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GLOBAL 9 FINAL TERMS CULTURAL DIFFUSION
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| The Columbian Exchange | Worldwide exchange of goods & ideas that happened after Columbus landed in America. Goods such as coffee, corn, tobacco, sugar, potatoes went to Europe & European goods such as cattle, horses, chickens, iron tools, guns, etc. went to America |
| Hellenistic Culture | cultural diffusion, blending of greek, Egyptian, Indian, Persian cultures that happened from Alexander's conquering of parts of Europe, Asia & Africa |
| Silk Road | trade route across Asia linking China to places in the Middle East & Europe |
| Mercantilism | Mother country imports raw materials from its colonies & exports back manufactered goods for the colonies to buy - all to benefit & make rich the mother country |
| The Crusades | Caused by the attempt of European Christian knights to reconquer the Holy Land [Jerusalem] from the Muslims. It failed, but resulted in increased trade & cultural diffusion [exchange of goods, ideas] between Europe, the middle Easst & Asia. "a military failure, but economic success". |
| Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors like Cores & Pizzaro - conquered land in the New World for Spain & motivated by God [spread Catholic faith]; Gold [get riches]; Glory |
| Athens [Athens vs Sparta] | Athens - Greek city-state, first democracy, "golden age" of art, philosophy, architecture, education under leader Pericles |
| Sparta [Athens vs Sparta] | military state |
| Marco Polo | Italian merchant went to China on the Silk Road, worked for Kublai Khan & traveled in China for 17 years; on return to Europe wrote about his travels which made Europeans interested in traveling to/trading with China |
| Mansa Musa | Muslim king of Mali, showed his devotion to Islam with a famous hajj to mecca, passed out gold along the way. When he returned to Mali, he brought back Muslim ideas about government, art, architecture, etc & set up trade with Middle East |
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Greenville High School |
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