Unit 2 Flashcards
Peter and Catherine the Great did not Westernize
Instituting mandatory education, including serfs
What is soft gold
furs
why were the qing more open to accepting central asian nomadic peoples
the qing were nomadic and warring society and had greater connection
why did the qing conquer the ming dynasty
believed that they lost the mandate of heaven since there was a famine and peasant rebellion
how did mughal attidues and polices toward hindus change
less tolerant
Which american crop had no cultural siginificance in the islamic empire
coffee
Term for ottoman government forcefully removing christian boys from family to serve the state
devshirme
Who founded the ottoman empire
osman
mehmed conquered what place in 1453 and renamed it to istanbul
constantinople
Spanish conquest of the Americas explained
germs
why were the natives susceptible to european diseases
since they weren’t exposed to domesticated animals, they never developed immunities
when did columbus run into the caribbean
1492
what is not a leg in the triangular trans-atlantic trade
potosi silver to the pacific islands like manila or japan
most african slaves went to what two regions
brazil: the caribbean
the portugues replaced what group of people in the african slave trade network
muslims
term that refers to african people throughout the world
diaspora
which country was a trading post empire
portugal
what were the british east indian company and dutch east indian company
private companies that had support from their respective government
which of the following were the nobility or lords of japan
daimyo
why did the fur trade occur in the americas
because the animals that provided the fur in europe almost went extinct
what did russia demand from siberia
siberians to pay taxes in fur
why did the scientific revolution occur in europe
euorpe was more frgamented, china and islam was to independent
was supposed to be about religious freedom but was actually germans opportunity to gain power and independence
30 year war
central theme of the enlightenment
human society can be changed and improved by human action
