WHAP LEQ

contextualization for religion

printing press, monarchs centralizing power, overseas exploration, constant christianity

thesis for religion

Christian shaped european politics and society to a great extent. It fueled major conflicts and influenced how rulers built their power. It also transformed education and changed community life.

body paragraph 1 for religion

protestant reformation shifted political alliances and weakened authority of catholic church. 

30 years war shaped political boundaries  

body paragraph 2 for religion 

protestant emphasis on literacy because they wanted people to read their own bible 

catholic counter reformation (jesuit order) built schools and baroque art 

contextualization for cross-cultural

silk road and trans saharan, but then lateen sail and caravel allowed for overseas maritime exploration.

thesis for cross-cultural

Cross-cultural interactions transformed the americas to a great extent by reshaping population and cultural landscape, and creating new economic and racial systems that reshaped the regions social and cultural foundations. 

body paragraph 1 for cross-cultural 

colombian exchange declined population, spread of christianity from jesuits and franciscans established missions

body paragraph 2 for cross cultural

encomieda and repartimiento systems and atlantic slave trade 

racial caste systems: mestizo, mulatto, zambo, peninsulare, creole based on ancestry 

contextualization for gunpowder

from the decline of the mongol empire in the 14th century, other empires were able to arise from gunpowder technology and long distance trade.

thesis for gunpowder

The Mughal and Ottoman empire were able to expand their power by using religious authority, and having central administrative systems.

body paragraph 1 for gunpowder

ottoman sultan/caliph role

mughal divine authority like akbar and he promoted religious tolerance,abolishing jizya tax

body paragraph 2 for gunpowder

devshirme and janissaries

mansabdari system (bureaucratic and military sorting)