Mali Empire
Who was the most important leader of this empire?
Mansa Musa
Where is this empire located? (Continent and modern day country)
Asia, China
What ethnic group lead this empire?
Mongols
What was the main religion of this empire?
Islam
What religion was founded by Muhammad
Islam
What was the main religion in this empire?
Islam
What are the main two reasons the Ming Empire sent out naval expeditions in their early rule?
To gain money, ideas, technology from other nations.
To demonstrate their power and wealth.
Where was this empire located? (Continent and country)
Asia, India
What economic factor allowed for the Ottoman empire to be so strong and wealthy?
What are the three Abrahamic religions?
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
Where was this empire located? (continent AND name cardinal direction)
North (West) Africa
Why did the Ming Empire isolate?
They wanted to avoid cultural diffusion and believed their culture was the best and needed to be protected.
What religion was practiced by the majority of the people in this country?
Hindu
How did the leaders treat other religions in their territory?
They could not be attacked or forced to convert (except janissaries) but they could not take part in the government or military.
Other religious sites were also destroyed or converted.
What religion has no single founder?
Hinduism
What was the name of the trade route that connected this empire to other areas of the world AND what are the three main things along this trade route?
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Gold, Salt, Ivory
What tactics did the Ming leaders use to make sure that they remained isolated in later empires?
Authoritarian/controlling (Also used Confucian ideals)
Who was the most influential leader of this empire?
Akbar the Great
What city did they capture that started the Ottoman Empire, AND what was the empire that ended as a result of this?
Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire.
What religion could also be considered a social system used to create and emphasize structure?
Confucianism or Neo-Confucianism
What is the name of the main city in this empire AND what made it so important to history?
Timbuktu
It was a center for education and trade.
What is the name of the man who explored new trade routes and countries?
Admiral Zheng He
Islam
Allowed religious tolerance and allowed Hindus positions in the government (merit system).
Rulers after Akbar the Great did become more strict with enforcing Islam.
Who captured Constantinople?
Mehmett II
Where did the Muslims (Islam) pilgrammage to (name of the Holy site)?
Mecca