Semester 1 Review Flashcards
What are the pillars of Islam?
- Fasting (Ramadan)
- Pilgimmage (aka Hajj)
- Praying toward Mecca
- Profession of faith (there is no god Allah but Mohammed is his phophet)
- Alms (donations)
What is a pastoralist?
A nomadic sheep or cattle farmer
What is the Yam system
The Mongol Pony Express - a way of using horses to relay information quickly
How did the Mongols affect the Black Death
They helped spread it because they are nomadic.
What was the social order like for the Mongols
It was egalitarian
What does egalitarian mean?
People in an egalitarian society have equal rights and opportunities.
What is the triple alliance for the Aztec empire
Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan
What are some ways that Islam spread throughout the world?
Conquest, Trade (Merchants), Missionaries, Pilgrimmage
What are some of the ways Buddhism spread throughout the world?
Via the silk trade
Who were Ferdinand and Isabella?
King and Queen of Spain
Who was Ferdinand and Isabella’s most well-known employee?
Christoper Columbus
Where is mesoamerica?
Mexico, Yucatan Penninsula, Central America
What are the major mesoamerican empires in order?
The Olmec.
Teotihuacan. (Teyo-Tih-Hoo-Ah-Khan)
The Maya in the Classic period.
Aztec.
How was Ghengis Khan different than other rulers?
he elevated common people and got rid of the rich. his society was egalitarian
What are the 3 big geographic zones that are the focus of this class with the World History Project?
Afro-Eurasia, Meso-America, and Oceania.
What are the main facts about the Inca empire?
- Pachacuti was the 9th ruler of the Inca empire, he expanded it and made it more important.
- The Inca called themselves the Tawantinsuyu.
- The west coast of south America.
- Their economy was based on agriculture, so they were farmers.
What is an empire?
An empire is a complex political organization where a dominant central state controls weaker other states.
What is the Mit’a system
Mandatory service to the Incan government
How was the black death spread?
It was spread via trade, rats and fleas
What is the Columbian exchange?
The process by which goods (tobacco, cacao, sugar), people, and diseases crossed the Atlantic
What’s the importance of the English Wool Trade
in the 1300s wool was the biggest and most valuable and important export from England.
Who was Zheng He and what did he accomplish?
Zheng He was an explorer, diplomat, and admiral during China’s early Ming dynasty.
He led the largest ships in the world on seven voyages around the Indian Ocean.
Who was Mansa Musa and what did he accomplish?
Mansa Musa was the ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire.
Mansa Musa developed cities into important cultral centers.
What technologies and advancements did the Aztec Empire have?
The Aztec Empire developed mathematics, the canoe, and helpful forms of medicine.
