Ch. 5-6 Test Review Flashcards
how were western european nations such as spain, portugal, and england able to conquer the new world?
they had immediate access to the atlantic ocean
what was the motivation of the russian empire to expand into icy tundra of siberia?
they were trying to secure borders to keep other countries from invading
what steps would the russian tsar take to make native russians submit to his will and what was the long term effects on the native russian culture?
the tsar used taxes to make them submit to his will/become dependant and they eventually assimilated into russian empire
what was the greatest blow made by the muslim world that asserted their dominance in the religious struggle? how would they implement this victory?
mehmed 2 (ottoman empire, 1452) led the conquest taking over constantinople using cannons. (modern day istanbul)
whats another name for the qing dynasty?
manchu
what policies did the qing dynasty share with the mughal empire when controlling their empires? how would they implement these policies?
BOTH had cultural/relig. tolerance. Quing made manchu women marry han man + let them serve in imperial court. Mughal made House of Wisdom to bring Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims to talk
who is associated with Mughal empire?
akbar
who did the northwestern european nations have to deal with in order to trade with asia? what nations would take actions to circumvent those intermediaries?
they had to deal with venice (europe) and muslim caliphs controlling ports, portgual took risk to go around africa to avoid tax and find another route to asia(middle east, heathens).
PORTUGAL went around cape of good hope in africa.
SPAIN went through straight of magellan (couldnt do east bc of treaty of tordesillas w/ portugal)
who were the iberian kingdoms and what actions did they take to avoid dealing with trade in the mediteranean sea?
spain and portgul = iberian kingdoms.
they both sailed around
what was the primary driving force behind the demand for silver?
china, ming dynasty made a tax system relying on silver
who were the primary producers of silver
spain and japan
what actions would spain/japan take in their domestic economies and what were the effects?
SPAIN produced too much & value dropped, and spain laws made it hard to buy things.
JAPAN invested in pop control, agriculture, and stopped deforestation
what is the general crisis of europe?
the combination of the effects of the little ice age, the great dying (black plague), and inflation
