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Chapter 12 and 13 Test Flashcards

1
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What is East Africa’s trade language?

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Swahili

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2
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What are the top 2 commodities the Western African Empires traded?

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Gold and salt

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3
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Who was the great leader of the Mali kingdom, known for his wealth generosity, and encouragement of education?

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Mansa Musa

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4
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What is the kingdom in the African interior known for its Bronze sculptures?

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Forest Kingdom/ Benin

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5
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What were the 2 religions which fight for control of North India?

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Muslim v. Hindu

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6
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Who was the leader of the Mongol empire, the “Universal Ruler”?

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Genghis Khan

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7
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Who was the leader of the Yuan Dynasty in China?

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Kublai Khan

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8
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What was the name of the Mongols in Russia?

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Golden Horde

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9
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Who was the harsh Islamic ruler who attempted to rebuild the Mongol empire in the 1300’s?

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Tamerlane

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10
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Who was the founder of the Mughal empire in India?

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Babur

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11
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What did Shah Jahan build, the height of Mughal architecture?

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Taj Mahal

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12
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What European country took over India in the 1800’a?

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Britain

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13
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What was the name of the Hindu cult, which emphasizes truthfulness, self-control, purity, and faithfulness?

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Sikhism

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14
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Who replaces the Yuan Dynasty/Mongols in China?

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Ming Dynasty

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15
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Who was the great admiral during the Ming Dynasty who established Chinese trade around the Indian Ocean?

A

Zheng He

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16
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What was the most important export of the Ming Dynasty?

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Porcelain

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17
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What was the purpose of the astrolabe quadrant, and cross-staff?

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To find latitude

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18
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What was the name of the ships of the Age of Exploration which used rectangle and triangle sails?

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Caravel

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19
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Which country was the first European to be involved in oceanic exploration?

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Portugal

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20
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Who built an explorers school to encourage exploration in his nation?

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Prince Henry the navigator

21
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Who was the first explorer to make it from Europe to India by going around Africa?

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Vasco de Garma

22
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What year did Columbus make it to the West Indies?

A

1492

23
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What was the name of the pope’s division of the world between spain and Portugal for exploration and colonizing?

A

Line of Demarcation

24
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Who was given credit for circumnavigating the globe?

A

Magellan

25
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What was the term for Spanish conquerors?

A

Conquistadors

26
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Who was the Spaniard who defeated the Aztecs?

A

Cortes

27
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Who was the Spaniard who defeated the Incas?

A

Piazzaro

28
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Who was the Spaniard who tried to help the natives and fought to end slavery and forced conversions?

A

Las Casas

29
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What was the name of the Pope’s document that justified slavery and forced conversions of the natives in the New World?

A

The Requiermento

30
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What did de Soto and de Coronado conclude about the southern US?

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No Gold, No Good

31
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Who founded the city of Montreal?

A

Cartier

32
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Who founded the city of Quebec, known as the “Father of New France”?

A

Champlain

33
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Who was the explorer who claimed NY for the Dutch?

A

Hudson

34
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Who claimed North America for the English in 1497?

A

Cabot

35
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When was the first permanent English colony established in North America?

A

1607

36
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What word means the economic philosophy that believes colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country, as a source of raw materials and markets?

A

mercantilism

37
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What word means the economic philosophy where the goal is to advance wealth, through investments, not just take wealth?

A

Capitalism

38
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What was the West African kingdom of Mali known for?

A

Great wealth and scholars

39
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How did the Songhai empire end?

A

ended by Moroccan forces with muzzle-loading guns

40
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How did the slave trade of the 1500s to 1800s devastate the interior of Africa?

A

The interior of Africa lost all of the strong men and women

41
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Why are the Muslims and Hindus at odds with one another in India even today?

A

Monotheism vs Polytheism
Equality of men vs. Caste system
Jihad vs. massacres

42
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What enabled the Mongols to create the largest land empire in history?

A

Used great speed and terror, destroying whole cities to teach others to surrender

43
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What were a couple of positives of Genghis Khan as a leader?

A

Established a law code, which allowed missionaries to travel through the empire

44
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How did Kublai Khan, as Genghis Khan’s grandson, also help the Chinese?

A

built highways and invited foreigners from around the world

45
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What is Tamerlane’s legacy?

A

harsh and destructive in the name of Islam

46
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How did the Ming Dynasty treat foreigners?

A

kicked out all foreigners, only had 1 or 2 trading ports open for limited trade

47
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What are a few cultural achievements of the Ming Dynasty?

A

porcelain, landscape paintings, literature in the vernacular, and the Great Wall rebuilt, made the Forbidden City

48
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What motivated the explorers of the 1400s and 1500s?

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God-convert the heathens, Gold-search for new trade routes, Glory-adventure/fame, competition among countries

49
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What were the weaknesses of the Portuguese and Spanish as colonizers? What country succeeded in the long run at being the greatest colonizer? What did they do differently?

A

Portugal’s weaknesses- spread out, not enough manpower, the cruelty of traders

Spain’s Weaknesses-slavery of Natives, unsubmissive Indians

France, and England succeeded instead of just being in the country to trade the started cities and became friends with the natives

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