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What did Africans mainly provide in the trade between East Africa and Asia? Raw materials or things from the earth.
How did the rulers of Ghana grow rich? By taxing the goods traders carried through their territory.
Who were the people that broke away from Mali's empire and gained control of all the all-important trade routes? Songhai
In the stateless societies of Africa, how were conflicts commonly settled? Through discussion and negotiation.
Why did the African trade routes shift to the east several times? Gold deposits were found further east.
What does it mean if an African society is matrilineal? Children trace their ancestors through their mothers.
How did Islam spread throughout Africa? Through conquest and trade (Mali).
Who was Mali's first great ruler? Sundiata or Mansa Musa.
What city controlled trade routes and was the economic, political and religious center of the African Empire? The Great Zimbabwe
The Swahili language developed from a mixture of what two languages? Arabic and Bantu.
The original Almohads and Almoravids were both part of what African group? The Berbers.
Describe the main features and achievements of Ghana. Grew rich by taxing the gold and salt trade.
Describe the main achievements of Mali. Two rulers- Sundiata and Mansa Musa brought organization to Mali. Mansa Musa brought Islam to Mali.
Describe the main features and achievements of Songhai. Rulers- Askai Muhammad and Sumiku's leadership allowed the Songhai to take over after Mali and take control over gold and salt trade. EMPIRE BUILT ON MILITARY CONQUEST.
How were stateless African societies organized? Through lineage groups (age set system).
How did Genghis Kahn succeed as a conqueror? Through brilliant military strategy and organization.
What was true of the Mongol Empire? It was the largest unified land empire in history.
Which Mongolian practice did Kublai Khan not follow? A nomadic way of life.
What is a tributary state? A state in which one civilization controls another through paying taxes.
What helped China to become a great sea power under Song leadership? The invention of the magnetic compass.
What contributed to the fall of the Tang dynasty? Over-taxing of peasants, series of internal rebellions, inability to maintain order.
What helped the Chinese overthrow the Mongol rulers? The internal struggles between Mongol family members.
What happened during the Pax Mongolica? A period of peace in China- The Golden Age/cultural high point/economic prosperity. Re-development of civil service exam.
What is a tsunami? something that occurs when an earthquake creates a giant wave.
What does the term Bushido mean? The way of the warrior (Values: loyalty, respect, honesty)
What is a Samurai? The warrior class: meant to protect their lords.
What does the term "Shinto" mean? Belief in nature spirits (polytheistic religion)
Which country had the greatest influence on Southeast Asia in the years 500-1000? India
Unlike most of Southeast Asia, Vietnam was influenced most by what country? China
Describe women's status during the Tang and Song periods. Considered below or inferior to men.
What are some enduring characteristics of Japanese government? The emperor reigned as a figurehead while another power/person ruled.
What was Japan's response to its first contact with Chinese culture? Japanese borrowed many Chinese practices and adapted them (selective borrowing).
The areas of Mesoamerica includes what areas? Mexico and Central America.
How did the Inca add territory to their empire? A combination of military force and diplomacy- working together with those you conquered.
What is one way the Aztec society differed from the Maya society? The Aztecs had a unified empire rather than city-states.
Maya cities were especially known for what architectural achievements? Stone temples and palaces.
Why did the Mayan civilization decline? The loss of faith (belief system, disease/ilness, overuse of resources.
At what skill were the Incas masters? Metalworking and irrigation.
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice humans? To appease the gods.
In 1428, the Aztecs joined with two other city-states; Texcoco and Tlacopan to form what group? The Triple Alliance- they all worked together to control the area.
The decline of the Inca can be traced to what events? The Spanish invasion and conquest, civil war.
Define the mita. Tribute of labor- Inca.
The Renaissance roughly covers what time period? 1300s-1600s AD
What does secular mean? worldly
During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interest or rebirth of what? Greek and Roman knowledge (art and learning too)
The birthplace of the Italian Renaissance was what city?How did Italy's location help make it the starting point of the Renaissance? Florence. Mediterranean trade brought wealth to the area. Geographically where Roman empire started. People started to value Greek and Roman culture.
Define humanism. The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of what topics? The belief in individual achievement and the present (everyday life). The study of Greek and Roman culture.
Define patron. What did you need to become a patron? Someone who supports the arts financially. Needed to be wealthy.
What is perspective? This technique is most useful in what type of art? A skill used in drawing and painting. Most useful in two-dimensional art.
Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper? Leonardo DaVinci
How was Renaissance art different from the art of the Middle Ages? More realistic and portrayed some non-religious subjects.
Who sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel? Michelangelo
Who invented the printing press? Johan Gutenburg
What did the Renaissance painters show in their artwork that reflected the new ideas of humanism? Showed realism or real life in their works.
Who was the English renaissance writer who wrote 37 plays? Shakespeare
Define the vernacular. A native or local language rather than the classical language (Greek and Latin).
What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press? Made it easier to attain knowledge. Increase in literacy and the use of the vernacular
Define theocracy. When a leader is both the political and religious leader.
Define indulgences. A way of buying entry into heaven by paying the church for your sins.
Martin Luther's arguments against indulgences are contained in what famous document? The 95 Theses
What caused the reformation? Simony, selling of indulgences, anger at worldliness of the church.
Define predestination. John Calvin Believed that god decided who will go to heaven and who will go to hell.
What did Vasco de Gama succeed in gaining for Portugal? A sea route between Portugal and India.
The Line of Demarcation established a boundary between which two regions? New lands that Portugal could claim and those that Spain could claim.
During the 1500s, what was China's official trade policy? More of an isolationism policy.
Korea was a vassal state of which country during the 1700s? China
What type of policy did Japan institute to control foreign ideas? isolationism policy
Which European country was the leader in developing and applying 15th century sailing innovations? Italy
Who conquered the Aztec empire? Fernando Cortez
Where in the Americas did Christopher Columbus first land? An island in the Caribbean Sea.
What was the purpose of most the joint-stock companies of the 1500s and 1600s? the funding of colonies
Why did Europeans see Africans as better source of labor than Native Americans? They were strangers to the new land and they had no allies.
What was the main economic activity in New France? the fur trade
Which European country was the first to import enslaved Africans to the Americas? Spain
What prompted a wave of new businesses and trade practices in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries? new wealth from trade and the colonies.
What did the encomienda system provide for New Spain? Incas- they enslaved the people. Mercantilism- the idea that wealth=power.
Explain the new economic system that developed in Europe and the policy that went along with it. Capitalism- free enterprise, wealth=power
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