Final Exam - 1

Question 0

Christian Humanists

Answer 0

people need to learn how to read and write to be closer to God

Question 1

Leonardo Da Vinci

Answer 1

mathematician; scientist; architect; artist; inventor; “worldy”

Question 2

Predestination

Answer 2

the doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand, including which people will be eternally saved

Question 3

Peace of Augsburg

Answer 3

princes of Germany make their own religion to form their own state

Question 4

Council of Trent

Answer 4

a meeting of Roman Catholic leaders called by Pope Paul III to rule on doctrines criticized by the Protestant reformers

Question 5

Mehmed II

Answer 5

took control of the Islamic cities and took back Constantinoplefrom then on he was known as Mehmed the Conqueror and he opened Constantinople to citizens of many religions & backgrounds

Question 6

Janissaries

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and elite force of 30,000 soldiers who were trained to be loyal to the sultan only

Question 7

Shah Ismail

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he was 12 years old when he took the throne and in 1499 began to seize what is now Iran two years later he completely seized it & to celebrate his achievement he took the ancient Persian title of shah, or king, & he named Shi’a Islam as the state religion he became a religious tyrant any citizen who did not convert was put to death

Question 8

Shah Abbas

Answer 8

A.k.a. Abbas the Great, took the throne in 1587; he reformed the military and civilian life; built new capital at Esfahan; cultural blending through art from China and demand for Persian carpets

Question 9

Treaty of Tordesillas

Answer 9

The pope divides the world in half; anything in the west goes to Spain; East Goes to Portugal

Question 10

Vasco Da Gama

Answer 10

1497 Portuguese explorer explored East African coast to find direct route from Portugal to India

Question 11

Spice Trade

Answer 11

Spices such as cinnamon, cassia, cardamom, ginger, pepper, and turmeric were known, and used for commerce, in the Eastern World well into antiquity.

Question 12

Zheng He

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found the Americas 70 years before Christopher Columbus; he distributed to people and in return 16 countries sent tribute to China; instead of taking over they just show their superiority

Question 13

Ming

Answer 13

the Ming dynasty ended when the manchus invaded from the north; the Qing dynasty begin

Question 14

Tokugawa

Answer 14

creates a central authority; brings everyone under his control; fights for the country and their culture

Question 15

Settlers of the Hudson River Valley

Answer 15

The first European settlers of the Hudson river valley were the Dutch

Question 16

African Slaves Labor

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needed for cheap labor; they used others as property in order to create something that wasn’t even needed (luxury); WHY AFRICA? native American population was declining; strong immune system; they were “made for slavery”; experience in farming; easy to spot; less likely to escape

Question 17

Middle Passage

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Africa to America; the voyage Africans would have to take and they were then sold into slavery; given 4 feet of room to stand

Question 18

Mercantilism

Answer 18

money=power (gold and silver)

Question 19

Absolutism

Answer 19

the acceptance of, or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.

Question 20

Divine Right

Answer 20

The belief that God created the monarchy and that God himself chose the person to rule; the monarch is God’s representative on Earth