Coexist
Which religion's main principal was its goal to be "free from all physical desires"?
Buddhism
The change humans went from being mostly hunters and gatherers to farmers. Allowing for a surplus in food and the rise of civilizations
What main military technology led to the rise of many Empires in the 1500s?
Gunpowder, guns, and cannons
What led to the death of half of Europe and a third of Asia in the 14th century?
The Black Death (The Plague)
Which trade route spanned all over Asia, the Middle-East, and Europe?
The Silk Road
Which religion has a cyclical nature of death and rebirth and believes you are born into your position in life based on how you were in the previous one?
Hinduism
People bound to the land in Feudal Europe were called?
Serfs
Explain the "Mandate of Heaven"
An ancient Chinese political and religious doctrine that legitimized the rule of an emperor, asserting that their power was granted by a divine force
Martin Luther was the lead of this movement.
The Protestant Reformation
Why did Eurasian rulers sponsor the arts and sciences?
To display their wealth, power, and legitimize their rule
What are the principals of Confucianism?
Filial obedience, loyalty to the ruler, obedience of wives to their husbands, older brother to the younger brother.
A period from the 13th to 19th centuries of unusually cool temperatures that spanned much of the early modern period, most prominently in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Little Ice Age
What systems did both the Aztecs and Chinese implement with their peripheral states in the 15th Century?
Tributary systems
Which of the following was the most important factor in the spread of the bubonic plague in Eurasia?
The Mongol expansion from central Asia to China, eastern Europe, and the Middle East
Which society engaged in extensive maritime trade in the Indian Ocean?
The Chinese
While both upper echelons were Muslim, what was the difference between Ottoman rule and Mughal rule?
Ottomans mostly ruled over other Muslims, while Mughals did not
What innovation, originally from Vietnam, led to the increase in food production in China?
The use of Champa rice which could be harvested 2 times a year.
How did rulers legitimize their claims and consolidate their power in the 1450s-1750s?
They developed professional militaries
After the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans, where did many of those traditions and technology migrate to?
The Russian Empire
What did the Mongols do to encourage trade along the Silk Road?
Protected the roads from thieves and bandits as well as reduced the amount of taxes merchants needed to pay.
After Islam spread to Africa. Which African countries still had organized Christianity?
Egypt and Ethiopia
Agricultural method used by the Aztecs
Chinampas
Renaissance Italy and the Islamic Middle East after the decline of the ‘Abbasid Empire in the mid-tenth century are important examples of __________.
Political fragmentation and cultural creativity
What was the result of Genghis Khan's death?
The Mongol Empire fractured and led to the rise of the Khanates
What allowed increased travel and trade across the Indian Ocean?
Knowledge of the Monsoon Winds