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What was the Bubonic plague? |
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An epidemic that killed many peoples across Eurasia and North Africa disrupting societies and economies. |
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What and where were the four Khanates? |
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Khanate of Chaghatai (Central Asia), Khanate of the Golden Horde (Russia), Khanate of Great Khan (China), and the Ilkhanate of Persia (Persia). |
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A charismatic nomadic turk leader, who conquered byzantine, renamed it Istanbul, and achieved independence from the Saljuq sultan |
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Who were the Mongols? |
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Nomadic peoples, who were well known for their conquering abilities. |
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What new transportation helped quicken the pace of communication across the Sahara? |
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What did the Ghana kings do to improve relations with the merchants? |
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| Because the merchants were MUSLIM, they improved relations by, converting to Islam. |
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What does a Zanj refer to? |
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| Black slaves from the Swahili coasts |
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What were the three estates? |
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“Those who pray, those who fight, and those who work.” |
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Who were the Dominicans and Franciscans? |
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They were beggars who organized movements to champion spiritual over materialistic values. |
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What were the crusades? |
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Pope Urban II called Christian knights against Muslims to take back the holy land. |
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| They Regulated production and sale of goods, created standards of quality for manufactured goods, determined prices, and regulated entry of new workers. |
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A ceremonial community/temple structure that was a distinctive architecture in the pacific islands. |
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What were Chinampas? |
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| System of agriculture, where fertile muck from lake bottoms was dredged and built up into small pots. |
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Who were the Mexica and what was their capital? |
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Better known as the AZTECS, society in Mesoamerica (Tenochtitlan: capital) |
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How did religion play in Aztec agricultural society? |
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| The Aztecs performed Bloodletting rituals that they believed would aid their agricultural production. |
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What is the Ming dynasty noted for? |
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| Their reestablishment of Chinese traditional customs and thei tightly centralized government |
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What was the motive behind creating the Yongle Encyclopedia and what was in it? |
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| It was created to revive old Chinese cultural traditions and it contained many significant works of Chinese customs. |
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What crop originated in southwest Asia and North Africa, and was cultivated by the Muslims? |
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What were the roles of the Mandarins and Eunuchs ? |
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They maintained absolute authority of emperors,
- Mandarins represented central government to local authorities
- Eunuchs in government could not build family fortunes |
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What did Vasco Da Gama find in India? |
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SPICES, CINNAMON, PEPPERS, ginger, rubies, emeralds, gold, jewelry, and fine cotton textiles. |
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What were some motives for Portuguese explorations? |
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| Profit, getting a better understanding on worlds geography, and establishing global networks. |
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What was the Columbian exchange? |
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GLOBAL diffusion of plants, food crops, animals, human populations, and diseases, which took place after European voyages. |
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What was the Volta do mar, who created it, and why? |
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A strategy created by Portuguese mariners : was a sea route that took advantage of the winds and currents at sail, this enabled them to travel reliably to coastlines throughout the world. |
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What happened when hemispheric links were created? |
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| Conquest, settlement, and exploitation. |
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Who was the founder of the society of Jesuits? |
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Why was the Spanish Inquisition created? |
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| To discover secret Muslims and Jews |
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Constitutional states of England and The Netherlands werew characterized by.... |
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| Limited powers, individual rights, and representative institutions. |
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| A person of mixed ancestry |
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What kind of colony was the first settlement in Australia? |
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What was the social and racial hierarchy in Iberian colonys? |
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| Pennisulares and Criolles owned the land and held the power, Mestizos and Zambos performed much of the manual labor, and Natives and Africans were at the bottom. |
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What is a Syncretic Islam? |
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| Blended Islam with Indegenous beleifs and customs. |
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What items were being traded in the triangular trade and from where? |
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| Ammunition and manufactured goods from Europe, slaves from Africa, and American food products (esp. sugar) from the Americas. |
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How did the slave trade impact woman's duties in African society? |
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| Since 2?3 of the exported slaves were males, woman were forced to take on men's duties. |
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What historical landmark was rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty in China? |
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Why is the Haitian Revolution important? |
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| Because it was the first succesful slave revolt. |
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What were the "floating worlds?" |
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| Centers of urban culture that included tea houses, theaters, brothels, and public baths. |
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Who was Matteo Ricci and what did he do for the Chinese? |
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| He was an Italian Jesuit in the Ming court who returned Christianity to China, mastered written and oral Chinese, impressed the Chinese with European Science, and introduced popular mechanical devices such as glass prosms, harpsichords, and clocks to the Chinese. |
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Tokugawa Ieyasu established a military government known as _________ that controlled.......
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| Bakufu that controlled Daimyo marriages, travel, and expenditures. |
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What famous Byzantine city did Mehemed conquer? |
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What was the religion that Shah Ismail created and what were his beleifs regarding his religion? |
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| Twelver Shiism; twelve ancient Imams, the twelth Imam was hidden |
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What people di Aorangzeb tax during his realm? |
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Who was the founder of the Mughal empire? |
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Why did the Safavids refuse to use firearms during the battle of Chaldirab in 1514? |
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| They considered firearms unmanly. |
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What are some similarities between the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires? |
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| They were all zealous Muslims, origins in Nomadic Turk culture, based on military conquets, and empires rules by Sultans. |
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Which French kinf donated money for the American Revolution and caused France to become bankrupt? |
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What was known as the "national razor" during the French Revolution? |
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What was the first expression of violence during the French Revolution? |
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What was the outcome of the National Assembly? |
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| They came up with a Constitution known as The Decleration of Rights of Man and Citizen |
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Name the 3 estates of France and what people and French society were in them? |
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1st estate= clergy
2nd estate= kings and nobility
3rd estate= Bourgeoisie, merchants, teachers, and lawyers |
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What was the nickname given to Marie Antoinette? |
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