East Asia
This was the capital under Kublai Khan, where the Forbidden City is located
What is Beijing?
This term refers to the Islamic world.
What is Dar al-Islam?
He is a symbol of West African wealth and may have been the richest man in world history.
Who is Mansa Musa?
A political and social system based on the relationship between lord and vassal in order to provide protection.
What is Feudalism?
Human sacrifice is most commonly associated with this empire.
What is the Aztec Empire?
Japanese metalworkers developed new strategies to make this metal during the Ashikaga Shogunate
What is steel?
This Khan converted to Islam, ruling over the Ilkanate.
Who is Berke Khan?
This is the primary way of life in much of the North African Sahara Desert.
What is nomadism/pastoralism?
This is an economic system that describes the relationship between serfs and landlords.
What is manorialism?
Silver mined from this European nation's colonies in the Americas led to inflated silver prices in Ming China
What is Spain?
These dynasties dealt with Central Asian nomads by forcing them to pay tribute to the Chinese dynasties (Name at least two)
Who are the Han, Sui, Tang, or Ming?
This port city was the convergence of trade routes from the Indian Ocean trade and the Arabian Sea lanes. It also produced opium.
What is Aden?
Some historians refer to pre-Islamic Africa as a collection of these types of societies.
What are stateless socities? (Explain term)
This document was signed in 1215 between English lords and King John, a symbol of noble attempts to control feudal monarchs.
What is the Magna Carta?
This society did not have a written language and, despite having a centralized government, did not have a specialized merchant class.
Who are the Inca?
These are some of the political reforms under the Ming Dynasty (name 3)
What are the return of the civil service exam, revitalization of Neoconfucianism, expelling foreigners, public beatings for corrupt officials, OR returning the currency to metal?
This is the title of the secular leader in many Islamic societies.
This is the idea of blending different religions/cultural practices to make a unique form of both.
What is syncretism?
This series of religious wars saw increased Western European interest in goods from the Middle East, as well as the creation of short-lived Christian kingdoms.
This was the largest city north of Mexico, with over 30,000 residents.
What is Chakoia?
This Chinese empress supported Buddhist monasteries and her rule was harshly criticized by Neoconfucian scholars
Who is Empress Wu?
These are Islamic mystics who engaged in a more individual and unorthodox approach to religion, often angering the Islamic ulama and largely converted communities in Southeast Asia.
Who are the Sufis?
This is the country Ibn Battuta originally came from.
This man is often referred to as the first Russian czar, who drove the Mongols out of Russia during the Battle of the Ugra River.
Who is Ivan III?
This is the name of the floating islands found in Lake Texcoco.
What are chinampas?