Mid-term exam study guide World History II Absolutism 1. What is meant by divine right of kings? 2. What country did Peter the Great rule? 3. What is westernization? Why did Peter the Great want to “westernize” his country? 4. What was Louis XIV trying to do when he built the palace at Versailles? English Revolutions 1. What or who was brought back to England during the Restoration? 2. Who came to power during the Glorious Revolution? After the Glorious Revolution, who had more authority in England—the…
Words 910 - Pages 4
Mid-term Paper Question: How does geography affect culture development? There are many cultures in the history of human kind, each very diverse and unique in its own way. There are many factors which lead to their diversity and uniqueness, such as the different interaction factors with other cultures. However, one of the most important factors of all is the geographical conditions in which the culture had to develop to. Geography can affect a culture greatly in many different ways. Geography provided…
Words 1044 - Pages 5
Staple Crops of the Aztecs and Incas Aztecs- Corn Incas- Potatoes Define the Americas’ level of contact with Afro-Eurasia Extremely limited (basically none except for the Vikings) No influence prior to 1492 Isolation Where were the Aztec and Inca empires based? Capitals? Aztec- Mexico, capital= Tenochtitlan (on lake Texcoco) Inca- centered in Peru (South America Andes Mountains), capital= Cuzco Political, Social, Economic characteristics of the Aztec compared to Incas Compare: Polytheistic Human…
Words 2006 - Pages 9
by reviving strong trading connections with the Muslims. In sub-Saharan Africa, there were mixed reactions to islam. In West Africa, the kings of Ghana converted to islam mainly to improve trading relations with the Islamic merchants, and the rulers did not necessarily adhere to Islamic doctrines. In the kingdom of Mali, Islam was also tolerated, and even honored when the king Mansa Musa. In East Africa, the same process of the rulers adopting Islam to improve trade relations occurred. The rulers were…
Words 2994 - Pages 12
It played “a much greater role in the city’s demise than did the Spanish force of arms.” (Corbett 2). For example, the Timucua tribe had a majority of their tribe killed due to these diseases, from 200,000 Natives before Spanish contact to only 1,000 in the year 1700 (Corbett 3). “In the 1630s, half the Huron…
Words 1409 - Pages 6
26th, 2014 AP World History Mr. A Stever Colombian Exchange Indian Ocean Silk Road Trans-Saharan Where Did Occur Europe, West Africa, Americas East Africa, Persian Gulf/Arabia, India, Southeast Asia, China, Europe Europe, North Africa and Central Asia North, West, and Sub-Saharan Africa, Sahara, Arab Penisula (Persia), Btwn What Empires Portuguese, Spanish, Native Americans (Incans, Mayans, Aztecs) Portuguese, Dutch, Siam (Thailand), Muslims, Chinese (Ming), Mughals (India), Swahili (Kilwa-Africa)…
Words 339 - Pages 2
carries itself. Its politics, military strategy, and even religion can be affected by the nature that the civilization is surrounded by. Society’s economy can be vastly affected by geography, especially in the early ages before exploration and the industrial revolution. If transportation was difficult it was hard to trade goods, which could ultimately harm one’s society. Geographic features and the land that surrounds civilizations have great affect on their society. Egypt is a country that is surrounded…
Words 1734 - Pages 7
hose exchanged via the Silk Road (Do not simply list the goods traded within each network; explain how the types of trade goods compare). Silk Road traded luxury goods and would be exchanged from merchant to merchant over many years to get from one end to the other and Indian Ocean traded bulk goods that went straight from one area to another in afairly quick amount of time . How did monsoon winds impact Indian Ocean trade (think in terms of price, quantity, regularity, etc.)? It made it more predictable…
Words 4985 - Pages 20
Influences on Financial Reporting The Mexican financial reporting history is divided into five stages ( Previtz 2011). The first stage is the pre-Spanish conquest, which is dated back before the arrival of Spanish conquerors. The Mayan and the Aztec are the reigning cultures through this period of economic boom. A system of a court with 12 judges was utilized to resolve any conflict among merchants and a strict compliance was maintained (Previtz 2011). The second stage is the era of Spanish…
Words 1666 - Pages 7
of empires. The Silk Road was reintroduced with the expansion of the Mongol Empire and many Indian Ocean and African networks became introduced due to the expansion of Islamic power. Muslim trade networks began in Northern Africa to expand their religion and also to gain riches from the large amounts of gold there. They also created trade networks in the Indian Ocean. But major trade networks began to increase in the Middle East and into Eastern Asia as their empire began to conquer large parts of…
Words 1537 - Pages 7