Unit 1 (European Stuff)
Unit 1( Not Europe)
Unit 2
Unit 2
100
The burial depicted in the image most likely resulted from the spread of which disease? 
The Bubonic Plague or The Black Death
100
In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors.
Filial Piety
100
Invented in China during the 9th century, this substance was became the dominant military technology used to expand European and Asian empires by the 15th century
Gunpowder
100
an inn with a central courtyard for travelers in the desert regions of Asia or North Africa; allowed caravans and their camels to rest in a protected environment, encouraging trade
Caravanserai
200
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land
Feudal System
200
Chinese credit instrument that provided credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the voyage; reduced danger of robbery; early form of currency
Flying Money
Jaozi
200
Who is this? (1254-1324) Italian explorer and author. He made numerous trips to China and returned to Europe to write of his journeys.
Marco Polo
200
A system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried silk and other trade goods; known for spreading religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam as well as technological transfers and diseases like the Bubonic plague
Silk Road
300
A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule; ultimately spread culture and increased trade but were not successful
Crusades
300
The unification or blending of opposing people, ideas, or practices, frequently in the realm of religion.
Syncretism
300
Who is this ? (1371-1433?) Chinese Ming Dynasty naval explorer who sailed along most of the coast of Asia, Japan, and half way down the east coast of Africa before his death
Zheng He
300
trade routes across the Sahara Desert; traded gold, enslaved peoples, ivory and salt; camels, camel caravans, and camel saddles were crucial in the development of these trade networks
Trans-Saharan Trade
400
"rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome; began in Florence, Italy and spread throughout Europe
Renaissance
400
a religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Siddhārtha Gautama
Buddhism
400
Who is this?
(1162-1227) rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China.
Ghengis Khan
400
connected Europe, Africa, South Asia, and China.; worlds richest maritime trading network and an area of rapid Muslim expansion, spread of goods, ideas
Indian Ocean Trade
500
in 1054, divided medieval Christianity into (Greek) and Western (Latin) branches, which later became known as the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
The Great Schism
500
A powerful state in the African interior that apparently emerged from the growing trade in gold to the East African coast; flourished between 1250 and 1350 C.E.
Great Zimbabwe
500
a central Asian city where the western and the eastern Silk Roads met; one of the westernmost cities of China, near the border with modern day Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.
Kashgar
500
During the rule of Timur Lane was the most influential capital city, a wealthy trading center known for decorated mosques and tombs; a key trading city along the Silk Roads
Samarkand