Study Guide Unit 7 – the Emerging Global World

  1. The Taj Mahalsymbolizes the impact of Muslim culture on India.
  2. All three of the following empires – Ottoman,Safavid, and Mughal - were Muslim, were ruled by a strong central government, and inspired a golden age of Islamic art, architecture, and scientific knowledge
  3. Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world.
  4. James Cook sailed for England and was the first to sail to Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.
  5. Because of the Astrolabe, sailors knew where they were on the globe and knew what was the time of day.
  6. Map – TheSafavid Empireencompassed Persia and surrounding areas.
  7. TheMayas Empire was more like Greece because they had numerous city-states.
  1. Each of these individuals: Cortes, Pizzaro, Columbus,da Gama, Magellan, Cook, and de Champlain, explored the world, increased trade, and competed for the riches of the New World
  2. One of the greatest explorers of the past, Zheng Hecame from China and helped to increase trade between India and China.
  3. The Columbian Exchangeinvolved a transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe.
  4. Portolan Maps and the Astrolabe were vital tools that helped explorers sail across the world.
  5. Map - The Ottoman Empire - encompassed all of the old Byzantine Empire plus most of the Middle East, parts of Eastern Europe
  1. Because each of the Mesoamerican civilizations: Olmec, Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas had similar governments and cultures, trade and travel occurred frequently between them.
  2. Francisco Pizzaro led the Spanish expedition that conquered the Incas
  3. All four Mesoamerican Civilizations: Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca had a religion with many gods.
  4. Both the Aztecs and the Incasacquired their empires through military conquests.
  5. Vasco da Gama sailed for Portugal, sailed around Africa, and increased the power of Portugal.
  6. Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain and made Spain powerful through the discovery of the Americas.
  7. Samuel de Champlain sailed for France and established the city of Quebec.
  8. The Olmecwas the first Mesoamerican/Central American civilization
  9. Better farming techniques led to the origin of following Central American civilizations: Olmec, Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas
  10. Hernan Cortes led the Spanish expedition that conquered the Aztecs
  11. Map – The Mughal Empire encompassed almost all of India.
  12. The rule of Suleyman the Magnificent helped the Ottoman Empireto a long period of peace and prosperity.
  13. Because of the Columbian Exchange, populations increased in Europe, while diseases decreased populations in the Americas.