Ch. 4 Test Flashcards
what major advantages allowed the mongols to conquer the middle east, central asia, and eastern asia?
they were the best horsemen and other countries were instable
what were the effects of the mongol conquest of persia?
mongols destroyed the canals built by persians, enforced heavy taxation, + mongol leaders/people eventually converted to islam. mongols gained algebra, beureacracy, money, & land
what were major advantages of living under mongol rule?
silk road=expanded/protected, freedom of relihion, persian merchants protected. heavy cultural exchange/diffusion & high trade=high prosperity
what were major achievements of the mongol empire?
the biggest emp to exist, spread postal service, united china, + spread black plague
after conquering china, what did kublai do that made people question his dedication to mongol culture?
kublai moved the capital to beijing, raised his children in china, and allowed confucianism rituals to be practiced
after the collapse of the mongol emp, who rose + what did they do to stabilize china?
ming dynasty rose. they began to bring back confucianism, and eventually overthrew + kicked out mongols
what 2 asian cities became centers of political and/or religions power? how did they get that power
beijng= became the mongol capital
moscow=idk
what were some results of increased trade on silk road? who benefitted most from it?
europe benefitted the most (coal,paper money,poastal systems, etc) & many regions were connected for the first time
how did marco polos return from china change europe?
he introduced glasses,coal, gunpowder, paper money, which changed the economy. meant ppl didnt have to carry coins w/them
what 2 cities in asia became centers of political/relig. power?
beijing + moscow because they became capitols. (kublai + ivan the 3rd)
who rebelled and freed russia? (there wasnt fighting involved)
ivan the 3rd
which leader converted to islam?
ahmed tekuder
