Chapter 21 Flashcards
Melaka
Principle clearinghouse of trade in the eastern Indian Ocean. Maintained a safe maket
Ibn Battuta
Morocan legal scholar who visited an equivalent of 44 countries. Served as a judge.
Yangzhou
Large trading city. Khubilai Khan made Marco Polo the governor.
Rabban Sauma
Nestorian Christian priest born in the Mongol capital of Khanbaliq. Was used in hopes of attracting support for the ilkan of Persia in invading Muslim-held lands
sharia
Islamic holy law
John of Montecorvino
most active of the Roman Catholic missionaries in China. An Italian Fraciscan who translated the New Testament and book of Pslams into Turkish
Hongwu
new emperor of the Yuan dynasty when it fell & governance of China returned to Chinese hands. Lead rebels that toppled the yuan dynasty. Established Ming dynasty.
The Yongle Encyclopedia
a vast encyclopedia that compiled significant works of Chinese literature, history, & philosophy; Hongwu’s successor Yongle organized the preperstion of it.
Fernando of Aragon & Isabel of Castile
Married in 1469. United the two most important Iberian realms. Conquered Granada, Iberia, & then Italy. (known as Catholic Kings)
Brunelleschi
Florentine architect who reinvented equipment & designs for a large dome. Florence residents took his dome as a symbol of the city’s wealth
humanism/humanists
scholars interested in literature, history, & moral philosophy. Deeply committed to Christianity. Preferred Greek & Roman authors
Erasmus
most notable humanist who published the first Greek edition of the new testament & a revised Latin translation
Zheng He
Muslim from Yunnan in southwest China who became a trusted advisor of Yongle. Leader of the 7 expeditions in the Indian Ocean basin
Vasco de Gama
Departed from Portugal with the intention of sailing to India. Found a Muslim pilot who showed him how to use the monsoon winds to get there.
