Unit 3 Review Test Flashcards
What effect did the turkish capture and control of constantinople have on European exploration ?
Eauropean explorers sought new trade routes to Asia
What empire did the Ottoman Turks conquer in 1453, thus controlling constanople ?
Byzantine Empire
Who was zhang he amd what areas of the world did he explore?
A voyager he collected permission to trade with China. Asia and Africa
What role did ming china play in world trade? Specifically, what did it import and export?
China exported potatos/ other goods
Define Sikhism
A religion developed in India
Beliefs blend elements of hiduism and islam
What does renaissance mean? How does this relate to Greek and Roman ideas and texts ?
A rebirth of ideas of art and literature.
What did johann Gutenberg invent? What effect did this have on the spread of the new ideas of the renaissance?
Printing press. It allowed the mass production of printed books which encouraged the spread of new ideas
What were some major characteristics of european art during the renaissance?
Lifelike portrayal of people and the catholic church
What were the ninety-five theses? Who created themand what was he trying to accomplish with them?
Reforms within the Roman Catholic Church and martin luther created them to stop the corruption of the Catholic Church
What policy of the Catholic Church did martin luther most object to?
The sale of indulgances to grant somone salvation in 1517
What were the major reasons behind european exploration and expansion from 1450 to 1750?
Europeans wanted to exploit the reasources found in the americans
What effect did european diseas have on native American populations?
European diseases like smallpox devastated the aztecs and incas
What was columbian exchange and what significance does christopher Columbus have in this exchange ?
Movement of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas between the Americans and europe and columbus voyages started a vast cultural exchange between the two hemisphere
What are the reasons for the rise of the Atlantic slave trade?
Europen colonists needed to grow sugar cane and other crops in the Americans
Describe how the Atlantic slave trade was conducted
African tribes exchanged captive africans with european slave traders, who transported them to the Americans under inhumane conditions
What areas did the Atlantic slave trade go to ?
South america, the caribbean and north america
What was the middle passage ?
The forced journey of enslaved africans to the americas
What impact did eropean colonization have on the aztec and inca civilizations?
These empires were replaced by a new Latin America culture blending local traditions, the catholic religion and spanish rule
What effect did the columbian exchange have on europe ?
A growth in population with the introduction of nee foods
What economic system did europen countries use to manage their new colonies around the world?
Mercantilism
Define mercantilism
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods that they bought
Describe europes commercial revolution that occurred due to european exploration, expansion and colonialism
The local economies of the middle ages were replaced by a new system of global trade, international banking, private enterprise, and government sponsorship
What role did the English bill of rights have on modern day political traditions?
They showed that the power of the monarch could be limited
How is the chinese idea of the mandate of heaven similar to the European idea of divine right?
Political power
