Land-Based Empires
This empire captured Constantinople in 1453.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This triangular sail allowed ships to sail against the wind.
What is the lateen sail?
This is the practice of establishing overseas colonies to provide wealth and resources to the mother countries.
What is Colonialism?
Who was the primary authority and source of power for the Catholic Church prior to the 16th century?
The Pope
What was the name of the exchange of goods between the two hemispheres in the 16th century?
Columbian Exchange
This empire ruled much of South Asia and was known for religious tolerance under Akbar.
What is the Mughal Empire?
This large European ship was built for long-distance ocean travel and cargo.
What is the carrack?
This empire controlled Brazil in the Americas.
What is the Portuguese Empire?
Who funded the first voyages along the western coast of Africa?
Who is Henry the Navigator?
This event led to the global exchange of goods and peoples after 1492.
What is Columbus’ voyage (or European contact with the Americas)?
This Persian empire established Shi’a Islam as the state religion.
What is the Safavid Empire?
This Dutch ship design helped dominate trade due to efficiency and low cost.
What is the fluyt?
This empire focused more on trade than colonization and dominated the Indian Ocean.
What is the Dutch Empire?
This is the name of the shogun who united Japan in the 17th century.
Who is Tokugawa?
Who had the first massive conquest-based colonial empire in the 1500s (16th century)?
What is Spain?
This Chinese dynasty was established by the Manchu people.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
This economic system emphasized exporting more than importing to gain wealth.
What is mercantilism?
This empire established colonies along the eastern coast of North America.
What is the British Empire?
This German curious questioning of various practices of the Catholic Church launched the Reformation in 1517.
Who is Martin Luther?
Europeans were motivated to explore for God, gold, and glory. What did the 'God' represent?
What is Christianity?
As the Mali Empire started to disintegrate, this African empire reasserted control of Gao and subsequently took advantage of the weakened Mali Empire to expand their rule and control
What is the Songhai Empire?
These companies funded exploration by selling shares to investors.
What are joint-stock companies?
These empires relied on naval power and overseas colonies for influence.
What are maritime empires?
This was the name of the Russian Tsar in 1682 that greatly expanded Russia, centralize the Russian state, and modernized Russia by largely modeling it after France under Louis XIV.
Who is Peter the Great?
This was the controversial practice of selling salvation by the Catholic Church in the 16th century.
What are indulgences?