dum' it down Global - Questions Flashcards
Confucianism basics:
Respect elders, leaders should be good role models.
Connections between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam:
They all believe in one God, the same God.
The Five Pillars of Islam:
Believe in one God, pray, fast, pilgrimage, give to the poor.
The belief system with the 8-Fold Path and reincarnation
Buddhism; teaches the middle path (not too hard, not too easy) and nirvana.
Causes and effects of the Crusades
Fought for land and money, deepened Christian-Muslim divide.
Long-term effects of Genghis Khan’s conquests
Spread culture and tech, set up trade routes.
Important Chinese inventions along the Silk Roads
Paper, printing, compass, gunpowder, silk.
Feudalism basics and European vs. Tokugawa differences
Lords give land for loyalty and service. Europe had kings, Japan had shoguns. Shoguns more powerful than emperor.
Negative effects of Silk Road trade
Spread disease, risk of robbery.
Reasons for success of African kingdoms
Controlled gold and salt trade routes.
Some of the regions conquered by the Mongols (name a few)
Includes: China, Persia, Russia, parts of Europe and the Middle East.
Religion that unified Medieval Europe
Catholicism
Main long-term effect of the Crusades
More contact between Europe and the Middle East, led to the Renaissance.
Humanism during the Renaissance
Focused on people’s abilities and learning
Goods exchanged in the Columbian Exchange
New crops, animals, diseases.
