Q3 Test Flashcards
Indulgences
The forgiveness of the punishment due for past sins, granted by the Catholic Church authorities as a reward for a pious act.
Lateen Sails
Triangular sail that allowed ships to sail against the wind, increasing maneuverability and making early oceanic sailing possible.
Astrolabe
Any of a type of early scientific instrument used for reckoning time and for observational purposes.
Columbian Exchange
Connected almost all of the world through new networks of trade and exchange. The inter- continental transfer of plants, animals, knowledge, and technology changed the world, as communities interacted with completely new species, tools, and ideas.
Zheng He
Chinese Admiral in the Indian Ocean. In the early 1400s, Zheng He led the largest ships in the world on seven voyages of exploration to the lands around the Indian Ocean, demonstrating Chinese excellence at shipbuilding and navigation.
Chinampa
Also called floating garden, small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes. Chinampan was the ancient name for the southwestern region of the Valley of Mexico, the region of Xochimilco, and it was there that the technique was—and is still—most widely used.
Quipu
a method used by the Incas and other ancient Andean cultures to keep records and communicate information using string and knots.
Griots
are the narrators of oral traditions. Born into their highly respected position, griots play an important role. As well as being storytellers, they are poets, historians, genealogists, and musicians.
Role of Kinship groups
determine both rights and obligations to other people. These connections contribute to the way a society functions and resolve problems associated with everyday life.
Unifying religion after the fall of Western Rome
After the collapse of the western Roman Empire, the main unifying force in Europe was the Catholic Church. The church was under the supreme authority of the Bishop of Rome, or Pope, who was seen as the successor of St. Peter. As the head of the church, the Pope wields spiritual authority of all of Europe.
Powerhouse of trade post classical era (which regions?)
Trans-Saharan Caravan, Indian Ocean, Silk Roads, and the Mediterranean Sea. The regions were China and India
Early European nation to ‘explore’ via trade routes?
Five European nations were the dominant sponsors of these voyages in search of new trade routes, merchant opportunities, and - ultimately - lands to conquer. These were Portugal, Spain, England, France, and the Netherlands.
Who Invented rudder and compass (which region?)
China during the Sung dynasty.
Impact of Mongol expansion, function of the Khan, role with trade [Pax Mongolica]
The resulting stability brought by Mongol rule opened these ancient trade routes to a largely undisturbed exchange of goods between peoples from Europe to East Asia. Along the Silk Road, people traded goods such as horses, porcelain, jewels, silk, paper, and gun powder.
Cotton was introduced by?
The Indus Valley civilization started cultivating cotton by 3000 BCE.