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Global 10 Midterm
2016 - Global 10 Midterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Feudalism | Social, political, and economic system used during the Medieval Period. Catholic Church had MOST POWER |
| Knights and Samurai | Chivalry and Bushido - Based on Loyalty |
| Byzantine | Spread of Orthodox Christianity |
| Crusades | secure access to Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. Led to an increase in trade between Middle East and Europe |
| Animism and Shinto | Worship Spirits in Nature |
| Japanese Feudalism | Emperor - Shogun - Samurai - Peasants and Artisans - Merchants |
| Results of the travels of Marco Polo | Interest in Asian cultures increased |
| Spread of Bubonic Plague | Followed trade routes from Asia to Europe. People of North Africa, Europe, and Asia were affected by the diseasw |
| Commercial Revolution | The emergence of trade fairs, the founding of guilds, and the creation of the Hanseatic League. The introduction of banking, letters of credit, joint stock companies, and guilds |
| Humanism | a Renaissance movement characterized by independent thought and a renewed interest in classical Greek and Roman culture |
| Macchiaveli | belief that “the end justifies the means. Leaders may use any method to achieve what is best for the state |
| Renaissance | HUMANISM!!! Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo, William Shakespeare, and Nicolaus Copernicus |
| Scientific Revolution | The heliocentric model, the development of inductive reasoning, and the work of Descartes |
| Protestant Reformation | Martin Luther - Ninety-five Theses, John Calvin, and Henry VIII - Act of Supremacy, Challenged the authority of the Catholic Church. Led to a decline in religious unity. |
| Magna Carta | Limit the power of King John |
| Aztecs | Mexico. Conquest by foreigners |
| Inca Empire | South America. Building a network of roads through the mountains |
| Zheng He | Ming dynasty. Expand trade with Africa and Southeast Asia. Chinese merchants began trading with Africa |
| Ottoman Empire | Captured the city of Constantinople in 1453. Benefited from rich trade along the Mediterranean Sea. Ruled by Suleiman the Lawgiver |
| Ferdinand Magellan | First to circumnavigate Earth |
| Hernan Cortes | Destruction of the Aztec empire |
| Francisco Pizzaro | Destruction of the Inca empire |
| Age of Exploration | Portugal and Spain. Led directly to the establishment of European colonies |
| Astrolabe | Technological development enabled European navigators to determine their location during the Age of Exploration |
| Columbian Exchange | Triangular trade between North America, Europe, and Africa. Beginnings of Mercantilism |
| Mercantilism | The policy of establishing colonies to gain wealth by controlling colonial trade |
| Encomienda System | Was developed by the Spanish to support plantation agriculture |
| Absolutism | European monarchs tried to centralize political power within their nations |
| Theory of Divine Right | Power to rule comes from a higher power than the ruler himself - God. Led to establishment of an absolute monarchy |
| Mandate of Heaven | Power to rule comes from a higher power than the ruler (dynasty itself) - supreme being |
| John Locke | If a government fails to protect its people's natural rights of life, liberty, and property, the people have the right to overthrow it. Natural Rights - Life, Liberty, and Property |
| Enlightenment | Ideas based on faith in human reason. Locke, Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau |
| Montesquieu | Enlightenment. Separation of Powers |
| Voltaire | Enlightenment. Freedom of thought, expression, and religion |
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