Gunpowder Empires
What three empires make up the gunpowder empires?
Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal
What dynasty did the Ming Dynasty succeed?
The Yuan Dynasty
Which explorer sailed to the Americas in 1492 for the Spanish?
Christopher Columbus
What was the exchange of livestock, plants, and diseases between Europe and the Americas called?
The Columbian Exchange
The commercial linkage between Africa, Americas, and Europe; characterized by the cycle of trade for slaves, agricultural products, and European goods.
Triangular Trade
Which of these empires were Shi'a or Sunni Muslims?
Shi'a - Safavid
Sunni - Mughal and Ottoman
What previous social Chinese practice became more prevalent during the Ming Dynasty that limited Chinese women?
Foot Binding
What Portuguese ship utilized better hulls and a new combination of sails to assist in maritime exploration?
Caravels
After centuries of isolation, what result of European arrival most contributed to the sharp decline in the indigenous population?
The production of which agricultural product led to regions such as Brazil and the Caribbeans to become major regions for slave labor?
Sugar
How did religion lead to tensions among the gunpowder empire?
Since the Safavid Empire adopted Shi'a Islam, religious differences between the Sunni Ottoman and Mughal led to increased tensions in the region.
After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, which elite Chinese group came back into power during the Ming Dynasty?
The Scholar-gentry
Idea that a God may exist but only exists to set natural laws in place. This concept became population among the educated during the Scientific Revolution.
Deism
The agreement between the Spanish and Portuguese monarch to divide newly discovered land between the two monarchies. Signed in 1494.
The Treaty of Tordesillas 1494
Which African ruler converted to Christianity and attempted to Christianize the entire kingdom under Portuguese influence?
Which ruler in the Mughal Empire attempted to bring religious tolerance into the empire to reconcile Hindus and Muslims in India?
Akbar
What ethnic group replaced the Ming Dynasty with the Qing?
The Manchu
Who issued the 95 theses that protested against Catholic practices?
What are some of the factors that gave the Spanish an advantage over the indigenous population? (Multiple Answers Possible)
Possible Answers: Technology (Weapons, etc), epidemic disease, internal division and tensions between American Indian empires.
In the 17th century, this empire was established in what was known as the Gold Coast by the Europeans. Its control of gold-producing regions and supply of slaves allowed it to maintain power up until the 19th century.
Asante Empire
Which leader led the conquest of Constantinople and in what year did Constantinople fall?
Sultan Mehmed II; 1453
In the 1580s, which two Jesuit scholars went to China and presented European scientific advancements and technological improvements to Chinese officials?
Matteo Ricci and Adam Schall
What contributed to the price inflation that spurred commercialization?
Encomienda System
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