web of commercial interactions (a trade route) between the Arab world (North Africa and the Persian Gulf) and sub-Saharan Africa.
Zamindars
A bureaucrat/ruler of a province that was used during the time of the Mughal Empire.
Jacques Cartier
a French maritime soldier for France. He was the first European to travel inland in the Americas and he claimed the territory of what now is the modern-day state of Canada for the Kingdom of France.
Kizmet
destiny or fate
Lay Investiture
a conflict between the Church and the state in medieval Europe over the ability to choose and install bishops and abbots of monasteries and the pope himself. (took place from c. 1075 - c.1124)
Caravanserai
A caravanserai was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of trade routes covering the Silk Road.
Sikhism
a tolerant monotheistic religion developed from Hinduism and the islamic mysticism Sufism during the Mughal Period.
African Diaspora
dispersion of Africans out of Africa