Quiz 17 Flashcards
What did the imperial government of China order to be stopped in 1433?
the production of ships
What 2 strategies did Westerners pursue after trade routes were threatened by the Ottoman Empire?
- Warfare against the Turks
2. Search for all water routes to the East
In Mali and other African states, what was the language of administration?
Arabic
What “invention has killed the faculty of memory”?
writing
What does African poetry not share with a Shakespearean sonnet?
intimate tone
What is “The most distinctive characteristics of African Music”?
poly-rhythmic structure
For whom did “the Fabra” show contempt?
white people
What sorts of friendships is Ibn Battuta astonished to find in Iwalatan?
that between man an women
What three commodities :had long made Africa a source of wealth for Muslim merchants”?
- gold
- salt
- slaves
T/F: Prior to Christopher Columbus, there were no draft animals or wheeled vehicles in the Western Hemisphere
True
Name the three major empires in pre-columbian America:
- Aztec
- Mayan
- Inka
T/F: The elegant ceramic wares of the pueblo tribes were produced without a potters wheel
True
What are the strategies of many Native American mythic heroes “held in high regard”?
deceit and cunning
In what way was the Mayan culture unique in having a written language?
they were the only stone age culture to have one
T/F: The Inkas had no writing
True
