European Exploration and Colonization
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Which of the following explorers is known for sailing to North America on behalf of England?

  • Vasco da Gama
  • Jacques Cartier
  • Henry Hudson
  • John Cabot (correct)

    • The Timar system was a land and tax system established to reward soldiers in the Ottoman Empire.

    True

    What disease was responsible for killing numerous Native American populations?

    smallpox, measles, and influenza

    The _____ was a three-masted sailing ship developed by the Portuguese in the 15th century.

    <p>Caravel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following individuals with their notable contributions:

    <p>Samuel de Champlain = Founded Quebec Akbar = Promoted religious tolerance Ferdinand Magellan = Circumnavigated the globe Henry Hudson = Explored the East Coast of North America</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the coerced labor systems in Spanish colonies in the Americas?

    <p>Encomienda and Hacienda Systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Criollos were people of European descent born in the Americas.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The _____ was a tax imposed on non-Muslims in Islamic empires.

    <p>Jizya</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dynasty was established by the Jurchen people after invading northern China?

    <p>Jin Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Concubines in Islamic societies had more rights compared to legal wives.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Name the Japanese period known for its classical literature, including 'The Tale of Genji'.

    <p>Heian Period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The practice of tightly binding young girls' feet to symbolize beauty in Chinese aristocracy is known as __________.

    <p>Foot Binding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following concepts with their descriptions or relevance:

    <p>Umayyads = Established a strong presence in Spain and spread Islam Meritocracy = Promoting based on abilities rather than social status Chola Dynasty = Ruled southern India for over 400 years Kowtow = A traditional act of respect in Chinese culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the role of the tributary system in ancient China?

    <p>To acknowledge China's dominance through tribute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Slavery in Islamic societies passed from one generation to the next.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which printing technology developed in China allowed for mass production of printed materials?

    <p>Woodblock Printing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The tax levied on non-Muslim subjects during the Delhi Sultanate is called __________.

    <p>Jizya</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes the core principle of Chan Buddhism?

    <p>Emphasis on meditation and direct experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What system replaced centralized control under the emperor in feudal Japan?

    <p>Shogunate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Zanj were enslaved East Africans primarily caught in the Atlantic slave trade.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known for her devotional poetry dedicated to Lord Krishna?

    <p>Mira Bai</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The _______ is a system where decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives.

    <p>bureaucracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following movements or systems with their descriptions:

    <p>Feudalism = System of land distribution among lords and vassals Bhakti Movement = Focus on personal devotion in Hinduism Mayan Religion = Polytheistic worship associated with rituals Zanj Rebellion = Successful revolt of enslaved workers in Basra</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was known for its cultural and intellectual achievements in medieval Spain?

    <p>Al-Andalus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Chattel slavery allowed slaves to attain legal rights and property ownership.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major infrastructure project in China facilitated internal trade during the Song Dynasty?

    <p>Grand Canal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a _______ society, lineage is passed through the mother's side.

    <p>matrilineal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following historical figures with their contributions:

    <p>Martin Luther = Triggered the Protestant Reformation John Wycliffe = Translated the Bible into the vernacular Jan Hus = Criticized Church practices and was executed Huldrych Zwingli = Championed radical interpretations of Christianity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary role of priests in Mayan society?

    <p>Conducting ceremonies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Ottoman Empire was established in the late 13th century and conquered parts of the Byzantine Empire.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Arabic term for enslaved East Africans?

    <p>Zanj</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The _______ was a major military defeat for Islamic forces against the Franks.

    <p>Battle of Tours</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ruler is known for expanding Ottoman territory and conquering key Christian strongholds?

    <p>Suleiman the Magnificent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Glorious Revolution of 1688 resulted in the ascension of Catholic King James II to the throne of England.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Name the capital city of the Aztec Empire.

    <p>Tenochtitlán</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The forced transportation of Africans to the Americas for labor is known as the ______.

    <p>Atlantic Slave Trade</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major factor led to the decline of the Ming economy?

    <p>Extravagant spending</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mestizos are people of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the tax imposed on non-Muslims in the Delhi Sultanate?

    <p>jizya</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Christianity spread to Ethiopia, where the Kingdom of Axum adopted it in the ______ century.

    <p>12th</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following terms with their definitions:

    <p>Polygyny = A form of marriage with multiple wives Tributes = Gifts collected as a sign of respect Harem Politics = Intrigues within sultan's harems Caravel = A small, maneuverable sailing ship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the empire that ruled northern India from the 13th to the 16th century?

    <p>Delhi Sultanate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Bhakti movement is similar to Sufism.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the former slave that became a powerful political figure in the Ottoman Empire?

    <p>Roxelana</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The warrior class in feudal Japan, known for their code of honor, are called ______.

    <p>Samurai</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the Mayan Government?

    <p>City-states ruled by kings claiming divine descent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient dynasty is credited with bringing about the Golden Age of India?

    <p>Gupta Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Qutub Minar is a major monument in the United States.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was Sundiata’s nephew known for his pilgrimage to Mecca?

    <p>Mansa Musa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ___________ developed in South Asia as a fusion of Hindi, Arabic, and Persian.

    <p>Urdu</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following civilizations with their notable achievements:

    <p>Mayan Civilization = Concept of zero and advanced calendar Inca Empire = Extensive road systems and agriculture Mississippian Culture = Large earthen mounds Gupta Dynasty = Advancements in astronomy and mathematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was a major contribution of the Song Dynasty?

    <p>Significant advancements in maritime navigation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The practice of female infanticide was supported by Muhammad.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a major reason for the decline of the Mississippian Culture?

    <p>Environmental factors or diseases brought by Europeans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ___________ was known for its leisurely use of the compass for navigation.

    <p>Chinese</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following figures with their associated empires or contributions:

    <p>Genghis Khan = Mongol Empire Babur = Mughal Empire Mansa Musa = Mali Empire Ibn Rushd = Philosopher influenced by Islamic scholarship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major technological advancement spread to Europe from the Islamic world?

    <p>Paper-making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Cahokia was the largest city of the Mississippian Culture.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Sufism known for?

    <p>Personal experience with the divine and tolerance towards other beliefs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ___________ influenced the emergence of the Aztec Empire by established practices of pyramid construction.

    <p>Olmec</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following events or practices with their brief descriptions:

    <p>Crusades = Attempts to reclaim holy lands from Muslim rule Tributes = Goods given to acknowledge China’s superiority Kinship-based Societies = Social organization around family connections Feudalism = Political system of land ownership and serfdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    European Exploration and Colonization

    • John Cabot sailed for England, claiming lands from Newfoundland to the Chesapeake Bay.
    • Vasco da Gama expanded trade between India and Europe.
    • Diseases, like smallpox, measles, and influenza, decimated native American populations.
    • The Indian Ocean Slave Trade involved the transport of East African slaves to the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia.
    • Peninsulares were Spanish-born elites in Latin America.
    • Henry Hudson, representing the Dutch, explored the East Coast of North America in search of a northwest passage.
    • Jamestown was the first successful English colony in North America, marking the beginning of England's colonial expansion.
    • Jacques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence River in Canada, claiming land for France.
    • Samuel de Champlain founded the French colony of Quebec, a significant fur trade hub.
    • The Caravel was a three-masted sailing ship developed in 15th-century Portugal.
    • Primogeniture laws, where the eldest son inherited the estate, motivated younger sons to explore new territories.

    Asian Empires and Cultures

    • Akbar, despite some struggles, tried to unite his subjects through religious tolerance and syncretic religious ideas.
    • The Astrolabe, improved by Muslims, helped sailors determine latitude.
    • Criollos were people of European descent born in the Americas.
    • The queue was a traditional Manchu hairstyle forced on Han Chinese men.
    • The Timar system rewarded Ottoman soldiers with land and taxes.
    • Viziers were senior advisors in the Ottoman Empire.
    • Janissaries were elite soldiers in the Ottoman Empire.
    • Jizya was a tax on non-Muslims in Islamic empires.
    • Indentured servitude involved Europeans contracting laborers for a set period.
    • Encomienda and Hacienda Systems were coercive labor systems in Spanish colonies.
    • Mercantilism was the pursuit of wealth through controlling trade and accumulating precious metals.
    • Louis XIV, the French monarch, epitomized absolutism.
    • The Manchus imposed their culture on Han Chinese.
    • Boyars were Russian nobles, often in conflict with rulers.
    • Roxelana, a former slave, became a powerful political figure.
    • Harem Politics described the political maneuvering within the sultan's harem.
    • Syncretism of African religions with Christianity occurred in the Americas.
    • The Glorious Revolution (1688) ousted King James II in favor of Mary II and William of Orange.
    • The Atlantic Slave Trade forcibly transported Africans to the Americas for plantation labor.
    • Mulattos were people of mixed European and African ancestry.
    • Mestizos were people of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry.
    • Huitzilopochtli was the Aztec son god.
    • Polygyny, where a man has multiple wives, became more common in Africa due to the slave trade.
    • Sea Dogs were English pirates who attacked Spanish ships.
    • The Delhi Sultanate controlled northern India (13th-16th centuries), introducing Islam.
    • The Northwest Passage was a hypothesized route through or around North America to Asia.

    Civilizations and Empires

    • The Inca Empire dominated South America, centered around the Andes.
    • Ferdinand Magellan proved the Earth was round and connected.
    • Mayan government consisted of city-states, ruled by kings, often considered divine descendants.
    • Mayan women could rule without a male heir.
    • The Ming dynasty fell due to extravagance, military campaigns, and rebellions.
    • Christopher Columbus opened European exploration and colonization.
    • The Seljuk Empire expanded into Persia and the Middle East.
    • Islamic women had property rights, unlike many contemporary Christian and Jewish women.
    • Mississippian society followed matrilineal inheritance, with chief succession passed through the sister's son.
    • Suleiman the Magnificent significantly expanded Ottoman territory.
    • Samurai were the warrior class in feudal Japan.
    • Ibn Rushd (Averroes) was a philosopher from Al-Andalus.
    • Tribute was collected from neighboring states in recognition of China's authority.
    • Confucianism emphasized ethics, morality, and social harmony.
    • The Bhakti movement shared similarities with Sufism.
    • Tenochtitlán was the Aztec capital, a city of about 200,000 inhabitants.
    • The Mongol Empire unified much of Eurasia through conquest, promoting trade and exchange.
    • Axum was an early Christian kingdom in Ethiopia.
    • Domestic slavery was common in ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle East, with slaves working in households.
    • Private tax collection was a common feature in rural areas of the Ming dynasty and Ottoman Empire.
    • Shariah law sometimes gave women less legal weight than men in court.
    • Christianity spread to Ethiopia, merging with traditional beliefs.
    • Sundiata, a likely Muslim, established trade links, founding the Mali Empire.
    • Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom were large religious and architectural complexes.
    • The Grand Canal transported taxed goods, especially grain.
    • Scientific and scholarly transfer flourished between the Islamic world and Europe.
    • The Gupta Dynasty experienced the Golden Age of India (320-550 CE).
    • The Mississippian Culture built large earthen mounds in the Mississippi Valley.
    • The Tang Dynasty was known for cosmopolitan culture, expanded trade, and the spread of Buddhism.
    • The Qutub Minar was a notable monument in the Delhi Sultanate.
    • Mansa Musa, Sundiata's nephew, famously travelled to Mecca, showcasing Mali's wealth.
    • Urdu emerged as a language mixing Hindi, Arabic, and Persian.
    • The Aztec Empire migrated to central Mexico in the 1200s.
    • Female infanticide was a practice forbidden by Muhammad.
    • Cahokia was the largest Mississippian city.
    • The Mali Empire became powerful in the 12th century through the gold trade.
    • Olmec influence was foundational to later Mesoamerican cultures.
    • Timbuktu was a major center of learning and trade within Mali.
    • Akbar utilized military and diplomatic strategies to consolidate power.
    • Paper-making was a technology developed in China.
    • The veil symbolized modesty among women under Islamic rule.
    • Turkish empires significantly impacted Eurasian politics.
    • The Song dynasty marked significant advancements in technology, economy, and culture.
    • Tributary System arranged political and economic dominance of China over other states.
    • Sufism emphasized personal experience with the divine, promoting tolerance.
    • St. Thomas Aquinas was a Christian scholar influenced by Muslim thinkers.
    • The Crusades (1100-1300s) facilitated cultural and intellectual exchanges.
    • The Heian Period (794-1185) saw strong Chinese influence in Japan but developed a distinct identity.
    • Foot binding was a symbol of beauty and social status in Song dynasty China.
    • Proto-industrialization was a phase before industrialization.
    • Maimonides was a Jewish philosopher synthesizing Aristotelian and Biblical ideas.
    • The Umayyads established a presence in Spain with Córdoba as the capital.
    • The Tributary System structured political and economic relations.
    • The Harem was a private space for women under Islamic rule.
    • Meritorious administration was a system of promotion based on merit, especially in Song-era China.
    • Daimyo were powerful land-owning lords in feudal Japan.
    • Woodblock printing was a crucial Chinese innovation in knowledge transmission.
    • The Chola Dynasty ruled southern India and Sri Lanka.
    • Neo-Confucianism combined Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist elements.
    • Rajput Kingdoms emerged after the Gupta Empire, often in conflict with Muslim forces.
    • Civil Service Exam was a merit-based system for selecting officials.
    • Jizya was a tax levied on non-Muslims in the Delhi Sultanate.
    • Chan Buddhism (Zen Buddhism) combined Buddhist and Daoist ideas.
    • Kowtow was an act of deep respect in Chinese culture.
    • Merit-based bureaucracy was adapted in Vietnam, with a loyalty system to local villages.
    • Guerrilla warfare was a tactic employed by Vietnamese.
    • Islamic women had rights to divorce and remarry.
    • Women in Islamic societies sometimes became concubines.
    • Hereditary slavery wasn't typical in Islamic societies.
    • Champa Rice significantly boosted agricultural productivity.
    • Maya City-States flourished between 250 and 900 CE.
    • Henry of Navarre converted to Catholicism for political stability.
    • Janissaries were elite soldiers in the Ottoman Empire.
    • Zaminders were Mughal tax collectors.
    • Huldrych Zwingli championed a radical interpretation of Christianity.
    • Martin Luther's 95 Theses triggered the Reformation.
    • Jan Hus was a Czech reformer.
    • John Wycliffe translated the Bible.
    • The Safavid Empire was predominantly Shi'a.
    • Ottomans were predominantly Sunni.
    • Henry the IV enacted the Edict of Nantes.
    • Patronage supported art, culture, and architecture.
    • Songhai collected tribute.
    • The Dhow was a trade ship used by Islamic merchants.
    • Aztecs collected tribute.
    • Ming tax collection used tax farming.
    • The Grand Canal facilitated transportation and trade.
    • Lal Ded was a Kashmiri mystic poet.
    • The Jin Dynasty was an invasion from the Jurchen people of Manchuria.
    • Reasons for the decline of the Mississippian culture included environmental factors and diseases.
    • The Inca Empire fell with the arrival of Spanish conquistadors
    • The Mongols united Eurasia, fostering trade and exchange.
    • Kinship-based societies organized most Sub-Saharan African societies.
    • The Compass was a crucial navigational tool.
    • Mayan Achievements included the concept of zero, a writing system, and an advanced calendar.
    • Syncretism was the blending of religious and cultural traditions.
    • Shoguns were military rulers in feudal Japan.
    • Mira Bai was a devotional poet from the Bhakti movement.
    • Matrilineal Society inherited lineage through the mother's line.
    • Vijayanagara Empire was a Hindu kingdom established in South India.
    • The Zanj Rebellion was a successful slave revolt documented in history.
    • Al-Andalus was the Islamic state in Spain.
    • Bureaucracy was a system of state officials making decisions.
    • Mayan religion was polytheistic, involving priests, ceremonies, and human sacrifice.
    • Zanj was the Arabic term for enslaved East Africans.
    • Chattel Slavery was a system of property ownership.
    • Griots and Griottes were oral historians.
    • Feudalism was a system of land distribution based on loyalty.
    • The Battle of Tours ended rapid Islamic expansion.
    • The Ottoman Empire emerged as a dominant force in the eastern Mediterranean.
    • The Bhakti movement emphasized personal devotion to a deity.
    • Debt bondage involved entering slavery for debt repayment.

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