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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| before 1300, was the world interconnected? | not as much as it was later. it was largely isolated until things like the compass were invented. |
| what are the four main cultural regions | islam, india, china, christendom |
| which of these was the most powerful economically? why? | islam; tolernce and size |
| which had the strongest centralized state? | china |
| what made christendom so vastly different from the other three? | they were agressive in trying to expand and impose their religion |
| how do the stories of marco polo and Ibn Batuta inform us about the regions they visited? | |
| How did the Mongols impact afro-eurasian integration? | |
| needle compass | made trade from india to africa and on the foggy mediteranian possible without landmarks |
| entrepot | a trading hub, cultural amalamation |
| cairo-fustat | |
| quanzhou | |
| quilon | |
| silk road | over land trade route through china where lots of goods were carried by camel over long distances- inefficient way of shipping |
| islam | |
| how did ming centralize their authority? | banned trade outside the state |
| what major role did the yongle emperor play in the building of a strong state? | |
| how does the vision of the Ming ttranslate to trade and Zheng He? | |
| Song Dynasty | brings more trade, technology, and government administration. Population explosion |
| civil service examination | |
| han chinese | |
| angkor wat | magnificent temple in Cambodia. significance of taj mahal. magnificence = power |
| feudalism | class system with barons, peasants socioeconomic system in europe |
| crusades | spread of christianity, brutality of christendom |
| mongols | conquered enermous amounts of land but were unable to hold on to their colonies due to poor administration and decentralization. inadvertently spread the black death |
| marco polo | |
| ibn batuta | |
| yuan dynasty | |
| black death | |
| factors that contributed | |
| was it only in europe? | no |
| how did people deal with it? | went crazy, denied it, or became really pious |
| what were differences between ottoman, safavid and mughal? | |
| who had the most tolerance? | |
| how were the ottomans such a strong state? | |
| why was the safavid empire the weakest? | |
| how did ming centralize their authority? | |
| what major role did the yongle emperor playu in the building of a strong state? | |
| how does the vision of the Ming ttranslate to trade and Zheng He? | |
| why was europe such a decentralized place? | |
| how did the renaissance affect Europeans? | |
| what military and maritime technologies advanced the portuguese in their bid for exploration? | |
| hw did the competition between european stats and monarchies help them compete for trade routes? | |
| what compelled them to reach out? | |
| how did they change the rules of the game in the indian ocean? | |
| mandate of heaven | |
| il khanate | |
| sultan | |
| devshrime | |
| janissaries | |
| viziers | |
| sufi brotherhoods | |
| sunni islam | |
| shiism | |
| safavid | |
| shah | |
| delhi sultanate | |
| mughal | |
| red turbans | rebellion against the yuan dynasty administration, resulted in the ming dynasty |
| hongwu emperor | first ming emperor, leader of the red turban army rebellion |
| yongle emperor | son of hongwu emperor |
| zheng he | |
| hapsburgs | |
| printing press | |
| henry the navigator | |
| reconquista | |
| inquisition | |
| hundred years' war | renaissance |
| humanism or humanist | |
| how did the ming revitalize their currency system?= | |
| how did indian ocean trade function before the europeans arrived?= | |
| what role id Malacca (Melaka) play in the trading game?= | |
| why did ottoman trade continue to thrive?= | |
| did the Mughals and the Ming CHinese continue to prosper in the 16th century?= | |
| what was the situation in mesoamerica before the arrival of the europeans?= | |
| who were the aztecs and how did they come to dominate the region?= | |
| why were the spanish able to subdue such large empires in both central Mexico and South AMerica?= | |
| what did European conquerors adopt and change from the New World traditions they encountered?= | |
| what was the COlumbian exchange?= | |
| silk= | |
| porcelians= | |
| silver= | |
| Melaka= | |
| caravan= | |
| sugar trade= | |
| slave trade= | |
| vasco de gama= | |
| atlantic system= | |
| christopher columbus= | |
| encomiendas= | |
| aztecs= | |
| hernan cortez= | |
| incas= | |
| francisco pizarro= | |
| smallpox | |
| "the columbian exchange" | |
| spanish armada | |
| martin luther | |
| jean calvin | |
| henry VIII | |
| Anglicanism | |
| counter-reformation | |
| council of trent | |
| din-i-ilahi | |
| zamindars | |
| how did transoceanic trade mainly affect mercantile groups? | |
| What were the deepening connections across different economic regions? | |
| how did it challenge rulers and alter the lives of common people? | |
| what was mercantilism all about? | |
| what were major features of the African slave trade? | |
| what were the general consequences of European expansion into Africa? | |
| What were the major stages in the growth of the Ottoman Empire, and how was it ruled? | |
| What role did religion play in the Ottoman Empire, and how was its society organized? | |
| How were the Ottomans able to effectively control such a large empire? | |
| How were the safavids successful in controlling a large empire? | |
| what were the basic characteristics of Safavid rule of persia? | |
| what contributions did Mughal rulers make to the development of an empire in India? | |
| WHat factors brought about the decline of Mughal power after the death of Akbar? | |
| what were the chief characteristics of Mughtak society and culture? | |
| WHat impact did Europeans have on the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal dynasties? | |
| What caused the downfall of the MIng? | |
| What were the achievements of the emperors? | |
| What role did westerners play in China? | |
| How would you describe the major political institutions of the Qing? | |
| What were the major cultural achievements of the Ming and Qing? |