Ch 14: European Exploration and Conquest Flashcards
Center of afroeurasion trade
Indian Ocean
Venetian trader and explorer whose stories fueled western fantasies, travelled to China
Marco Polo
The Mongols fell to the ___________
Ming dynasty
Led treasure fleet” on multiple explorations, China turned away from external trade after his death
Zheng He
Was one of the most powerful African empires until their defeat by the ottomans in 1517
Egypt
________ was practiced in Africa and everywhere else
Slavery
Legends about Africa were ____________
Romanticized
What did people believe about Africa?
It was a Christian nation ruled by the descendent of one of the three kings; prestor John
The Middle East was an ___________ for the afroeurasion trade
Intermediary
There was a religious clash between the ____________ and ______________
Persians and Turks
What religion were Persians?
Shi’ite Muslim
What religion did the ottoman Turks follow?
Sunnism
The Turks and Persians competed for ____________
Trade routes
Under Sultan Mohammed II the ottomans captured the largest European city _____________
Constantinople
What did the ottomans rename Constantinople?
Istanbul
The ottomans expanded ___________
Rapidly
In the late Middle Ages who controlled trade with east?
Venice and Genoa
Revival of the economy after the _____________ was a cause of expansion
Black Plague
Europeans wanted to spread ______________
Christianity
Spanish soldier explorers who sought to conquer the new world for the Spanish
Conquistadors
Fictitious travel book that convinced Europeans and romanticized exploration
The travels of John mandeville
Older ships propelled by slaves
Galleys
New ships developed by Portuguese
Caravel
Depicted the world as round and introduced concepts of latitude and longitude
Ptolemys geography