Semester Exam Flashcards
Who wrote “Wealth of Nations” and promoted laissez-faire?
Adam Smith
Who overthrew the Byzantine empire?
The Ottomans
Journey of slaves from Africa to the New World
Middle Passage
Ming Explorer of the 1400’s
Zheng He
1700’s period of interest in reason and philosophy
Enlightenment
Began the Protestant Reformation with the posting of the 95 Theses
Martin Luther
Japanese government that greatly limited outside influences beginning in the 1600’s
Tokugawa Shogunate
Bloodless revolution in England in 1689 that led to the English Bill of Rights
Glorious Revolution
Mughal leader who promoted religious tolerance
Akbar
Catholic group who played a large role in spreading Christianity throughout the world
Jesuits
Enlightenment thinker who believed in separation of powers
Montesquieu
Belief held by absolute monarchs that power is granted by God
Divine Right of Kings or Devine Rights
System of Native American forced labor by Europeans
Mito
Began his own church in England after a disagreement with the pope
Henry VIII
Exchange of plants, animals, diseases, etc between the Old World and the New World
Columbian Exchange
Social class who’s power was undercut by the Bourbon reforms in Latin America
Creoles
Period when people were nomadic and used simple stone tools
Paleolithic
Event that caused civilization to first develop
Sedentary Agriculture
Civilization that developed the first writing system as well as the location farming first developed
Mesopotamia
Civilization whose original culture was destroyed by the Aryans
Harappa
The split of Islam into Sunni and Shiite occurred over this issue
Succession
The true ruler of feudal Japan
Shogun
Great king of Mali who is famous for his hajj to Mecca
Mansa Musa
This person’a beliefs centered on a hierarchical society and filial piety
Confucius
This dynasty began the Mandate of Heaven tradition
Zhou
This famous Greek philosopher was known for his excessive questioning
Socrates
Civilization responsible for preserving the works of Greeks and Romans following the fall of the Roman Empire
Abbasids
Religion that spread to North Africa, parts of West Africa, and the Swahili coast in the post classical period
Islam
Event that provided the Europeans with technology, increased trade, and the recovery of classical works from the Arabs
Crusades
Latin America social class that included people of American born, European decent
Creoles
Empire that dominated the eastern Mediterranean in the 16th century
Ottomans
Renewed interest in art, intellectual thought, and education in the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe
Renaissance
Male dominated society
Patriarchal
Inventor of a machine that revolutionized communication in 15th century Europe
Gutenburg
Religion that split with the Roman Catholic church in 1054
Christianity
Arab traveler who provided extensive knowledge of civilizations in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
Ibn Battuta
Group who migrated across Africa in the Post-Classical period, spreading language, culture, and farming skills
Bantu
Italian traveler who visited the Chinese court of Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Traditional religion of Africa involving spirits of nature and ancestors
Animism
Countries that led European exploration in the 15th century
Spain and Portugual
“Golden Age” classical Indian empire
Gupta
Group who brought peace to much of the Eurasian continent in the late post-classical period
Mongols
Region of Africa that prospered through the gold-salt trade in the post-classical period
West Africa
One of the few sources of educated men and the promotion of learning in medieval Europe
Priests
Martin Luther’s major complaint against the Catholic Church
Indulgences
Period of history ushered in by the empire of Alexander the Great and the spread of Greek language and culture
Hellenistic
Classical era trade route that connected Europe to Asia
Silkroad
Chinese government philosophy that included harsh punishments
legalism
Event that destroyed 1/3 of Europe’s population and helped bring about the end of feudalism
Black Death
Babylonian King who made one of the world’s first law codes
Hammurabi
