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316514949Shipbuiding techniques originated in?Asian and Muslim countries; NOT Europe0
316514950These empires were very diverse religiously and culturally during this time?Gunpowder empires1
316514951The Europeans dominated all regions exept for?Asia but they did trade with Asia.2
316514952Vasco da Gama originated from?Portugal3
316514953who wroe the first novel in wester europe and wha twas the title?Cervantes, Don Quixote4
316514954what were the cash crops during 1350 to 1750 coming from the Americas?corn, tobacco, sugar5
316514955what were the crops originating in the americas that became staple crops in various parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa?potatoes and maize6
316514956the region of the amercas that portugal first explored?brazil7
316514957what is a plantation economy called in latin america?hacienda8
316514958waht is a encomienda?system to regulate native american labor- very harsh system that was close to slavery. the grants of indians to individual spaniards as a labor system9
316514959what commodity increased peasant labor in India?cotton10
316514960what commodity increased peasant labor in china?porcelain, paper, silks11
316514961how were the amerindians affected by the age of exploration?severe disease (smallpox, measles, and influenza), introduction of rats and vermin accidentally12
316514962what percentage of brazil were slaves during the age of exploration?half13
316514963what commercial system (other than agriculture) was key to spanish america?silver mining14
316514964why were africans sought for plantation labor in the americas?west africans were familiar with metallury,herding, and intensive agriculture- indians were not15
316514965what is the traingular trade?was a system of trade between europe, africa, and the americas. raw materails were sent to europe from the americas like tobacco, rum and sugar. manufactured goods were sent to africa from europe like guns, cloth, and rum. slaves were sent to the americas to make raw materials which were then sent out to Europe and then Africa.16
316514966what is vodun?a religion brought to the americas by slaves17
316514967where did the renaissance start?italy18
316514968who was a christian humanist that represented the art of philosophy during the Renaissance?Erasmuc19
316514969how are the renaissance and the age of exploration related?the renaissance opened up peoples way of thinking and allowed for people to broaden their horizon which led to exploration20
316514970who is the most famous playwright of the renaissance ear?shakespeare21
316514971what foods were brought by african slaves to the new world?okra and rice22
316514972what domesticated animals did the europeans bring to the americas?horses, cattle, sheep23
316514973were oceania and polynesia affected by european trade? why or why not?because there was infrequent european reconnaissance in the pacific ocean24
316514974what is mercantilism?the process of limiting imports while increasing the internal economy of their country. this led ot tremendous imperialistic ventures of the western europeans.25
316514975what is a joint stock company?a group of western europeans who would buy stock in exploration expeditions26
316514976why was the thirty years war fought and how was france involved and how did it change from a religious war to a political war?started out as a war against catholics and protestants but changed to a political war bc of Robespierre.27
316514977the majority of the people in the Mughal empire were?hindu28
316514978the majority of the people in the ottoman eimpire were?muslim29
316514979the rulers of the Mughal empire were?muslim30
316514980who rules india before babur and the mughal empire came to power?the Delhi Sultanate31
316514981The mughal empire and the ottoman empire both used ? and had extensives bureaucreacies.gunpowder weapons32
316514982The safavid empire is modern day iran and originated from ? Muslims?Shi'a33
316514983the safavids flourished the most under which shah?abbas the great34
316514984what was the capital of the safavid empre under abbas the great?isfahan35
316514985the ottoman empire orgininated from the seljuk turks who controlled which muslim dynasty?abbasid dynasy in their final days36
316514986artisans of constinople were organized similar to western european aritsans into guilds. what is a guild?an association of merchans or craftspersons in medieval europe, formed to give help and advice to its members and to make regulations and set standards for a particular trade.37
316514987we know what the janissaries were, but what did they control once they became part of the ottoman empire?the artillery and firearms38
316514988Who underestimated the powers from the western europeansthe ottomans, the safavids, and the mughals39
316514989how are the collapse of the safavids and ottomans similar?the lack of a capable successor40
316514990what is a zamindars?was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and held control over its peasants from whom the zamindars reserved the right to collect tax. (often for military purpose). over time they took princely and royal titles.41
316514991what were the manchu policies toward the chinese?could not marry chinses, manchu women forbidden to bind their feet as chinese women did. chinses males had to wear their hair in manchu style- shaved in front with a braid in back42
316514992why did the samurai revolt?because the japanese shogunates were stopping their tradtitional ways and allowing wester industrializtion to move into the country43
316514993what did asians think about western europeans products?they were not impressed with their quality44
316514994who came before the portuguese in se asia trade?the muslims45

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