Worlds Together, Worlds Apart
Vocabulary and Review
Chapter 2
(courtesy of Charlie Malcolm, NMH History and Social Science Department)
Vocabulary
brevity
feudalism
promulgate
aggrandizement
insurrection
imminent
inculcating
preeminence
harem
clandestine
hegemony
accolades
incursions
courtiers
succor
intransigent
fervor
incurred
recalcitrant
onerous
litany
burgeoning
Historical Identifications
Bubonic plague
Shiism
Black Death shah
Mandate of heaven Bhakti Hinduism
Il-khanate Yuan Mongols
Sunni Islam Red Turbans
Topkapi Palace Ming Dynasty
Sultan Forbidden City
Devshirme jong
Janissaries Beghards
Viziers Jacquerie
Sufi Brotherhoods scrofula
Questions
- What factors led to the outbreak of the Bubonic Plague? Do any of these factors/conditions exist today? Should we fear a future pandemic?
- Why did the early Ming send out maritime voyages? What was the motivating factor? Why were these voyages stopped?
- Compare and contrast the Safavid and Mughal empires. Can you see a correlation between political tolerance and the longevity of these empires?
- Why was Europe so disunited (compared to China and Islam)? Do some of these cleavages still exist in Europe?
- How did the problems of Europe stimulate trade? Why did the Chinese emperor not show the same interest as European kings in the promotion of trade?
- What were the major differences between the three Islamic dynasties?
- How did Islamic sultans and Chinese emperors augment their own power? Can any points of comparison be drawn between the systems founded by each? Any differences?
- Why did Italy recover more quickly from the plague? Why was Italy the center of the Renaissance?
Related Current Events
Iraq War (Baghdad)
Northern Ireland
Yugoslavia
Three Gorges Dam in China
Bird Flu
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