Chapter 21 Flashcards
Marco Polo
Charlie McClain
Italian traveler who spent a lot of time in China and was very well-liked by the Great Khan who loved his storytelling. He worked for the Great Khan and wrote about all o his adventures.
Ibn Battuta
Charlie McClain
muslim traveler who provided guidance in the way of Islam to places that were newly converted. Was the Qadi of the Sultan of Delhi and the Maldive Islands
Pope Innocent IV
Charlie McClain
Christian Europeans wanted to take back Jerusalem from the muslims so he sent envoys to the Mongols trying to convert them to Christianity and make an alliance to take down the muslims who were currently in Jerusalem
Rabban Sauma
Charlie McClain
a nestorian Christian priest who was born in the Mongol Capital but was of turkish ancestry, was sent as an envoy to the Pope and other European leaders by the Persian Ilkhanate. He did not succeed.
King Louis XI
Charlie McClain
King of France who maintained a permanent army of about 15000 troops after the bubonic plague
Marco Polo’s homeland. Frequently fought with Genoa.
Roberts
Venice
Mongol capital where Rabban Sauma was born.
Roberts
Khanbaliq
During the little ice age, the Norse abandoned their colonies here that had existed since the tenth century.
Roberts
Greenland
This place strangely avoided the plague. Their population actually grew during the epidemics.
Roberts
India
Prosperous trading port city which was the hub of fur trade and was involved in the Hanseatic League.
Roberts
Novgorod
“Little Ice Age”
Rob Enright
around 1300 CE, shorter summers and longer winters in Northern Europe led to the decline in crop production, and eventually the Black Plague
sharia
Rob Enright
used by Ibn Battuta in his travel to strictly govern others
bubonic plague
Rob Enright
effect of the Little Ice Age; deadly disease that led to massive population declines, shortage of workers, and ended feudalism
Renaissance
Rob Enright
“rebirth” of classic culture, Italian artists use perspective in paintings; advancement of culture (especially art)
realism
Rob Enright
artists create more accurate depictions in their works (first nude pictures since the 13th century)
This killed a large portion of the indigenous population of the Americas.
(Max Parsa)
Disease pathogens brought from Europe.
Europeans imported this from China as a status symbol.
Max Parsa
Porcelain
This was invented by the Chinese, but used for weapons by the Europeans.
(Max Parsa)
Gunpowder
This kind of plantation was established by Europeans in Atlantic island groups.
(Max Parsa)
Sugarcane
The Dutch East India Company tried to establish a monopoly on this in eastern Asia.
(Max Parsa)
Spices
Dynasty that took over china after the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty
Peddicord
Ming dynasty
The mongol empire in China
Peddicord
Yuan Dynasty
Vast empire that protected trade along the silk road allowing trade to prosper
Peddicord
Mongol Empire
Empire in Rome, ruled over small area around the vatican
Peddicord
Holy Roman Empire
Which came first the Yuan or Ming Dynasty?
Peddicord
Yuan Dynasty
Songs and Stories - troubadours
European scientists consulted with Muslim and Jewish counterparts on understanding of natural world
The magnetic compass from China
Cultural Exchanges
Paul Kaster
Citrus fruits, Asian rice, cotton. Muslims introduce crystallized sugar to Europeans, demand increases rapidly
Spread of Crops
Paul Kaster
Conscripted labor to repair, rebuild irrigation systems
Promoted manufacturing of porcelain, silk
Cultural revival
Attempt to eradicate Mongol legacy by promoting traditional Chinese culture
Chinese Economic Recovery
Paul Kaster
Europe: regional states Hundred years war: England VS France Europe develops new taxes Italian states: bonds France: salt tax, sales tax England: hearth tax, head tax, plow tax Establish large standing armies
European Centralization
Paul Kaster
Dante - The Divine Comedy
Cervantes - Don Quixote
Shakespeare - English writer during the 1600’s, he focused on the joys and sorrows of human life.
Machiavelli - The Prince
Literary Achievements
Paul Kaster