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world in 1500
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ottoman empire | spanned southeast Europe/ Balkans, north Africa, southwest Asia, and Central Asia |
| china | dominant mainland empire/ nation of east asia in 1500 |
| japan | powerful archipelago of east Asia |
| songhai | large West African empire in 1500 |
| paper, silk, porcelain, & compass | Chinese exports in 1500 |
| textiles, Indian/Arabic numerals | Indian exports in 1500 |
| astronomy, mathematics, coffee, ceramic, & medicine | Ottoman/middle Eastern exports in 1500 |
| islam | religion of the Ottoman,Persian, & mughal rulers |
| Hinduism | religion of the citizens of Maughal India |
| Muhammad(SAW) | primary prophet of Islam |
| Quran | Holy text of the muslims |
| 5 Pillars | fundamental rules of Islamic faith |
| Mecca/Medina | Holiest cities of the Islamic religion/birthplace & sanctuary city of Muhammad(SAW) |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Buddhism was found on his teaching |
| Asoka | Indian emperor who spread Buddhist teachings with stupas & missionaries |
| 4 noble truths, & 8 fold path | way by which buddhist achieve enlightenment |
| Hindu Monism | belief there are many forms/ manifestations of one god |
| karma | knowlege that all actions and result in future consequences in the next life |
| silk road | Trade routes connecting east asia to europe through the Ottoman controlled lands |
| trans saharann routes | North african trade routes |
| South china sea and southeast asia routes | maritime routes connecting china to places like vietnam & indonesia |
| indian ocean routes | maritime trae routes connecting india (the Mughals, & southern asia) with southeast asia, indonesia, & sometimes africa |
| vedas | holy book of hindu faith |
| caste system | hierarchical system of religious & social segregation which organized the hinndu society |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| judasim | first major monotheistic religion in the world |
| torah | holy book of the jews,& the old testament of the christians |
| ten commandments | foundational code of conduct for the jews revaled by moses in the torah |
| christianity | religious ofshoot of judasim |
| jesus | the messiah, savior, & son of god for Christians- basis of the old testament |
| location | of the five themes of geography designates where a place is by description, or coordinate |
| place | of the five themes of geography describes the unique physical & human characteristics that unify a large gographical area |
| reigion | the five themes of geography describes the physical an human characteristics that unify a large geographical area |
| movements | of the five themes of geography describes how & where ideas, people, & disease diffuse |
| people environment interactions | of the five themes of geography describes the people, & the natural world |