Economic Philosophy
exchanging goods and services for other goods and services; without money
What is bartering?
Belief in multiple gods
What is Polytheism?
spread of ideas and products
What is diffusion?
System of government in which the people hold the government's power
a series of rulers from a single family; most notably in China
What is a dynasty?
a tax that was paid to the church during the Age of Faith
What is a tithe/church tax?
Religion that worships only one god
What is monotheism?
series of trading routes that connect China to the Middle East
Governmental system in which the people choose representatives to make policies
What is a republic?
Gifted right to rule granted to Chinese emporers
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Economic philosophy saying that a nation's wealth is enhanced by trade and establishment of overseas monopolies
What is Mercantalism?
religious leader of the Roman Catholic Church
What is a Pope?
The two most important items traded in the West African kingdom Ghana
What is Salt and Gold?
a single ruler gains power through inheritance
an important part of Chinese philosophy that states that order achieves harmony
What is Confucianism?
Economic system used by Incas that required men to give service to imperial projects; later adapted by Spanish colonists
What is Mit'a?
An official investigation, usually conducted or led by a political or religious group
What is an inquisition?
form of political organization in which a lord gives someone land in exchange for military service
What is feudalism?
Ruling by a small group, generally of wealthy men
What is an oligarchy?
Class of Chinese officials who passed civil service exams to work in the bureaucracy
What is a Scholar-Gentry?
labor system in which tracts of lands were given to Spanish colonists; land included American Indians that served in forced labor
What is the encomienda system?
What are Janissaries?
exchange of agricultural goods, livestock, disease, culture, and people between the Old World and New World from the 16th-19th century
What is the Columbian Exchange?
refers to rulers with absolute power
What is an autocracy?
large Chinese sailing ships used for long voyages
What are junks?