CHAPTER 14: Cultures of Splendor and Power 1500-1780 (GFA)
What is a similarity between the ways that the rulers of Muslim and Chinese empires used the new wealth circulating in global trade (14.1)
Chinese and Muslim rulers glorified their regimes through magnificent architecture and art
how was Tokugawa Japan influenced by China (14.3)
Chinese literature, legal thought, and religion had a significant influence on Tokugawa Japan
what is an important cultural achievement of the Safavids (14.2)
Safavid empire provided a home for shiite islam and blended it with traditional Persian culture
What best characterizes the effect of attempts to convert both Amerindians and Africans to Christianity during the 17th and 18th centuries (14.6)
africans and amerindians used christianity to supplement their existing beliefs not replace them
which group of people was consigned to the bottom of Linnaeus's classification of people (14.5) (*)
amerindians
what approach to religion best characterizes ming Chinese and Mughal rulers in this period (14.2) (*)
both accepted varieties of religious pluralism in their territories
what was a consequence of the "native learning" movement promoted by some Japanese intellectuals (14.3) (*)
buddhism was branded a foreign containment of Japanese culture
what reflects a difference between China and the Islamic Empires (14.3) (*)
chinas internal market fueled its growth and culture, instead of the foreign trade that provided wealth to the Islamic Empires
Francis Bacon's method of scientific inquiry asserted what (14.5)
conducting experiments was the only way that humans could begin to understand the workings of nature
what supported the mughal nobility's lavish lifestyle (14.2) (*)
confiscatory taxation on farmers funded the mughal military-based nobility
in the 17th and 18th centuries, what led the Japanese to consider how to control and integrate foreign learning (14.3) (*)
earlier, foreign ideas rarely traveled beyond coastal regions, but by the 18th century expanded networks of exchange facilitated their spread throughout the country
how did the literary culture of late ming and early Qing china effect elite women's lives (14.3)
elite women were generally able to participate as writers, readers, and editors despite increasing constraints on their lives
how did the enlightenment and imperialism relate to each other (14.5) (*)
enlightened thinkers were concerned with domestic rather than international affairs
what is a reason that creoles in Spanish and Portuguese colonies were drawn to enlightenment ideas (14.6) (*)
enlightenment ideas helped to justify their dissatisfaction with colonial rule
what was a way in which the arts were used by artists or their patrons to send a social message between 1500-1750 (14.5)
european women such as Mary Wollstonecraft took up the pen to counter the belief that women could not act as rational beings
what did Adam Smith see as a valid reason for creating an economy with less government regulation (14.5)
he believed that free and fair competition provided the best opportunity to produce wealth
what shows the early Mughal empire's attitude toward the culture of South Asia (14.2)
hindus and muslims shared the flourishing of art, architecture and music
what was the political rationale for monarchs such as Louis XIV and Charles II to support scientific academies (14.5)
if the crown was seen to support scientific progress, the great minds of the academies would also be seen to support the crown
How did Europe's cultural exchanges with the Americas and the Pacific compare with its exchanges with China and the Islamic world (14.1)
indigenous cultures in the americas and the pacific were undermined by contact with Europeans (unlike in China and Islamic world)
what helps explain the degree of intermarriage between European men and native women in the Americas (14.6)
initially, European colonists were overwhelmingly male
in what way did the islamic world in the period between 1500-1780 change from its earlier pattern of cultural development (14.2)
islamic world developed three distinctive cultural traditions centered on the Mughal, Ottoman, and Safavid empires
In what way was the U.S. Declaration of Independence an Enlightenment document (14.6)
it announced that all men were endowed with equal rights
how did popular culture in Tokugawa Japan subvert its social order (14.3)
it idolized groups such as actors, musicians, and courtesans who were ordinarily at the bottom of the social hierarchy
what can historians use as evidence that the ideals of the enlightenment were not universally accepted (14.5)
many governments employed censors and punished radical thinkers
what did the Ottomans see as evidence that the Islamic world had a monopoly on truth, enlightenment, and culture (14.2)
ottoman military successes proved Gods favor for their culture
what types of characteristics did Carolus Linnaeus use to define racial categories (14.5) (*)
physical appearance and form of governance
what type of significant artwork was produced by the Oyo empire and Benin (14.4)
sophisticated bronzes
what were the most popular book published in Ming China (14.3)
study guides for civil service examinations
why did ming china escape the sectarian warfare that ravaged Europe (14.3)
the Chinese believed it was the emperor rather than any religious group that held the mandate of heaven, so no sect was favored over the others
why did the Chinese take little interest in the maps brought by Matteo Ricci (14.3)
the Chinese believed that Ricci's maps made China seem an unimportant country on the edge of the world
what is often seen as the epitome of the blending of Persian, islamic, and Indian traditions (14.2)
the Taj Mahal
what were some of the broader consequences of the enlightenment (14.5)
the expansion of literacy and the spread of critical thinking
which group closed off the studies into European science, history, and geography begun by Ibrahim Muteferrkia (14.2)
the ulama
what is supported by John Locke's notion of the tabula rasa (14.5)
there are tables cataloging innate cultural differences between different ethnic groups
why did the Chinese devote a great deal of attention to astronomy and calendrical science (14.3)
they believed that the stability of the kingdom depended on the importer's ability to calculate correct dates for festivals, court sessions, mourning periods, and agricultural work
how did Asante kings use the wealth they acquired from trade (14.4)
they showed their link to wealth and power by displaying gold-covered spears, maces, and elephant tails
what was one of the goals of the authors of the encyclopedia (14.5)
they sought to gather all the knowledge scattered over the face of the Earth and to present it in useful form
what was the role of the ottoman tekkes schools (14.2)
they taught devotional strategies to prepare students to enter Sufi Orders
what ideas did european enlightenment thinkers hold in common (14.5)
they wanted to improve their societies and search for universal, objective knowledge
