Chapters 14-18 Flashcards
the Turkish peoples never formed a single, homogenous ________
group
asisan capital of the Mongol empire
karakorum
tents used by nomadic turks
yurts
in nomadic society, the elite class was _____ w/ many opportunities for rising/falling
fluid
sultan
means chieftain
what did Chinggis Khanform in an effort to strengthen the Mongol fighting forces
new military units with no tribal affiliations
Chinggis Khan didn’t establish a ________ govt. in the lands he conquered
centralized
Marco Ppolo spent almost 20 years at the court of ______ ______
kubilai khan
founder of Otooman Turk state
Osman
The Mongols brought about greater _________ amoung Eurasian peoples by increased trade, resettling of conquered peoples, diplomatic missions and the establishment and maintenance of a courier network
integration
capital of Tamerlane’s empire
Samarkand
Russia was dominated from the 13th-15th centuries by the _______ ______
golden horde
The Ghaznavid Turkish leader who raided and plundered India in the 11th centry was ________ of Ghazni
mahmud
in the 10th century, the Turks living near the Abbasid empire began a large-scale convertion to ______
islam
largest empire of all time was created by
mongols
great epic story of Mali
sundiara
where Mali king, Sundiata, built his capital
miani
griots
singers and storytellers
______ village ruling council was made up of the male heads of families
bantu
led Zanj revolt
Ali Bin Muhammad
Zanj
swahili slave
by 1000 c.e., most parts of africa south of the equator had been settled by people speaking the _______ language
bantu
most tightly centralized 14th centruy bantu kingdoms, in which the central govt. maintained a royal currency system based on cowries, was the _______
kongo
founder of kingdom of Mali
sundiata
most powerful state in west africa at time of islam arrival
Ghana
was important trading center in Sahara desert
Gao
zimbabwe
originally referred to dwelling of a chief
capital of zimbabwe
great zimbabwe
its estimated that between 750-1500 c.e., the # of slaves transported north as part of the trans-saharan slave trade exceeded ______ million
10
made famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324-1325
mansa musa
visited court of Khubilai Khan in the late 1200s
marco polo
presented the imperial crown by pope john xii in 962 c.e. to
otto of saxony
the holy roman empire was essentially a regional state ruling ______ though it also wielded influence intermittently in italy
germany
conquered England in 1066 c.e
william of normandy
growth of urbanization was most pronounced in
northern italy
belied it was possible to prove rationally that God exists
St. Thomas Aquinas
lwas captured in 1187 by saladin
jerusalem
last survivng islamic outpost in spain before 1492
granada
reconquest of land from the muslims occured in the
iberian peninsula
population of europe rose to what by 1300 c.e
79 M
medieval social commentators often described medieval social structure w/ this phrase
“those who pray, those who fight, and those who work”
attacked materialism and allowed no personal possessions
dominicans and franciscans
newfoundland was discovered around the year 1000 c.e by
leif ericsson
launched crusades in 1095
pope urban II
only crusade that recaptured jerusalem
first crusade
spanish soldier who left records of Aztecs
Bernal Diaz del Castillo
largest early Mesoamerican city
Teotihuacan
toltec state collapsed around 1175 because of
a combo of civil conflict and nomadic invasion
later called Aztecs
Mexica
5 iroquois nations
mohawk, oneida, onondaga, cayuga, seneca
capital of inca empire
cuzco
massive stone palace at caroline islands
nan madol
capital of chimu
chanchan
had great power as advisors to rulers
mexica pritests
patron diety of warriors
tezcatlipoca
capital of aztec empire
tenochititlan
aztlan
the place of the seven legendary caves
inca sun god
inti
the kingdom of chucuito was located
in south america
aztec expansion began under
itzcoatl
in the 5 centuries after 1000 c.e., the peoples of the _______ hemisphere traveled and interacted more intensively than ever
eastern
were the principal long-distance trade route network for heavy and bulk goods
Indian ocean lanes
Marco Polo’s stories influenced other Europeans to visit _______
China
the sharia prescribed religious observances and social relationships based on the ________
Quaran
was introduced to west Africa by the Muslims
cotton
was founded in 1368 by Hongwu
Ming Dynasty
most notable of the humanistic thinkers, who published the first edition of the Greek New Testament was _________
Eramus
who designed the dome on the cathedral of Florence
Bruncelleschi
Portuguese mariner who reached India in 1498
Vasco da Gama
the Reconquista was the Spanish Catholic capture of Spain back from the ________ control
Islamic
was a Morrocan legal scholar who traveled extensively and recorded his observations
Ibn Battuta
sent envoys to invite the Mongols to join in an alliance against the Muslims, the khans declined and in turn told Christians to submit to Mongol rule or be destroyed
Pope Innocent IV
nation that led the way in early European exploration
Portugal
as a result of the bubonic plague….
the pop. of Europed dropped from 79M in 1300 C.E. to 60M in 1400 C.E.
where did the bubonic plague in the 14th century begin?
china
