Exam Review: 600 to 1450 part 2

Question 1

cyclical view of world

Answer 1

(maya) rise and fall of the earth

Question 2

sloping heads

Answer 2

mayan beauty concept, neanderthal looking

Question 3

Aztec

Answer 3

central mexico, capital tenochtitlan, as big as europe, 20m ppl, theocracy, no pack animals only barkless doodles, chinampas, polytheistic, human sacrifice, cannibalism, large gap in rich/poor

Question 4

Inca

Answer 4

south america, loose confederation of tribes, 4000 miles long, diverse geo, emperors/their wives seen as gods, machu picchu is religious capital, terrace farming(step gardens), great road system, sun god, quipus, mummies

Question 5

mita system

Answer 5

forced service to government

Question 6

Nazca lines

Answer 6

shapes only visible from above/outer space

Question 7

Mongols

Answer 7

nomads, leaders were khans, lived off tribute and trade, wives/mothers of khans can rule until new succesor, religiously pluralistic/tolerant, shamans, traded iron, wood, cotton, sild, grain, Genghis Khan conquered north china/central asia, largeste empire in history, capital at Karakorum, passports, loved taxes and horses

Question 8

Ming China

Answer 8

started by Zhu Yuangzhang, closed off trade with Khanates, brought back Confucianism, capital was bejing, porcelain making, vases, lost knowlege of bronze/steel

Question 9

Zheng He

Answer 9

admiral, built 6 HUGE ships called junks

Question 10

Korea

Answer 10

from koryo dynasty, joined mongols by marriage, traded with yuan dynasty, fell to yi dynasty

Question 11

Japan

Answer 11

attack by mongols failed bc of jungle/rainforest, lords of kamakura united against mongols, ashikaga period developed feudal lords, regional lords traded with continental asia

Question 12

vietnam

Answer 12

china influenced annam in the north, india influenced champa in the south, fought w/each other when yuan fell, ming ruled annam, annam eventually conquered champa

Question 13

Ghana

Answer 13

west african kingdom, traded salt, gold iron, conquered by mali

Question 14

mali

Answer 14

west african kingdom, sundiata kieta was founder, timbuktu was capital, gold

Question 15

songhai

Answer 15

sunni ali was first king, muhammad ture founded askia dynasty, had great navy, traded gold and salt

Question 16

Ethopia

Answer 16

did not fall to muslim attacks or influences, remained christian but separate from rc or eo

Question 17

berbers

Answer 17

nomadic ppl whose camel caravans became known as the fleet of the desert, trans saharan traders

Question 18

delhi sultanate

Answer 18

muslim caliphate in india

Question 19

raziya

Answer 19

was a woman ruler, not for long

Question 20

location of aden, gujarat, and malacca

Answer 20

• aden: corner of saudi arabia
• gujarat: left of india
• malacca: in between islands malasia and sumatra

Question 21

Maya

Answer 21

Yucatan peninsula, semi divine kings, 365 day calendars, sacrifice of humans for agriculture, jaguar cult, ball games, blood letting, crossed eyes, hieroglyphics

Question 22

dhow vs junk

Answer 22

dhow is small fast ship, junk is large cargo ship

Question 23

hanseatic league

Answer 23

organization of merchants for trade

Question 24

secularism

Answer 24

worldly view

Question 25

humanism

Answer 25

humans are gods greatest creation, enjoy life

Question 26

100 yrs war

Answer 26

had the long bow, led by commoners, had joan of arc who led many ppl, was a 15/16 year old girl, told prophecy to get her the job

Question 27

governing changes

Answer 27

england had parliment, france had estates general, spain had reconquista and kicked out muslims/jews

Question 28

Great Western Schism

Answer 28

france wants their own pope

Question 29

significance of printing press and fire arms

Answer 29

fire arms started new era, printing press gave reason to read and spread news faster