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8371946550Shang Dynasty- capital Anyang - divination & oracle bones - pictographic language - bronze [china]0
8371946551Zhou Dynasty- capital = Xi'an - Mandate of Heaven - feudalism - warring states (rise of legalism, Confucianism, daoism) [china]1
8371946552Qin Dynasty- Shi Huangdi - legalism (Li Su) - Great Wall [china]2
8372497337Han Dynasty- Confucianism - strict social hierarchy - civil service exams [china]3
8372497338Sui Dynasty- began Grand Canal [china]4
8372497339Tang Dynasty- Tang Taizong - Buddhism - expand to outer china (trade) - neo-Confucianism [china]5
8372497340Song Dynasty- technology (fractions, gunpowder, movable type printing) - finish Grand Canal - foot binding [china]6
8372497341Yuan Dynasty- the mongols!!! - defeated by Zhu Yuangzhang7
8372497342Ming Dynasty- Zheng He - beginning of isolation [china]8
8372497343Qing Dynasty- Manchus - isolated [china]9
8372497344What two rivers in China helped lead to the development of civilizations?Hang He (yellow river) & Yangtze10
8372497345Divination- attempt to interpret messages from the gods [china - Shang]11
8372497346Oracle Bones- animal bones carved with written characters which were used for telling the future [china - Shang]12
8372497347Why did the Zhou establish the Mandate of Heaven?- it explained their over take of the Shang dynasty - the Shang lost the approval of the gods and they chose the Zhou to rule [china - zhou]13
8372497348FeudalismA system of government based on landowners and tenants where the landowners rule over the peasants [china - zhou]14
8372497349What was the warring states period and what caused it?- A civil war in China during the Zhou dynasty - arose because of the competitive nature that feudalism caused15
8372497350What philosophies came out of the warring states period?Legalism, Confucianism, & daoism16
8372497351Shi Huangdi- first ruler of the Qin dynasty - ended the civil war - established a legalistic govt [china - qin]17
8372497352Li Su- student of legalism - used corner labor to behold the Great Wall [china - qin]18
8372497353Corvee laborTemporary forced labor (generally from criminals) [china - qin]19
8375706633What was the hierarchy in the shan dynasty?- aristocracy (empower and court) - gentry (landowners and scholars) - peasant farmers (free) - artisans and craftsmen - merchants and traders20
8375706634Civil service exams- tested knowledge of Confucianism - built a bureaucracy based on merit [china - han]21
8375706635Grand canal- connected the yellow and Yangtze rivers22
8373059025Xungzang- brings mahayana buddhism to china [china - tang]23
8373086974what allowed mahayana buddhism to spread so rapidly?- it was inclusive and accepted local gods - it was translated into local languages [china - tang]24
8373114069neo-confucianism- confucianism with the acceptance of buddhism [china - tang]25
8373126524foot binding- made women's feet appear smaller - at a young age, feet were wrapped up to curl toes under the foot by breaking the bones [china - song]26
8373172110Zheng He- sent by emperor Yongle on 6 expeditions to explore - shows power projection and gained knowledge of other cultures [china - ming]27
8373200676what minority group ruled during the Qing dynasty?manchus28
8373210888what is the order of the empires in India?Harappan, Mauryan, Kushan, Gupta, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal29
8373233751citadel- tallest building in the city - located in the center of the city [india - harappan]30
8373244756seal stones- used for personal identification - evidence that trade occurred because they are not found only in India [india - harappan]31
8373279454Harappan civilization- indus & ganges rivers - citadel - monsoons - seal stones - very little social class (India)32
8373287593Mauryan empire- capital = Pataliputra - Chandragupta Maurya - Ashoka (India)33
8373320938Ashoka- takes power after Chandragupta Maurya - converts to buddhism and focuses on trade34
8373344878what was the foreign rule in india between the mauryan and gupta empires?Kushan35
8373390979what are the three main branches of buddhism?- theravada (traditional) -mahayana (majority) - vajrayana (unique, extreme, monks)36
8373545540Gupta Empire- golden age - chandra gupta - trade (cinnamon & nutmeg) (India)37
8373568085Delhi Sultanatemuslim kingdom in northern India [india]38
8373581063Mughal Empire- gunpowder empire - Babur & Akbar - Sikhism - Shah Jahan [india]39
8373611687Babur- reunited India - Muslim [india - mughal]40
8373629791Akbar- restructured govt through zamindars - "created" sikhism [india - mughal]41
8373645394zamindarsrewards the native Indian nobles with land, as long as they are loyal [india - Mughal]42
8373661308sikhism- blend of religions, mainly Hindu and Islam [india - Mughal]43
8373679813Shah Jahan- best known for construction of the Taj Mahal [india - mughal]44
8373715123what was the orders of the empires in central asia?Persian, Parthian, Sassanid, Safavid45
8373754697who are the four achaemenid rulers?cyrus, cambyses, darius I (starts the persian war), xerxes [central asia - persia]46
8373784758zoroastrianism- monotheistic - earth is a battle ground between good and evil [central asia - persia]47
8373802314zend avestaholy scripture of zoroastrianism [central asia - persia]48
8373824582who are the good (god) and evil beings of zoroastrianism?good - Ahurmazda evil - ahirman [central asia - persia]49
8373850695who were the parthians and sassanid?they were middle men in Silk Road trade [central asia]50
8373891585Safavid- gunpowder empire - Shah Ismail [central asia]51
8373915394Shah Ismail- Shiite - claimed to be the Hidden Imam [central asia - safavid]52
8373925406Hidden Imam- reincarnation of or connection to Allah [central asia - safavid]53
8373964327Chavin- Chavin de Huantar - Raimondi Stela - quipu [andean]54
8373978129raimondi stela7ft tall slab of stone with religious carving [andean - chavin]55
8374012729what is the order of the andean civilizations?chavin, chico, moche, inca56
8374044988Moche- agriculture & trade - bring about Inca [andean]57
8374050332Inca- chasquis - waru - quipu (quipucamyocs) - mit'a system [andean]58
8374074193chasquismessengers [andean - inca]59
8374082744waruraised bed terraced farming [andean - inca]60
8374111424quipu & quipucamyocs- knotted strings - people who knew how to record and make quipu [andean - inca]61
8374138663mit'a systemtemporary forced labor (similar to corvee labor) [andean- inca]62
8374163667what was the order of the mesoamerican civilizations?olmec, teotihuacan, maya, aztec63
8381219117Olmec Civilization- "mother civilization" - colossal heads - no written records - shamans64
8381263213shamansmade contact with the supernatural [mesoamerica - Olmec]65
8381276412Teotihuacan- independent trade based city - chinampas [central america]66
8381290987chinampas- form of irrigation - floating gardens on lake because of no reliable water source [teotihuacan]67
8381301466Maya- Yucatan peninsula - city-states - cenote - codex68
8381312284cenotesink holes which the mayan saw as portals to the under world69
8381321149codexhistory book of the mayan civilization (but not unique to maya)70
8381331957Aztec- tenochtitlan - huitzilopochtli & queztalcatl - calpullis - colonial codices - Moctezuma II [mesoamerica]71
8381347568tenochtitlancity built on Lake Texcoco [mesoamerica - aztec]72
8381365201huitzilopochtli & quetzalcoatlhuitzilopochtli - god of war quetzalcoatl - god of wind and learning [mesoamerica - aztec]73
8381395321calpullisthe local rule of the aztec empire [mesoamerica - aztec]74
8381400925colonial codicesafter Cortes, leaders of the Aztec forced them to rewrite the spanish codices to make them look really good [mesoamerica - aztec]75
8394280060When did the agricultural revolution start?10,000 BCE76
8394280061PastoralismThe domestication of animals [agr rev]77
8394280062What two rivers helped the settlement of Mesopotamia?Tigris and Euphrates [mesopotamia]78
8394280063Mesopotamian religionAnu: father/sky god Enlil: air god Anthropomorphic79
8394280064Divine rightBelief that a rulers authority comes directly from god [mesopotamia - & others]80
8394280065Who were the three leaders of Mesopotamia and what did they do?Gilgamesh - ruled Uruk; Epic of Gilgamesh Sargon of Akkad - code of Ur (first law code); creates worlds first empire (Akkadia) Hammurabi - conquers Akkadia to create Babylonian empire; Hammurabi's code81
8394280066InundationAnnual flooding of the nile [Egypt]82
8394280067Government of Egypt- centralized - bureaucracy - theocracy83
8394280068TheocracyGovt fuled by a religious authority [egypt]84
8394280069Egyptian technology- writing = hieroglyphics - mummification - pyramids85
8394280070KaSpirit double (similar to a soul) [egypt]86
8394280071Egyptian godsHorus: falcon god (pharaoh is the reincarnation) Osiris: god of death and rebirth (father of Horus)87
8394280072Kingdom of Kush- North-eastern Africa - TRADE & cultural diffusion - matrilineal88
8394280073Which two civilizations made up Nubia?Kingdom of Kush (north) and City of Meroe (south) [africa]89
8394280074Cultural differentiation- opposite of cultural diffusion - when things develop separately, without influence from other cultures90
8394280075Legalism [china]- no clear founder - no faith that people will behave, puts faith in strict laws91
8394280076Confucianism- founded by Confucius - relationships - filial piety - bad for gender roles [china]92
8394280077What were the five fundamental relationships of Confucianism?- Ruler & subject - Father & son - Husband & wife - Brother & brother - Friend & friend [china]93
8396042180Filial pietyRespect for elders/authority [china - confucianism]94
8396042181Daoism- founded by Laozi - Daodejing - rooted in nature - "you do you" philosophy [china]95
8396042182DaodejingThe book of Daoist wisdom [china]96
8396042183What were the three first real (big) empires in the Mideast?- Hittites - Assyrians - Egyptians97
8396042184Hittites- Anatolia - IRON!!! - capital = Hattusas [mideast]98
8396690076Assyrians- descendants of Akkadians - capital = Ninevah [mideast]99
8396690077Who were the five Egyptian New Kingdom rulers?Hatshepsut Amenhotep IV Tutankhamun Ramses II Ramses XI100
8396690078Hatshepsut- first female pharaoh - focuses on trade [egypt - new kingdom]101
8396690079Amenhotep IV- conquer focused - tried to create a new god (Aten) - renames himself Akhenaton - civil war [egypt - new kingdom]102
8396690080Tutankhamun- King Tut - Howard Carter found his tomb [egypt - new kingdom]103
8396690081Ramses II- builds A LOT - trade focused [egypt - new kingdom]104
8396690082Ramses XI- last pharaoh of New Kingdom105
8396690083Minoans- Crete - King Minos - Knossos - peaceful - linear script A (not deciphered) [greek]106
8396690084Knossos- highly advanced palace - labyrinth [minoans]107
8396690085Myceneans- took over the Minoans - city-states - linear script B (deciphered) [greek]108
8396690086What is the Greek periodization?- Minoan - Mycenaeans - Dorian - Archaic - Classical109
8396690087Dorian period- dark ages - Homer [greek]110
8396690088Archaic period- revival of dark ages - democracy [greek]111
8396690089Classical period- Athens - philosophy is born [Greece]112
8396690090What was the Jewish covenant?Obedience for protection113
8396690091Judaism- Yahweh (god) - promised land (Palestine) - Torah (religious text) - Saul, David, Solomon, & Ezra [israel]114
8396690092Ezra- most responsible for writing of the Torah [israel]115
8396690093How do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam differ?- holy book (J=Torah; C=bible; I=Koran) - god (J=Yahweh; C=Jehovah; I=Allah) - Abraham's son (J= Isaac; C= Isaac; I= Ishmael) - Jesus (J= not messiah, still waiting; C= messiah and son of god; I= prophet, but Muhammad more important)116
8396690094Phoenicia- Tyrian purple - Phoenician alphabet117
8396690095What was the succession of politics in greek culture?Monarchy -> oligarchy -> tyranny -> democracy118
8396690096Socrates- find the answer on your own - asked QUESTIONS - sentenced to drink poison [greek]119
8396690097Aristotle- SCIENCE - tutored Alexander the Great [greek]120
8396690098Plato- GOVERNMENT - The Reublic - believes democracy is too open [greek]121
8396919658Athen's 2 main focusesEducation & democracy122
8396919659Pericles' three goals for athens- more direct democracy (more people) - glorify Athens (BUILD!! - Parthenon) - navy123
8396919660Acropolis- center/ high ground of city - held govt, religion, and protection [greek]124
8396919661Sparta's focusmilitary [greek]125
8396919662How was sparta's govt structured?Oligarchy126
8396919663HopliteSpartan soldier127
8396919664PhalanxSpartan war formation - move and operate as a single unit - disciplines & effective128
8396919665Greek mythology (2 gods)Athena - goddess of wisdom (zeus' daughter) Zeus - ruler of the gods129
8396919666Greek dramatists and their works- Aeschylus (Oresteiatriogy) - Sophocles (Oedipus the King & Antigone) - Euripides (Madea) - Aristophanes (Lysistrata)130
8396919667Greek Architecture- Parthenon (temple for Athena) - golden ratio131
8396919668Persian warPersia (Xerxes) versus Greeks132
8396919669Battle of ThermopylaeBattle during which 300 Spartans fought thousands of Persian soldiers in a narrow mountain pass [persian war]133
8396919670Peloponesian war- Sparta (Peloponesian league) versus Athens (Delian league)134
8396919671HellenismMixing of Greek, Persian, Indian, & Egyptian135
8397000489Patricians & PlebeiansPatricians: rich Roman people (aristocracy) Plebeians: poor Roman people (lower class)136
8397000490What river is Rome on?Tiber River137
8397000491What technology allowed Rome to expand?Paved roads138
8397000492Punic wars3 wars between Rome & Carthage (Rome wins all)139
8397000493What is significant about the second Punic war?- general Hannibal (from Carthage) did not attack cities but instead targeted the roads [rome]140
8397000494What is significant about the third Punic war?Salting of Carthage [rome]141
8373042037Tang Taizongfirst ruler of the tang dynasty142
8401044511who were a part of the first triumvirate?Crassus, Pompey, (who hate eachother) and Caesar (as a moderator) [rome]143
8401060460who were a part of the second triumvirate?- octavian - marc antony - marcus lepidus [rome]144
8401088669Julian Emperorsrulers after Augustus Caesar (all horrible, all related to Julius Caesar) [rome]145
8401262638what caused the Jewish diaspora?they were conquered by Rome and tried to revolt146
8401274066Diocletian- military focused - divides rome into east and west and becomes coemperor147
8401280916Constantine- puts Rome back together after Diocletian - moves capital to Constantine - helps develop Christianity148
8401365019Circus Maximusamphitheater (racetrack) built in earliest Roman town149
8401377005Coliseumamphitheater with gladiator fights & executions [rome]150
8401417028Elysian Fieldsroman afterlife151
8401424772latifundiapatricians could buy public land (even if it wasn't vacant and they had to push out the poor) [rome]152
8401497909which apostles helped to spread christianity?Peter & Paul153
8401507562what roman religion was similar to christianity?mithraism154
8401507563Edict of Milanreligious freedom in the roman empire [rome - constantine]155
8401516547Council of Nicaeameeting of christian leaders to codify christianity [rome - constantine]156
8401533098what did Theodosius do to help spread chrisitanityhe named christianity as the official religion of Rome157
8401572424what were the rankings of the caste system?Brahmins (priests) Kshatriyas (warriors & rulers) Vaishyas (skilled laborers) Shudras (unskilled laborers) Pariahs (untouchables) [india]158
8401598605what are two indus epics in Hinduism?Ramayana & Mahabhrata [india]159
8401614718who are the three main Hindu gods?Brahma (creator) Vishnu (preserver or protector) Shiva (destroyer or transformer) [india]160
8401639175what is the ultimate goal of Moksha?state of perfect understanding of everything [iindia - hinduism]161
8401643580Brahman versus AtmanBrahman: collection or grouping of the world's souls in perfect harmony Atman: your individual soul [india - hinduism]162
8401820308samsaraone's reincarnation [india - hinduism]163
8401829802dharmarole in life [india - hinduism]164
8401911975who founded buddhismsiddhartha gautama [india - buddhism]165
8401934513what was "the enlightenment" and the "great renunciation"enlightenment - siddhartha's realization that hinduism was wrong renunciation - siddhartha's rejection of hinduism [india - buddhism]166
8401984051middle wayposition in between indulgence & denial [india - buddhism]167
8401991233nirvanathe state of being free of desire [india - buddhism]168
8401995253eight fold pathtraining to stay on the middle way [india - buddhism]169
8402037303what are two central asian cities built specifically for trade on the silk roads?Samarkand and Bukhara170
8402058914what nomadic group "started" trans-saharan trade?the Berbers [africa]171
8402141458what agriculture came out of the Bantu migrationsbananas & yams [africa]172
8402148323what are three city that arose from trans-saharan and indian ocean trade?melaka (se asia) kilwa (african coast) timbuktu (sahara)173
8402185988what languages were swahili and turkic derived fromswahili - bantu & arabic turkic - arabic & turkish [africa]174
8402214719caravanseraiancient rest stops [africa - trans saharan trade]175
8402230594what are the three types of dhows and what are their purposes?feluca (shallow) baghlah (medium trips) sambuk (deep, long trips)176
8402272338who is the "founder" of Islammuhammad177
8402277551hijrahmuhammad's flee from Mecca to Medina [islam]178
8402328213Shari'a, Koran, & SunnaShari'a: law of Islam (made up of Koran & Sunna) Koran: holy book Sunna: example of Muhammad's life [islam]179
8402353049what are the 5 pillars of Islam?faith prayer alms fasting pilgrimage180
8402368961what is the order of the "empires"/"rulers" of Islammuhammad -> rightly guided caliphs -> umayyad caliphates -> abbasid caliphate -> muslim iberia181
8402590772Shia versus SunniShia - supported Ali as successor to muhammad; oppose umayyads; minority Sunni - supported Abu Bakr as successor to muhammad; support umayyads; majority [islam]182
8402629749abbasid caliphate- trade - golden age [islam]183
8402648567what are the three examples of trade cities in muslim iberiacordoba, toledo, and seville [islam]184
8402726557what were four of the kingdoms after the Islamic empire splitDelhi Sultanate Empire of Ghana Empire of Mali Songhai Empire185
8402770600what is sufismmonks of islam186
8402797017what was the muslim agricultural revolution?new farming techniques (irrigation, fertilizers, grafting, hybridization)187
8402809339madrasasschool for young boys in which both religion and academics were taught [persianization of islam]188
8402844105who ruled the byzantine empire and what did they build?justinian & theodora - Hagia Sophia189
8402858108what was the great schism and what was it mainly aboutchristianity split into eastern orthodox & catholic - use of icons190
8408014016the Franks conquered France under ___________ and converted to _____________clovis; christianity191
8408040723rulers of the Carolingian dynasty- charles martel (wins battle of tours) - pepin the short - charlemagne (holy roman emperor) - louis the pious (splits and leaves to sons) [franks]192
8408069442what was significant about the battle of tours?it continues western chrisitanity [franks - carolingian]193
8408079490treaty of verdumagreement to split the carolingian dynasty into thirds [Franks]194
8408121291who were louis the pious' three sons who he gives the carolingian dynasty to?charles the bald, lothair, louis the german195
8408135945feudalisma military, political, and economic system based on landownership and loyalty [medieval europe]196
8408147309feudal pyramidking lords & bishops knights peasants serfs [medieval europe]197
8408168511what system is better used to describe medieval europe than "feudalism"manor/fief (someone rules over self-sufficient, private land)198
84081760513 field crop rotationplant 3 fields and leave 1 fallow; rotate [medieval europe]199
8408185869examples of landed nobility in England & FranceEngland: King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta (which limited the power of the english king) France: Capetian dynasty allowed empowerment of the estates-general (legislative body)200
8408222356Hanseatic league- "neighborhood watch" - merchants in northern europe banded together and kept eachother safe [medieval europe]201
8408245289what are the three aspects of Canon (church) law- no heresy (going against basic church teachings) - inquisition (board of church officials that judge heresy) - excommunication (banishment from the church)202
8408266483who are four vikings and what did they do??Eric the Red (discovered iceland & greenland) Leif Ericson (found North America) Rurik (invades and conquers russia) Vladimir (adopts greek orthodoxy; expands russia to novgorod)203
8408300771reasons for the crusades- return holy land to christian control - visitation rights - increase church power204
8408317482First Crusade- called by pope Urban II - established 4 crusader states under christian control205
8408322672Second Crusade- called y Pope Eugene III - get destroyed by Saladin (brilliant military general)206
8408337006Third Crusade- called by Pope Gregory VIII - ends in signing of a treaty (muslims keep control of jerusalem, christians get visitation rights), but they don't stop207
8408363408children's crusadesome French guy began preaching that god wanted children to go on a crusade for the innocence of youth208
8408380486when did Korea have a positive relationship with China?during the Tang and Song empires209
8408390726Taika reformsjapanese govt reformed in the style of china210
8408402156Heian (Kyoto) period- Fujiwara clan influeces focus on confucian beliefs - ends in a civil war (daimyo versus samurai)211
8408416538daimyo & samuraidaimyo: powerful land owners with private armies of samurai samurai: warriors [japan]212
8408444706Kamakura shogunatemilitary took over Japan and ruled through shoguns [japan]213
8408449394shogunssupreme military general [japan]214
8408457795Tokugawa Shogunate- capital at Edo - culture thrived (Kabuki theater & Haiku) [japan]215
8408468955Japanese periodizationYamato (empire) Heian (confucianism, civil war, feudalism) Kamakura (shogun) Tokugawa (peace, culture, trade)216
8412707806What were the 3 regions of VietnamNorth - Daiviet/ Annam (good relations with Song; fusion of buddhism and Confucianism) South - Champa (champs rice) West - Angkor/ Cambodia (Khmer people; Indian cultural influences)217
8412707807Hopewell culture- any nomads living in eastern region of North America - all have large, man made mounds218
8412707808Mississippian cultures- main city = Cahokia - involved in trade (with Aztecs mainly) [north america]219
8412707809What do the circumpolar region's cultures/religions have in common- nomadic linger - animistic religions - shamans220
8412707810Who was the first leader of the mongols and what happened after his death?Genghus/Chinggis Kahn - the empire divided itself into Khanates221
8412707811What effects did mongol rule have on womenthey spread their nomadic views, which were more equitable222
8412707812What factors contributed to urban revival in europe- end of invasions - availability of safe and reliable transport - rise of commerce - warmer temp = increased agriculture - greater availability of labor223
8413761793What were the effects of the rebirth of trade in Europe?- Rise of cities - bubonic plague - renaissance224
8413761794Where and when did the renaissance start?Florence, Italy in 1300225
8413761795Medichi familyHelped to find the renaissance by becoming patrons of the arts226
8413761796HumanismA philosophy emphasizing human potential [renaissance]227
8413761797SecularismFocus not only on religion, but success outside of church [renaissance]228
8413761798ScholasticismEducation for all classes of men [renaissance]229
8413761799VernacularWriting in the common language [renaissance]230
8413761800Multi-disciplineEducation in many different fields [renaissance]231
8413761801Who were the painters of the Italian renaissance and their works?- Michelangelo (Pieta, David, Creation of Adam:Man) - Leonardo da Vinci (Mona Lisa, The Last Supper) - Machiavelli (The Prince) - Dante Alighieri (Divine Comedy)232
8413761802Who were the writers of the Northern RenaissanceErasmus (The Praise of Folly) Thomas More (Utopia)233
8413761803Who were the people of the German Renaissance- Jan van Eyck & Pieter Brueghel (Flemish painters) - Johannes Gutenburg (movable type printing press)234
8413761804What was the financial corruption in the papacy (office of the church)?Sale of indulgences (sold certificates for forgiveness of sins prematurely and to those who were already dead)235
8413761805Western SchismDivision of the church in which there were two popes (Rome vs Avignon) [political & military transformations]236
8413761806Who was fighting in the Hundred Years' War and what were they fighting over?England vs France fighting over Normandy and Aquitaine [political & military transformations]237
8413761807Joan of Arcpeasant girl who led french army to victory over the english in the 100 year's war [political & military transformations]238
8413761808What were the four kingdoms of Spain?Castile, Aragon, Portugal, Granada239
8413761809Who began the reformation and how and when?Martin Luther wrote 95 theses attacking the church in 1517240
8413761810Pope Leo XPuts Matin Luther on trial for heresy [reformation]241
8413761811Edict of WormsLaw which makes Martin Luther and outlaw [reformation]242
8413761812Who made England Protestant?Henry VIII [reformation]243
8413761813AnglicanismChurch of England; compromise between Protestant and Catholic (but still super Protestant) [reformation]244
8413761814Council of TrentAnnual meeting of Pope & Catholic King's to address corruption [counter reformation]245
8413761815What was spread during Polynesian migrationsVegetation246
8413761816What were the reasons for European explorationGod, gold, and glory247
8413761817Bartholomew dias- Portugal - found southern tip of Africa248
8413761818Vasco da Gama- Portugal - sailed all the way around Africa to India249
8413761819Christopher Columbus- sailed for Ferdinand & Isabella of Spain - found Americas250
8413761820Amerigo Vespucci- realized that Columbus actually found a new place251
8413761821Ferdinand Magellan- circled the globe (circumnavigation)252
8413761822Hernando Cortes- conquered the Aztecs in mexico253
8413761823Francisco Pizarro- conquered the Inca254
8413761824Juan Ponce de Leon- explored Florida255
8413761825Francisco Coronado- explored American Southwest256
8413761826What crop led to population growth in Europe during the Columbian Exchange and whyWhite potato (easy to grow, cheap, and high in calories)257
8413761827What was the spanish social hierarchy in America- peninsulares (spanish nobility that came over from Spain) - creoles (American born but fully spanish) - mestizo (mixed race: spanish & native) - mulattos (mixed race: spanish & African) - slaves258
8413761828What was the succession of labor in the americas?- initially natives (encomienda, hacienda system, mit'a) - indentured servants - chattel slavery259
8413761829Mercantilism vs capitalismMercantilism: a nations economic strength makes them powerful Capitalism: focus on an individuals wealth260
8413761830Joint stock companiesGroup of investors who start a business and share in its profits (dividends) [columbian exchange - americas]261
8413761831What were four trade monopoly companies?British East Indian Company Royal African Company Dutch West India Company Dutch East India Company262
8413761832Triangular trade/ Atlantic systemThe trade route of the columbian exchange263
8413838833What were the effects of the Atlantic System in Africa- male to female ratio (men were removed as slaves and there were much more women) - civil strife increased (importation of weapons and desire to acquire slaves)264
8414837151Phillip II[absolutism - spain] - devout catholic - lost netherlands - tried to conquer England265
8414881047Louis XIV[absolutism - france] - "sun king" - builds Versailles266
8414903689Maria Theresa[absolutism - austria] - Hapsburg Dynasty - marries children (eg Marie Antoinette) to other monarchs to make alliances267
8414935662Frederick the Great[absolutism - prussia] - Hohenzollern - strengthens the military268
8415391685Peter the Great[absolutism - russia] - westernizes russia - builds st petersburg269
8415402349Catherine the Great[absolutism - russia] - enlighened despot - gains access to black sea - settles siberia270
8415432092who were the bourgeoisie and why did they resist absolutismthe middle class and they wanted to take back power from the king271
8415453206English Civil War- first violent resistance to absolutism - goal was to limit the power of the english kings272
8415464742cavaliers and roundheadscavaliers - king (Charles I) and supporters roundheads - oppose king; led by Oliver Cromwell273
8415522207what is the definition of "commonwealth" and who was the leader of the English commonwealth?commonwealth: power and authority being bestowed upon the people Oliver Cromwell274
8415540983who wrote the first english constitution?John Lambert275
8415725674Charles II[absolutism - england] - restoration - supposed to rule as a constitutional monarchy...but doesn't276
8415737370James II[absolutism - England] - super catholic - overthrown by parliament and replaced by william and mary277
8415750702William (of orange) and Mary[absolutism] - super protestant - take over through the Glorious Revolution (no bloodshed and agree to rule through a constitutional monarchy278
8415834588order of English Rule [absolutism]Elizabeth I James I Charles I (English Civil War) Oliver Cromwell (English Commonwealth) Charles II (Restoration) James II William & Mary (Glorious Revolution)279
8415876149Who founded the Ottoman EmpireOsman (a nomadic tribal general from Anatolia)280
8415892782Suleyman- expanded the Ottoman empire into Europe281
8415929719Devshirme Systemtook Christian boys, converted them to Islam, and raised them to be either government workers or Jainaissaries (elite fighting force)282
8415952118what caused the Devshirme to be corrupttheir ban on children was lifted and the bureaucracy went from skilled to hereditary [ottoman]283

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