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Chapters 14-18 Flashcards

1
Q

the Turkish peoples never formed a single, homogenous ________

A

group

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2
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asisan capital of the Mongol empire

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karakorum

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3
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tents used by nomadic turks

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yurts

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4
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in nomadic society, the elite class was _____ w/ many opportunities for rising/falling

A

fluid

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5
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sultan

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means chieftain

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6
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what did Chinggis Khanform in an effort to strengthen the Mongol fighting forces

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new military units with no tribal affiliations

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7
Q

Chinggis Khan didn’t establish a ________ govt. in the lands he conquered

A

centralized

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8
Q

Marco Ppolo spent almost 20 years at the court of ______ ______

A

kubilai khan

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9
Q

founder of Otooman Turk state

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Osman

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10
Q

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

A

integration

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11
Q

capital of Tamerlane’s empire

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Samarkand

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12
Q

Russia was dominated from the 13th-15th centuries by the _______ ______

A

golden horde

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13
Q

The Ghaznavid Turkish leader who raided and plundered India in the 11th centry was ________ of Ghazni

A

mahmud

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14
Q

in the 10th century, the Turks living near the Abbasid empire began a large-scale convertion to ______

A

islam

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15
Q

largest empire of all time was created by

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mongols

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16
Q

great epic story of Mali

A

sundiara

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17
Q

where Mali king, Sundiata, built his capital

A

miani

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18
Q

griots

A

singers and storytellers

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19
Q

______ village ruling council was made up of the male heads of families

A

bantu

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20
Q

led Zanj revolt

A

Ali Bin Muhammad

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21
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Zanj

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swahili slave

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22
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by 1000 c.e., most parts of africa south of the equator had been settled by people speaking the _______ language

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bantu

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23
Q

most tightly centralized 14th centruy bantu kingdoms, in which the central govt. maintained a royal currency system based on cowries, was the _______

A

kongo

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24
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founder of kingdom of Mali

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sundiata

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25
Q

most powerful state in west africa at time of islam arrival

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Ghana

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26
Q

was important trading center in Sahara desert

A

Gao

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27
Q

zimbabwe

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originally referred to dwelling of a chief

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28
Q

capital of zimbabwe

A

great zimbabwe

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29
Q

its estimated that between 750-1500 c.e., the # of slaves transported north as part of the trans-saharan slave trade exceeded ______ million

A

10

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30
Q

made famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324-1325

A

mansa musa

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31
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visited court of Khubilai Khan in the late 1200s

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marco polo

32
Q

presented the imperial crown by pope john xii in 962 c.e. to

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otto of saxony

33
Q

the holy roman empire was essentially a regional state ruling ______ though it also wielded influence intermittently in italy

A

germany

34
Q

conquered England in 1066 c.e

A

william of normandy

35
Q

growth of urbanization was most pronounced in

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northern italy

36
Q

belied it was possible to prove rationally that God exists

A

St. Thomas Aquinas

37
Q

lwas captured in 1187 by saladin

A

jerusalem

38
Q

last survivng islamic outpost in spain before 1492

A

granada

39
Q

reconquest of land from the muslims occured in the

A

iberian peninsula

40
Q

population of europe rose to what by 1300 c.e

A

79 M

41
Q

medieval social commentators often described medieval social structure w/ this phrase

A

“those who pray, those who fight, and those who work”

42
Q

attacked materialism and allowed no personal possessions

A

dominicans and franciscans

43
Q

newfoundland was discovered around the year 1000 c.e by

A

leif ericsson

44
Q

launched crusades in 1095

A

pope urban II

45
Q

only crusade that recaptured jerusalem

A

first crusade

46
Q

spanish soldier who left records of Aztecs

A

Bernal Diaz del Castillo

47
Q

largest early Mesoamerican city

A

Teotihuacan

48
Q

toltec state collapsed around 1175 because of

A

a combo of civil conflict and nomadic invasion

49
Q

later called Aztecs

A

Mexica

50
Q

5 iroquois nations

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mohawk, oneida, onondaga, cayuga, seneca

51
Q

capital of inca empire

A

cuzco

52
Q

massive stone palace at caroline islands

A

nan madol

53
Q

capital of chimu

A

chanchan

54
Q

had great power as advisors to rulers

A

mexica pritests

55
Q

patron diety of warriors

A

tezcatlipoca

56
Q

capital of aztec empire

A

tenochititlan

57
Q

aztlan

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the place of the seven legendary caves

58
Q

inca sun god

A

inti

59
Q

the kingdom of chucuito was located

A

in south america

60
Q

aztec expansion began under

A

itzcoatl

61
Q

in the 5 centuries after 1000 c.e., the peoples of the _______ hemisphere traveled and interacted more intensively than ever

A

eastern

62
Q

were the principal long-distance trade route network for heavy and bulk goods

A

Indian ocean lanes

63
Q

Marco Polo’s stories influenced other Europeans to visit _______

A

China

64
Q

the sharia prescribed religious observances and social relationships based on the ________

A

Quaran

65
Q

was introduced to west Africa by the Muslims

A

cotton

66
Q

was founded in 1368 by Hongwu

A

Ming Dynasty

67
Q

most notable of the humanistic thinkers, who published the first edition of the Greek New Testament was _________

A

Eramus

68
Q

who designed the dome on the cathedral of Florence

A

Bruncelleschi

69
Q

Portuguese mariner who reached India in 1498

A

Vasco da Gama

70
Q

the Reconquista was the Spanish Catholic capture of Spain back from the ________ control

A

Islamic

71
Q

was a Morrocan legal scholar who traveled extensively and recorded his observations

A

Ibn Battuta

72
Q

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

A

Pope Innocent IV

73
Q

nation that led the way in early European exploration

A

Portugal

74
Q

as a result of the bubonic plague….

A

the pop. of Europed dropped from 79M in 1300 C.E. to 60M in 1400 C.E.

75
Q

where did the bubonic plague in the 14th century begin?

A

china

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