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What is meant by “Angkor” in this lesson?Southeast Asian states and maritime networks: Angkor was a major Khmer political and urban center with extensive infrastructure.
What is meant by “Water management” in this lesson?Southeast Asian states and maritime networks: Water management organizes storage and movement for settlement and agriculture.
What is meant by “Srivijaya” in this lesson?Southeast Asian states and maritime networks: Srivijaya was a maritime power connected with trade and Buddhist networks.
What is meant by “Majapahit” in this lesson?Southeast Asian states and maritime networks: Majapahit was a Java-based kingdom with regional political and commercial connections.
What is meant by “Religious adaptation” in this lesson?Southeast Asian states and maritime networks: Religious traditions were adopted and reworked within local institutions and practices.
What is meant by “Maritime chokepoint” in this lesson?Southeast Asian states and maritime networks: A chokepoint channels sea traffic and can shape commercial and strategic influence.
What is meant by “Ottoman Empire” in this lesson?Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal states: The Ottoman Empire governed extensive territories across parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
What is meant by “Safavid state” in this lesson?Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal states: The Safavid state developed in Iran and established major Shi'a institutions with broader political structures.
What is meant by “Mughal Empire” in this lesson?Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal states: The Mughal Empire governed much of South Asia through changing military and administrative arrangements.
What is meant by “Akbar” in this lesson?Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal states: Akbar expanded Mughal authority and pursued distinctive administrative and religious policies.
What is meant by “Imperial diversity” in this lesson?Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal states: Empires governed populations with varied languages, religions, and local institutions.
What is meant by “Revenue administration” in this lesson?Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal states: Revenue administration organizes collection and allocation of resources for government.
What is meant by “Benin Kingdom” in this lesson?African states and diplomacy: The Benin Kingdom developed in the region of present-day southern Nigeria and is distinct from the modern Republic of Benin.
What is meant by “Benin court art” in this lesson?African states and diplomacy: Court art expressed royal institutions and historical memory through specialized production.
What is meant by “Kongo Kingdom” in this lesson?African states and diplomacy: Kongo organized Central African political networks and interacted with Atlantic traders and missionaries.
What is meant by “Ethiopian state traditions” in this lesson?African states and diplomacy: Ethiopian histories include long-standing states, Christian institutions, and regional interactions.
What is meant by “Diplomacy and adaptation” in this lesson?African states and diplomacy: Diplomacy and adaptation shaped responses to foreign contacts without removing unequal power.
What is meant by “Atlantic-contact consequences” in this lesson?African states and diplomacy: Atlantic connections created commercial opportunities alongside warfare, coercion, and destabilization.