MC Prax Quizlet Review

Japan's period of cultural, political, and economic isolation

An empire whose power comes from the domination of seas and trading routes, often with overseas colonies

Two wars between Qing China and Britain in the mid 1800s, caused by China's desire to regulate the British opium trade

"Second wave" of imperialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

An empire whose power comes from the extent of the territory it holds

Safavid Empire

Enlightenment theory that society is formed when individuals give up their freedoms in exchange for safety

Natural rights (Locke/Rousseau)

1885 meeting where European powers "divided up" Africa according to natural resources and territorial interests

An engine that creates energy from pressurized steam

Anyone qualified for the job can be caliph of Dar al-Islam

Mass production of goods by machines, rather than by hand

An economy that depends on exports for growth

Ottoman and Mughal Empires

Absolute ownership of another person and any of their future children, based on the color of their skin

rapid industrialization and Westernization of Japan in the mid-1800s

Everyone has a caste that they're born into, and the only way to move up/down is to be reincarnated

The blending of multiple cultures, religions, or languages into one

Period of peace and prosperity along the Silk Road under Mongol rule

A revolt led by the "Sepoy" soldiers against British rule in India; resulted in direct British crown control of India

Key goods traded: Silk Road

Race-based social hierarchy in colonial Spain with white people born in Spain on top and enslaved Africans on the bottom

Dynasty established in China by Manchu people after their defeat of the Ming (Han)

Agricultural innovation, developed in Vietnam and spread to Song China.

How Chinese emperors justified their rule; the belief that the emperor's power was divinely ordained

A company made up of a group of shareholders (merchants) who share risk

A war in which all resources in a country are mobilized, leading to the creation of a "home front"

Dynasty established in China by the Mongols after their defeat of the Song Dynasty

Key goods traded: Trans-Saharan Trade

Key goods traded: Indian Ocean Trade

Only relatives of Muhammad can be caliph of Dar al-Islam

Dynasty established in China by Han (ethnic Chinese) people after their overthrow of the Yuan

White colonists born in the colonies, not the European mother country (New Spain)

State-controlled economic system where wealth is seen as a zero-sum game and countries compete with each other

The process of applying logic and reasoning to social and political organization

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres

Most well-known ruler of the Mughal Empire, famous for his religious tolerance & efforts to balance Hinduism with Islam

Key oasis cities/trading cities on the Silk Road

Movement of people from rural areas to cities