global final Flashcards
the mongols built perhaps the largest land empire in history, but it was short lived, lasting only from approximately 1250 to 1368 ce.
describe the impact of the mongols on the turks, russians, and medieval europeans
through conquests that led to cultural exchanges, technological advancements like gunpowder and paper was in Europe from China via the Silk Road.
, the Mongol Empire briefly enabled peace, stability, trade, and protected travel under a period of “Pax Mongolica,” or Mongol peace
How did the Russian Empire emerge out of a blend of the Slavic, Viking, and Byzantine cultures and how did this shape Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
The Russian Empire emerged emerged from a blend of Slavic, Viking, and Byzantine cultures through conquests, trade interactions, and the adoption of Christianity. This shaped Eastern Orthodox Christianity by influencing its art, architecture, religious practices, and political structure.
Describe some of the causes behind and the results of the Crusades and how western
Europe was shaped by these incursions into the Holy Land, both culturally and economically.
The Crusades were a series series of religious wars initiated by the Latin Church in medieval Europe to recapture the Holy Land from Muslim rule. They had both immediate and long-term effects on Western Europe and caused massive death tolls but an increase in trade. The Christians were also not able to take over the Holy Land
Explain the type of “rebirth” that was the Renaissance.
a revival in the 14th-17th century of a newfound interest in classical art, literature, philosophy, and culture from ancient Greece and Rome.
Ended after the fall of rome
Was a bridge between the middle ages and the modern period
Began in Italy
What are joint-stock companies and how were they a helpful innovation for Europeans developing overseas colonies?
Joint-stock companies are businesses owned by shareholders who invest in the company’s stock. An example is the East India Company.
They were a helpful innovation for Europeans developing overseas colonies because they allowed investors to pool their resources and enabled a larger-scale and more ambitious colonial ventures.
Explain at least two agricultural innovations in late medieval
Europe and their impact on
European society.
the open field system - long strips of land separated from each other. Open Field System had advantages such as enabling crop rotation, efficient land use, shared grazing land
the three field crop rotation system - land of an estate divided into three large fields; one in autumn with winter wheat or rye; one was planted with other crops like lentils; and the third was left fallow. The main advantage of the three-field system was that it allowed farmers to plant more crops and therefore increase their yields, ultimately producing extra food
Both China and Japan consciously isolated themselves from the rest of the world as the modern era began. Describe how and why they did so.
They both wanted to remove western influence from the countries (religiously)
-China due to a belief in maintaining cultural purity
-Japan banned Christianity and prohibited people from making or returning from trips overseas. Japan wanted to protect its traditional values
