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8484535140What are the most significant technological innovations in maritime areas such as Europe and Asia?-Stirrup -Junk -Dhow0
8484536585In what way did the reinstitution of the Tang Empire affect the dynasty?Required *Japan and Korea* to pay tribute to the Tang and allowed for their political regional power1
8484539077Why was the Tang capital of Chang' an attractive to people from all over Asia?Trading center with cultural exchange2
8484540367What was a major Tang contributions to maritime technology?Compass3
8484541341In the 8th century, the Tang Dynasty began to be threatened by which rival states?Uighur and Tibetan4
8484542512What causes led to the decline and destruction of the Tang Empire?-Internal rebellion -over expansion -pressure from external forces5
8484544031In which way was Buddhism significant for the Tang Empire?Acted as a scapegoat for most of their problems6
8484546350What were the Buddhist Monasteries blamed for following the decline of the Tang Empire?Causing the *breakdown of the family structure* due to their elite sons and daughters joining Buddhist monasteries and being a *foreign evil* that drained money from the state7
8484548236What industry stimulated the most trade for the Tang Dynasty?Textiles8
8484549014What was key to the economic success of the Tang Empire?The Grand Canal9
8484549606What was before the Tang Dynasty?- The Sui family in China Followed the Three hundred years of disunity following the collapse of the Han dynasty10
8484550925Though the Song never surpassed the Tang in terms of size, in what way was the Song superior?Scientific and technological advancement11
8484553353What were some major contributions of the Song to maritime technology?Junk Celestial clock Watertight seals12
8484555411What did the Song invention of movable type contribute to their economic success?Paper money13
8484555820In what way did the invention of movable type influence the world?Improved production and health conditions in areas through dissemination of public-health materials14
8484556808What followed the Tang Empire?The establishment of the Liao Empire in the north15
8484575969What did Song mathematics introduce to mathematics?Fractions16
8484576411What major agricultural product resulted from Vietnam?Rice17
8484577152How did the examination system most affect Song social class?Recruited only the most talented men18
8484579442What were the results of success for a civilian in an examination?-Good marriage prospects -Change for high salary -Enormous prestige19
8484580919Women held a subordinate position in the Song Dynasty but were allowed:enough education to read Confucian philosophy20
8484581569As a result of social pressure, Song women were pressured toFootbinding21
8484581934Footbinding of women in the Song becameA symbol of status22
8484595219What was the result of "flying money" in the Song Dynasty?The following issuing of paper money by the government led to *serious inflation.*23
8484596658What is tax-farming?Selling the rights to tax collection to *private individuals*24
8484598102How did tax farmers make their profit?By collecting the maximum amount and sending a smaller sum to the government25
8484602394What is significant about Neo-Confucianism?The Neo-Confucians espoused the spiritual idea of *universal sage-hood*, a state that could be achieved through proper study of new Confucian principles.26
8484605054What contribution did the Song provide to wars against the Jurchens?Gunpowder (initially used to propel clusters of flaming arrows)27
8484609741What did the population of Teotihuacan practice like the Olmec?Human sacrifice28
8484611547What are Chinampas?Also known as floating gardens, they are artificial islands constructed along lake showers.29
8484613093What did the Teotihuacan's role provide?The role as a religious and commercial center provided divine approval of elite's increased status.30
8484615049What does the government of Teotihuacan do differently than the other classic-period civilizations?They did not concentrate power in the hands of a single ruler31
8484636565Who are the earliest people in Mesoamerica?Olmec32
8484648162What role did llamas play in Andean society?Provided meat and wool and decreased labor needed to transport goods33
8484654480What unique technology did the Andeans invent for record keeping?The use of *Khipus* which are knotted colored cords that could be used for counting as well as an important administrative tool34
8484660256What is the well-known Aztec custom? What's its purpose?Through the polytheistic faith of the Aztecs they believed that to keep the sun shining they it needed human hearts. Therefore they often practiced *human sacrifice.* -They often sacrificed war captives, criminals, slaves, and people who were given s a tribute. -Thousands were sacrificed each year35
8484669585What was the religion in the Aztecs?They were *polytheistic* -Worshipping the god Huitzilopochtli, a hummingbird from the south.36
8484675079What form of government did the Aztecs have?Monarchy without absolute authority. More like an oligarchy. -Selected by a council of aristocrats from among the males of the ruling family37
8488379323Where did the Il-Khans rule until the rise of the Ottoman Turks?Middle East38
8488380785Where did the Golden Horde rule until the mid-1400's?Russia39
8488581620What was the system of government in Virginia?The House of Burgess40
8488583411Which region was not conquered by the Mongols?Japan41
8488588045Where did the nomadic tribes of the Mongols originate?Central Asia in what is now Mongolia42
8488592912What did the Mongol beliefs and practice center on?Shamanism43
8488649575How did Shamanism influence the rulership of the Mongols?The khan sought the aid of his shamans who could speak to and for an ultimate God.44
8488658787Which regions were conquered under Genghis Khan?- Beijing - Iran - Started conquest of Russia45
8488668618Which regions of conquest were continued under Genghis' son, Ogodei?- North of China - Southern Song Empire - Middle East (sacking of Baghdad)46
8488674636What contributed to the great success of the Mongols?Their military techniques - Horsemanship - Skill with the Central Asian bow47
8488716669What was the significance of Mongol arranged marriages?Families were able to combine resources and solidify intergroup alliances48
8488726305Which empires were destroyed by Ogodei when he became the Great Khan in 1227?The Tanggut and Jin They were placed under the rule of Mongol governors49
8488741181Which regions were conquered by Batu, Ogodei's son?Kievan Russia, Moscow, Poland, and Hungary50
8488748900The Mongols killed which empire's caliph?Abbasid Caliph51
8488763018What was the result of the family conflict involving Khubilai's declaration of being the Great Khan?The capital city of Karakorum was destroyed52
8488765245Where did Khubilai place his new capital?Beijing (The old capital of the Jin empire)53
8488770574Where did the Yuan conquer after destroying the southern Song?Dai Viet (now northern Vietnam)54
8488779309Who did the Mongol forces lose a battle against?The Vietnamese kingdoms including Champs55
8488969172Who is the first historian of world history?Rashid al Din56
8488977380What is a tax farmer?a system for collecting taxes and other state revenues from the population. Under this system the state transfers the right of collection t to private individuals or to groups of merchants called tax famers in exchange for a guaranteed fee57
8489593706Where was the Hanseatic League centered around?Germany58
8489603966What were the major crops exported and imported to with the New WorldMaize, grains59
8489608328How did Yuan shape the region politically?Khublilai adopted many of the past successful practices but *eliminated the scholar examination* system and placed Mongols in the highest seats of government60
8489678858Who established the Golden Horde?Genghis' son, Batu61
8489692894Which religion influenced the Golden Horde as a source of tension?Islam62
8489702433The Mongols allowed for the spread of this deadly diseaseThe Black Plague63
8489728571Who established the Il-Khan state?Hulegu, Genghis' grandson64
8489739066What regions the the Il-Khan control?Iran, Azerbaijan, Mesopotamia, Armenia65
8489730075What was the result of Batu's successor declaring himself a Muslim?He swore to avenge the murder of the Abbasid caliph and he laid claim to the Caucasus66
8489798725What prevented Timur from assuming the Khan title?Timur was a Turk67
8489803384What was accomplished under the leadership of Timur?The sacking of Delhi in northern India Defeat of the sultan of Ottoman Empire in Anatolia68
8489822075What major causes led to the division among Mongol Khans?- The death of Genghis Khan - Conflict over Muslim influence in the Khanates - Muslims didn't like the Mongols practicing Islam69
8489840493What is the basis of conflict between the Il-Khans and the Golden Horde?Territorial differences and the changes in the adoption of Islam70
8489872233What did the Il-khan and Timurid period in Iran and Central Asia lead to?A flowering of Islamic culture71
8489875648What was the result of the flowering of Islamic culture?Fostered great achievements in historical writing, literature, art, mathematics, and astronomy.72
8489996388Where was the beginning of the Yuan empireBeijing73
8490022032What led to the downfall of the Yuan Empire?- The population decline due to the plague - Feuding among Mongol princes led to mass rebellion74
8490031873How did the Ming change the region after the fall of the Yuan?The Ming reestablished the previous cultural practices and reasserted Chinese authority75
8490052473How did the Yuan improve the Silk Road?Revitalized it. Huge quantities of silk flowed westward to fee the luxury trade in the Middle East and Europe76
8490074919What was one of Korea's greatest contributions?Printing, invention of the *metal movable type* in place by the 1400's. This allowed for increased accuracy and readability77
8490140236Which Yuan city lost development due to geographic isolation?Karakorum78
8490177487What was the climate of the Indian Ocean?Lies in the tropics and are therefore warm or hot year-round79
8490250492What was the result of the Mongol's attempted invasions of Japan?Protection of Japanese resources and temporary unification of Japanese lords80
8490258262How were cities in the Middle East and in China similar?They served as areas of administrative, commercial, and cultural interactions81
8490268345After the Ming dynasty gained power from the Mongols what changes did they make?They gradually turned away from the commercial nature of the Song and the Yuan dynasties by emphasizing food crops over commercial crops.82
8491298636What ships are associated with the Indian Ocean Trade?The Junk and Dhow83
8491301896What is one distinctive feature of the dhow?The hull consisted of planks that were sewn together, not nailed - The sails were made of palm leaves or cotton84
8491365987What are the most important cities along the Swahili Coast?Kilwa Mombasa Mogadishu85
8491379016Where is the Strait of Malacca located?Between the eastern end of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea86
8491383025What is the significance of the Strait of Malacca?Provided a meeting point for trade from Southeast Asia87
8491404222What is Timbuktu famous for?88
8491409175What brought out the the birth of the Mali Empire?The conquests of Sundiata89
8491414938What caused the Swahili coast to prosper?Its trade of gold90
8491422455How did Mansa Kankan Musa affect Egypt?He took so much gold with him on a trip to Mecca that the worth of gold in Cairo was reduce for a long period of time91
8491429032Who was ibn Battuta?A Muslim scholar from Morocco who journey to Mecca to complete the hajj.92
8491653917Which kingdom were conquered by Muslim Berbers?Ghana93
8491663555Where is Timbuktu located?City on the Niger River94
8491665620What is the significance of Timbuktu?150 Quranic schools95
8491707278What is a major technological development of the Delhi Sultanate?An extensive new water-control system96
8491724157What did the dynasty of Mali grow out of?Peaceful influence of Muslim merchants and scholars97
8491725973Who founded the Delhi Sultanate?Invading Turkish and Afghan Muslims98
8491782520What undermined the the stability of the Delhi Sultanate?Internal rivalries and external threats99
8491785593Who destroyed the Delhi Sultanate?The Timur sacked Delhi in 1398100
8491797301What are some shared characteristics between the Delhi Sultanate and Mali?- Both are Islamic101
8491824601What is a common industry traded by Gujurats and the Malabar Coast?Cotton textiles102
8491986333What are guilds?Professional associations that promoted good business practices, set prices, and protected their members' interest in interactions with local government leaders103
8491995758What is humanism?A secular-oriented world view throughout Western Europe.104
8491999826What is the Renaissance?A period of intense artistic and intellectual activity, said to be a "rebirth" of Greco-roman culture.105
8492012479What triggered Martin Luther to speak against the church?The Catholic Church's selling of indulgences106
8492039592What dominated Europe's economy?Large banks, chartered companies, and stock exchanges107
8492081987What was a result of the black plague?Labor became more expensive - Causing peasant and work uprisings along with High wages108
8492091612What was a significant agricultural problem in Europe in the 13th century?Following the population increase, people needed new land for cultivation causing the cultivation of poor soil. Therefore the average crop yields declined.109
8492099102What was a major result of the Black Death in Europe?Population decrease and more expensive labor110
8492104273What was a major technological development in Europe in the late Middle Ages?The mill and water wheel Though expensive they were profitable in the long term111
8492109797What were the negative effects of the new industrial enterprises in Europe during the Middle Ages?Due to the growth of mining, ironworking, stone quarrying, and tanning, there was environmental damage including *water pollution and deforestation.*112
8492120924What area demonstrated an increase in trade and manufacturing after 1200?Flanders and Champagne in northern Italy113
8492128316How did the city of Constantinople grow through trade?- Opening of Central Asian caravan trade under Mongol empire - Trade across the Mediterranean114
8492206595Who influenced the intellectual movement of the humanists?Dante115
8492207927What was the main language that the humanists wrote in?Latin116
8492216996What are humanists?European scholars, writers, and teachers associated with these *study of the humanities* (grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, languages, and moral philosophy), influential in the fifteenth century and later117
8492232955Who wrote the Divine Comedy?Dante118
8492234928Where did the literary movement of humanism begin?Florence119
8492235653What was significant about humanism?It dismissed the readily monastic and university scholars who were recovering the Greco-Roman learning.120
8492240389What was the result of humanism?They introduced a curriculum centered on languages and literature of *Greco-Roman antiquity*121
8492260930What human knowledge and values were provided by Greek and Roman cultures?Emphasized human potential and achievement. More reason-based ideas in *science*122
8492262808What social classes were most affected by the rise of humanism?123
8492450765What did the Magna Carta signify?Affirmed that monarchs were subject to established law, confirmed the *independence of the church and the city of London, and guaranteed the nobles' hereditary rights*124
8492465994What was the basis of the Great Western Schism?Rival claimants to the papacy existed in Rome and Avignon125
8492482956What is scholasticism?A philosophical and theological system, associated with *Thomas Aquinas*, devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century.126
8492500137What is the significance of universities?Allowed students the license to teach.127
8492503866What are universities?Degree-granting institutions of higher learning. Those that appeared in Latin Europe from about 1200 onward became the model of all modern universities128
8492517117How did the church react to the rise of scholasticism?The church attempted to ban Aristotle from the curriculum129
8492527055Who is often associated with the development of scholasticism?Thomas Aquinas - He wrote the Summa Theologica.130
8492564638Who was the Iberian Peninsula claimed back from?Muslim rule131
8492567570What did the reconquest of Iberia give to Spain and Portugal?Irrigated farmland, rich cities, and ports on the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.132
8492577675Why did Portugal decided to invest in new exploration?Atlantic fishing industry and a history of anti-Muslim warfare - They *sought contact with the gold producers* that had trade with Muslims.133
8492583715Why is Henry the Navigator significant?A Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration *down the western coast of Africa* in the fifteenth century134
8492584517Which countries led the way into maritime revolution?Portugal and Spain135
8492615645Why is Bartolomeu Dias significant?Led the first expedition to *sail around the southern tip of Africa* from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean136
8492618624Why is Vasco da Gama significant?Led the *first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India*, opening an important commercial sea route137
8492624947Why is Christopher Columbus significant?Genoese mariner who in the service of Spain led expeditions across the Atlantic138
8492630331Who reached South America by accident?A fleet under the command of *Pedro Alvares Cabral* sailed too far west and reached South American mainland139
8492700610What crops were brought to the New World from Southern Europe?Wheat, olives, grapes, and garden vegetables140
8492705162What crops were brought back to the Old World from America?Maize, potatoes, and manioc141
8492745056How did Pope Leo X fund the building of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome?Through the sale of indulgences142
8492746272What was the basis of Luther's argument regarding salvation?Salvation should be done by *faith alone*, Christian belief should be based one on the Bible and on Christian tradition143
8492749550What did Calvin argue about salvation?Salvation was God's gift to those who were predestined144
8492750986Who did the Protestant Reformation appeal to?- Germans who disliked the Italian-dominated Catholic Church - Peasants and urban workers who wanted to reject their master's religion145
8492758348Where did the Catholic Church agree on reform in response to the Protestant Reformation?The Council of Trent146
8492761649What is demonstrated through the practice of witch-hunts?The continual belief in the supernatural derived from local folk traditions and *Judeo-Christian beliefs*147
8492783912Where did Ferdinand Magellan voyage?The *Philippines* which established the the Spanish claim148
8492786622What areas were most profitable to the early period of maritime revolution civilization?-Africa -Benin -Kongo149
8492789322What did Spain and Portugal do following the reconquest of the Iberian peninsula?Expelled the entire Jewish population (Spain also expelled the Muslim population)150
8492793542What are the differences in monarchies of France and England in the 15th century?- England had the *English Parliament* to check on royal power, the House of Lords and the House of Commons - France had the *Estates General*151
8492801293What is the Enlightenment?A philosophical movement in 18th century Europe that fostered the belief that one could reform society by *discovering rational laws that governed social behavior* and were just as scientific as the laws of physics152
8492813408Where did European intellectuals derive their understanding of the natural world from?Greek and Roman texts153
8492814437What did Isaac Newton discover?- Law of Gravity He showed why planets mover around the sun154
8492816358What a key development that led to the Enlightenment?*Scientific thought* inspired by European governments and groups of individuals with lots of *questions*155
8492820519Who rules over the Holy Roman Empire?Charles V156
8492840854Who helped to start the Scientific Revolution by proposing a heliocentric idea of the universe?Nicholas Copernicus157
8492847699Who created the the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits?Ignatius of Loyola (Spanish)158
8492848837What were some major points of the Counter-Reformation?- Internal reform at the Council of Trent - Formation of the Jesuits - Jesuits gained converts in Asia, africa, and Americas159
8492852427Which states defended the Catholic tradition?England and France160
8492855724What did Charles V do in response to the Protestant Reformation?Focused a military campaign into Central Europe and the Low Countries.161
8492857502What was the result of Charles V's and Phillip II's military conquest?Spain focused on funding the military instead of economic development resulting in the *destruction of the Spanish Armada.*162
8492859681What did Calvin believe about the Catholic Church?- The power of the clerical hierarchy should be diminished - Religious rituals should be simplified163
8492864911What changes did the Scientific Revolution make to common belief in Europe?More fact-based knowledge, less reliance on faith and religion164
8492866502What is significant about marriage in early modern Europe?The common people married late165
8492868724What were included in the new laws of nature?- A heliocentric idea of the universe - Gravity - Elliptical model of orbit166
8492873127What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?A treaty between Spain and Portugal that split the land that Columbus had discovered in half along the center of the North Atlantic167
8492877882Who did Columbus encounter first on his expedition?The Caribbean people He insisted that they were Indians168
8492881681Who were the first Amerindians to encounter the Spanish?The Arawak169
8492938759What are Kivas?Underground buildings170
8492951006What is the Council of Indies?A supervisory office that the Spanish crown tried to use to control the American colonies171
8492951423What is the encomienda system?A system that forced the amerindians to work without pay in the fields and mines taken over by the Europeans172
8492953038What impact did the encomienda system have on the the region?Epidemics and mistreatment led to the decline in Amerindian population173
8492954802How did the spread of new world crops affect population growth?The food provided more calories per acre than the Old World crops and also provided dyes, medicines and other useful materials.174
8492980933What did Henry of Navarre do when he ruled as Henry IV of France?Accepted the Catholic Faith175
8493003780What did Louise XIV do against his grandfather's actions?He revoked the Edict of Nantes which had granted religious freed to the Protestants176
8493006256What was the basis of the French Wars of Religion?Calvinists gained control of France but accepted the Catholic Church in the interest in national unity.177
8493010663How was warfare funded in the French Wars of Religion?By giving land to allies and using profits from selling other land to pay for the navy178
8493017777Who defended the Indian slaves?Bartolome de Las Casas179
8493020141What are the viceroyalties of Spain?Administrative extensions of the Spanish and Brazilian monarchies180
8493021842What did the Spanish Viceroyalty in Mexico occupy?Current day: United States, Central America and the Caribbean Islands181
8493047230What did the Viceroyalty of Peru control?All of Spanish South America182
8493052361What role did the Catholic Church play?Transferring the European language, culture, and Christian beliefs tot the New World. They also had a large number of converts183
8493064104What are Castas?Mixed descent groups in Spanish America184
8493066321What is Brazil's main economic activity?Sugar production185
8493068215What is Brazil's position on slavery?They originally enslaved Amerindians captured in way or from their villages but they died. They then relied more on African slaves.186
8493071544How are the economies of Mexico and Peru similar?They both depend on rich mines as well as commercial links with distant agricultural producers187
8493072548What was the result of the mining economies of Mexico and Peru?Stimulated urban population growth188
8493074284What are the major differences between the French, English, and Spanish colonies?English: Founded by Pilgrims who wanted to break from Church of England French: Focused on extraction of natural resources Spanish: Monopoly on certain goods189
8493075212Who first colonized Manhattan Island?The Dutch190
8493080531What are key differences between New England and Carolinas?South Carolina had slave agriculture while Pennsylvania produced grain by free family farmers191
8493082360What is the importance of fur traders?French America was dependent on the fur industry192
8493085291What are Coureur de Bois?French fur traders, many of mixed Amerindian heritage, who lived among and often married with Amerindian peoples of North America. They often began families with indigenous women193
8493089566What is the difference in mortality rates between Massachusetts vs. Southern Colonies?Massachusetts is the healthiest colony but the southern colonies and the Caribbean suffered from high mortality rates.194
8493096412What is the Edict of 845?Allowed the cleansing of foreign influences in China195
8493108336What is the relationship between the Inca and their conquered lands?The Inca general eft the local rulers in place196
8493108878What did the Inca require of their kings?He must prove himself by conquering new territory197
8493109605What was the key to Inca wealth?Their ability to develop a strong military and to use it to broaden and expand the traditional exchange system.198
8493111034What led to the weakening of the Inca domination?When the elite fell into civil war in 1525199
8493113004What were the gender roles in Andean civilizations?Men: Hunting, war, and government Women: Weaving, taking care crops and home200
8493116583Where were the Chavin located?Modern day Peru201
8493116584Where were the Olmec located?Modern day Central America202
8493118792How did the Andean civilizations respond to environmental challenge?- Created a calendar to time planting and harvest - Domesticated frost resistant potatoes and grains203
8493120162What was the *Ayllu*?Andean lineage group or kin-based community204
8493125328What custom did Mayan women participate in?Bloodletting ceremonies205

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