       1. Shinto: Traditional Japanese religion.

2. Shogun: Top military commanders in feudal system. Had power.

3. Daimyo: Vassal lords. Received land in exchange for a promise to support the shogun with armies.

4. Samurai: Lesser warriors who promised loyalty to daimyo.

5. Bushido: Strict code of conduct of the Samurai.

6. Kabuki: Theater in Japan where they wore colorful costumes.

7. Haiku: Chinese influenced form of poetry.

 1. Mountains and islands acted as a barrier to unity.

 2. Seas became a source of food and transportation. Led to a deep respect of the environment.

 1. Writing system brought over by Koreans.

 2. Buddhism.

 3. Confucianism.

 4. Tea drinking and tea ceremonies.

     Emperor: Lost power, ruled in name.

Shogun: Top military commanders, had power.

Daimyo: Received land. Promised to support the shogun.

Samurai: Supported the daimyo. Fought.

Other classes: Peasants, farmed land.

  Artisans: Made weapons.

Merchants: Lowest social class.

 Created a centralized feudal government by bringing the warring daimyo under central government.

 Very hostile.

 Barred western merchants and prohibited traveling around.

     1. Genghis Khan: Leader of the Mongols.

2. Golden Horde: Mongol armies in Russia. Named because of their tents.

3. Pax Mongolia: Period of stability in Mongol Empire.

4. Marco Polo: Italian merchant who wrote about Chinese beauty and riches.

5. Ibn Batuta: Scholar from Morocco who traveled around the Middle East and Asia.

 1. Skilled horsemen.

 2. New military technology.

 They spread terror and destruction.

 Conquered people could live as they had as long as they paid a tribute.

 Absolute rule was a model for the Russian government.

 Cut Russia off from the West (Isolated them).

 1. They helped make the Silk Road and the Middle East become safe to travel on.

 1. Too large to govern.

 2. Little experience in government.

 3. Relied on others to do their job.

     1. Zheng He: Chinese explorer.

2. Venice: Dominant trade power.

3. Trade Fair: Where trade took place on trade routes where navigable rivers met.

4. Hanseatic League: German towns who monopolized trade in Baltic and North Seas.

5. Bubonic Plague: Highly contagious disease carried on by rats.

 Describe how the following led to an increase in trade:

 Europeans became interested in things that the Crusaders brought back which they wanted.

 Because of their location it became a great place to drop off products from the East (China) and then move them through Europe.

 Trade fairs were where trade routes met, and then people moved their because of jobs, leading to the growth of cities.

 Made navigation safer which allowed trade to take place.

 Portugal began the age of exploration for Europe and the Spice Trade was what the Europeans were interested in.

 Describe the Impact of the Bubonic Plague:

 Monarchs gained power.

 Feudalism declined.

 Strictly defined levels broke down.

 Peasant revolts started.

 Devastated.

 Farms and industry declined.

 Disrupted trade.

The Resurgence of Europe.

      1. Guild: Trade association. All of the people of the same job joined together.

2. Apprentice: Young person trained for a specific job.

3. Capitalism: Economic system based on trade and capital.

4. Commercial Revolution: Change in business.

5. Renaissance: Rebirth in Europe.

6. Humanism: Studied life in the present. Emphasis on achievements.

     7. 95 Theses: 95 arguments against Martin Luther against the Catholic Church.

8. Protestant Reformation: When Europeans broke away from the Catholic Church and formed new churches.

9. Magna Charta: Charter that placed limits on the King’s power in England.

10. Common Law: Law that is the same for everyone.

11. Parliament: Representative assembly in England.

 Made sure of good quality products.

 Regulated hours and prices.

 Created supply and demand.

 Led to people investing in businesses.

 Partnerships and Joint-Stock Companies: People sharing in the risk.

 Credit  Banks  Insurance

 Towns developed as people move to places for jobs.

 Middle Class developed as people started working on jobs they specialized in.

 Led to a decline in feudalism.

 Merchants in the cities had great wealth and money and became interested in the arts.

 Cities of Italy were thriving centers of manufacturing.

 Painted Sistine Chapel, and statue of David.

 Painted Mona Lisa, sketches for airplanes and submarines.

 Writer, wrote the Divine Comedy.

 Writer, Romeo and Juliet

 Writer, wrote the Prince who said rulers should do whatever was necessary to keep their power.

 1. Books were made available, cheaper and easier to make.

 2. Literacy increased as books became more available.

 3. Ideas spread more rapidly as access to knowledge increased.

 1. The Renaissance and Humanism led people to question Church authority.

 2. Strong monarchs increased there power over the Church.

 3. Problems in the Church, people thought its leaders were acting more like kings than agents of God.

 People could only reach heaven only through faith in God, not indulgences.

 Could reach heaven only through faith.

 Predestination.

 Catholic Reformation strengthen the Catholic Church and keep Catholics from converting.

 1. Religious and Political Divisions: rulers chose a religion for their nation, some Catholic, some Protestant.

 2. Religious Conflicts: Catholic Spain vs. English Protestant.

 3. Anti Semitism and Persecution of Jews.

 4. Witch Hunts of people believed to be agents of the devil.

 France: Monarchs had control, played rival nobles against each other.

 England: English rights, people treated equally.

 Ghana: Kingdom in Africa around 800.

 Mali: Kingdom ruled by powerful kings from 120-1450.

 Mansa Musa: Powerful Mali ruler who brought Islam to mali.

 Songhai: Empire in Africa from 1450 to 1600.

 Because of the different landmasses like mountains, rivers, deserts and rainforests, it led to a great deal of difficulty in people uniting and people beginning to do things there own way.

 Because they had gold and salt which they could use to trade.

 He converted to Islam creating a Muslim empire.

 He created a system of justice based on the Koran.