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Why could the plague not spread across the Sahara?
The bacteria couldn't survive.
Why was the Mongol grip on power loosening.
The plague.
The plague killed over 50 million people in 15 years- but all in the Old World. Why were the Americas safe from the plague?
The Atlantic Ocean shielded them from it.
Before the printing press, how did they produce books?
Hand copied, taking up to three years.
What European city became a key financial center?
Venice
Zhu Yanzhang, his wife Ma, and Jiao You planned an uprising. What new technology did Jiao You invent to help him with this uprising.
Firearms.
After Columbus survived a shipwreck and a pirate attack, what did he believe about himself?
That he had been saved by God for a special purpose.
The first book they printed was the Bible. Why do you think they chose that book?
It was culturally important. It was in demand and would sell well.
Describe the meaning of this statement:" They were buying collections for themselves, but they were meant for eternity."
The artists intended these things to last forever, to be enjoyed forever, and/or to make the artist immortal.
What book inspired Columbus to want to go exploring?
The Wonders of the World, by Marco Polo.
Bubonic plague is named after buboes. What is a bubo?
A giant, black, puss-filled sore.
How did Jani Beg help spread the plague into the city of Caffa?
He launched the bodies of his dead soldiers into the city.
Ibn Battuta and the Tuareg were trading _________________________ which was important because __________________________.
1) Salt
2) It was the difference between life and death because it absorbed water and stopped bacteria from growing. It could preserve food so it could last a year without spoiling. It determined whether you are powerful or not.
How were the horse-riding Mongols able to break through the walls of the city?
They forced Chinese prisoners of war to build battering rams.
How did the Incans grow crops on the high mountain slopes?
Terracing.
Uscovilca led the Chancas into battle, even though he was dead. What does this reveal about their attitudes towards death?
What advantage did horses give to the Mongols? (Name at least two)
1) Cover up to 300 miles a day.
2) Could scare and bully humans on foot.
3) Shoot at full gallop.
4) They would travel so fast that they would get there before news of their approach.
What treatments did doctors attempt for the plague?
1) Bloodletting
2) Leaches
3) Cutting
How did the rats, and therefore the plague, spread between areas?
It spreads along the trade routes; rats hid in the cargo people transported.
The Pope couldn't stop the plague. Who did the people begin to blame and what did they do to the ones they blamed?
The Jews.
Attacked them, burned them (in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre).