Exam 5 Flashcards
How did the slave trade effect African societies
Judicial proceedings were manipulated to generate victims for the slave trade
Where in the Americas were most of the West African slaves sent
The West Indies
Where was the final destination of silver in the global economy
India and China
Europeans receiving goods from Asia could best be described as figures from what
Classical mythology implying a superior civilization
What did Europeans paying Asians in silver result in
An intense desire for precious metals
What are maroon societies
Communities of former slaves found in remote regions in South America and the Caribbean, which fleeing slaves often joined
What was the name of the West African kingdom who’s kings limited participation in the slave trade
Benin
What was the name of the Spanish coin which was used as a medium of exchange
Piece of Eight
What is soft gold
Animal furs, highly valued for their warmth and as symbols of elite status
What was the transatlantic slave system
Trade in human beings between 1500 and 1866 that removed approximately 12.5 million people from Africa and shipped them across the Pacific
What impact did the silver trade have on world history
Created steady Pacific commerce, changed Spain and Japan, it commercialized China’s economy, gave Europeans a way to enter the trade in goods
How did the Atlantic slave trade affect African states and society
West African population declined, economic stagnation as a result of neglected agriculture, decline of state authority, moral corruption, disrupted sex ratio, polygamy, African slaves were predominantly female
Mexica figures with Spanish features and clothing around the Lady of Guadalupe would portray
Synthesis of cultures around the figure of the Virgin Mary
Who spread Islam from 1450-1750
Muslim holy men, scholars, and traders
How did early scientists in the Scientific Revolution view religions
They though religion could coexist with science
What was the Chinese movement which stressed evidence to support facts
Kaozheng
What was the European Enlightenment
An intellectual movement known for its commitment to open-mindedness and inquiry and the belief that knowledge could transform human society
How is Mary portrayed in relation to the Mexica sun god
Eclipsing the sun god’s power
Which region in Europe saw the most profound religious devisions
The Holy Roman Empire
What was the Islamic movement that advocated an austere lifestyle and strict adherence to Islamic law
Wahabism
What was the Scientific Revolution
A movement in Europe which focused on gaining knowledge through rational inquiry based on evidence m, rather than the church, the Bible, ancient philosophers, or cultural tradition
Who was Copernicus
A Polish mathematician and astronomer who was the first to argue for the existence of a heliocentric cosmos
Why did Spanish missionaries have their greatest success in Spanish America and the Philippines
An overwhelming presence of Spanish in those regions and absence of preexisting and literate world religions in those regions
What major movements in early modern India brought some Hindus and Muslims together in new forms of religious expression, and how did those movements differ from each other
The Bhakti movement was a devotional form of Hinduism that disregarded the detailed rituals of the Brahmin priests in favor of direct contact with the divine, whereas the founder of Sikhism believed there was only one god rather than a Muslim God and Hindu gods
What were the Banda Islands
A group of islands massacred by the Dutch which was known for its nutmeg
Where did the British establish trading settlements
Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras
What are the Philippines
A group of islands in the Indian Ocean named after king Philip
What was Manila
The capital of the Philippines established by the Spanish
What was Potosi
A city in the Bolivian region which was the sight of one of the most profitable silver mines owned by the Spanish
What was Palmares
The largest maroon society which was located in Brazil
What was the African diaspora
An event in which Africans became a substantial presence in the Americas due to the transatlantic slave system
What was Indian Ocean commercial
The interconnected web of trade routes exploited by Portugal
What was a trading post empire
An empire established by the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean
What are signares
African women who married European merchants
What best describes the realities of the West African slave trade
European merchants waited in their own ships to purchase slaves
Which century marked the peak of African slave trading in the Americas
1700s
What did Japan’s discovery of silver deposits lead to
The end of fighting among Shoguns and unification of Japan
What best describes the realities of African women in the 17th and 18th centuries
Lack of access to political power
What was prized among Puritans of North America
Education and civic duty
How did the religions of African slaves mesh with Christianity in the New World
West African gods were associated to Catholic saints
Which part of Europebsaw the widest spread of Protestantism
North
What was not a result of if the Protestant Reformation
The opinions of dissidents were taken into consideration at councils
