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Part V Chapters 21-26 Flashcards

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302641131role of Aztec (Mexica) women-honored as mothers -controlled by father/ husband -jobs in marketplaces or making crafts -domestic work -purpose is to bear children0
302641132Throughout history, what have been the source of slaves?-prisoners of war -criminals -debtors1
302641133Why were Europeans interested in maritime trade?-maritime routes to India and China -avoid spread of bubonic plague on the silk roads -eliminate Muslim intermediaries -better diets for wealthy2
302641134English and Dutch advantages over Portuguese-faster and cheaper ships -new joint-stock companies3
302641135Dutch policy in Indonesia-concentrated on spice trade -set up Batavia on the island Java for the VOC to profit from Chinese and Malay trade4
302641136Songhay religion-mostly Islamic to maintain good relations with Muslim merchants in northern Africa -still consulted pagan diviners and magicians5
302641137causes of the bubonic plague-rodent disease spread by fleas -when rat population decreased, the fleas sought human hosts6
302641138effects of the bubonic plague-devastated populations -extreme labor shortages -urban workers demanded higher pay and often left in search of better conditions7
302641139Afonso I of Kongo-king of Kongo -converted to Christianity to improve Portuguese relations8
302641140obstacles to Portuguese control of Angola-Queen Nzinga -resistance9
302641141Louis XIV-King of France, the "sun king" -built Versailles -Seven Years' War-expand his kingdom10
302641142consequences of the peace of Westphalia-end of Thirty Years' War (1648) -European system of independent, equal, competing states (monarchies) -smaller wars between states continued11
302966442Council of Trent (causes/ effects)-response to Protestant Reformation (clarify differences, persuade people to return) -assembly of high church officials who discussed theology in councils -increased morality standards for church officials -built schools and seminaries12
302966443chinampa system-system of agriculture -bringing fertile muck from the bottom of the lake to small plots of land -allowed growth during the dry season -sometimes allowed seven harvest per year13
302966444role of Mexica priests-presided over crucial religious ceremonies14
302966445Conquistadors-Spanish "conquerors" -brought down Aztec Empire (Mexico) and Inca Empire (Peru) -steel swords, guns, horses, and epidemic disease devastated indigenous populations15
302966446What did Europeans trade with Africans in exchange for slaves?-guns -manufactured goods -horses16
302966447Why were the Portuguese interested in Brazil?-able to create very lucrative sugar plantations17
302966448How and why did Christianity and Islam spread to sub-Saharan Africa?-spread through trade -improved relations with north African and European merchants -foundation for political and social alliances18
302966449putting-out system-Capitalist entrepreneurs delivered unfinished materials to rural households, and sold them when they were done -rural labor was plentiful cheap, so they were able to profit19
302966450How did Hongwu rule China?-established Ming dynasty -eliminated all traces of Mongol rule -reestablished Confucian educational and civil service systems -centralized bureaucracy with mandarins (ensured local officials implemented imperial policy) and eunuchs (performed government services)20
302966451What advantages did the Dutch and English have over the Portuguese when it came to trade and exploration?-faster and cheaper ships -joint-stock companies21
302966452Which European country explored the Pacific more than the others?-Britain -Captain James Cook •three expeditions to the Pacific •charted Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Hawaii •lots of time on tropical islands22
302966453causes of European exploration (4 G's of exploration)-Gold: luxury items such as spices, silk, and exotic foods -Glory: more power and land -God: spread religion (Christianity, Islam) -Gear: technology, resources23
302966454mestizo-"mixed" -Spanish/ Portuguese+Indigenous -because of few European women in the Americas -South America -Europeans, Europeans born in America, mestizos/ mixed, natives & slaves24
302973768Ptolemaic universe (impact on science and religion)-motionless earth surrounded by nine hollow concentric spheres that revolved around it -located heaven beyond the spheres -caused interest and thought leading to the Scientific Revolution25
302973769Incan leader during its time of expansionismPachacuti, the "earthshaker"26
302973770Treaty of Tordesillas-imaginary north-south line drawn; Spanish got west of the line, Portugal got the east -Portuguese: got ideal land for sugar -Americas: cathedrals, spoke Spanish and Portuguese, govt and business27
302973771How did the Inca impose order on the people they conquered?-long, brutal battle -take hostages from their ruling classes, forcing them to live in the Inca capital -provided uncooperative with choice land and economic benefits -forced rebels to resettle28
302973772Adam Smith-argued that capitalism would ultimately improve society as a whole29
304381816Why, in the end, was Portugal not able to be a power house in maritime trade?-stopped looking for new routes -lacked resources (small country)30
304381817What role did the Mongols play in trade along the Silk Roads? Maritime trade?-spread of plagues -started exploration of SE Asia because of technological developments, such as the compass31
304381818Impact of Australian aborigines on their surrounding areas? The world?-only those in their geographic region -pagan beliefs for their specific location32
304381819accomplishments of the Fulani-founded powerful Islamic states in Africa -built Islamic schools in Africa33
304381820beliefs of humanist moral philosophers-literature, history, philosophy -Christian-based -translated the New Testament -nuns and monks=most honorable callings -a good Christian can still participate in marriage, business relationships, public affairs34
304445066How did the people of the eastern hemisphere interact with one another from 1000-1500-trade -communication -large Mongol empire=political foundation for cross-cultural interaction -missionaries -long distance travel and exploration -technological diffusion -spread of disease35
304445067What happened to native populations of the Philippines under Spanish rule?-created bustling trade centers (Manila) -trade for Chinese silk very valuable -spread Christianity36

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