Political/govenace
A test that anyone in Song China could take and if they passed they qualified for having a job in the government
Civil Service Exam
Was a navigational tool that made traveling the seas easier by telling you which direction you went in
The compass
Was a on land trade that impacted economies that stretched from China to Europe
Silk Road
In 1492 _______ sailed the Ocean Blue
Christopher Columbus
They brought over diseases to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange
The Spaniards
An empire that was originally nomadic that grew from the lower class
Mongols
Was an invention made in Germany that spread the bible in a vernacular language
The printing press
He would make the economy in cities in Africa messed up because he gave them to much gold
Mansa Musa
He made the 95 thesis and posted it on the Catholic church to question their way of beliefs
In the Casta system they dominated and had the most power
People from Europe
Was a system of government where the important decisions are made by state officials instead of elected representatives
Bureaucracy
An animal that could travel long distances without drinking vast amounts of water
CAMELS
Made trading more easier and and was originally called flying money
Paper money
Is the voyage that Muslims have to take as part of their belief system
The pilgrimage to Mecca
These two empires were feuding because of the different branches of Islam they followed
Ottoman empire and Safavid
Was a system of politics where they believed the Kings were descendants of Gods.
Theocracy
A small yet mighty ship that Christopher Columbus used to travel to what he thought was India but was actually Central America
Caravals
Colombium Exchange
The Crusades
Places among the Silk Roads where people exchanged religion and cultural beliefs
Caravanserai
was a tsar in Russia who pushed Russia into westernization and embraced European culture
Tsar Peter the 1
This addition to boats made it much easier to use Monsoon Storms
Lateen Sail
Many farmers stopped growing their normal crop to produce silk because it made a lot of money along the Silk Road
Silk
They were the four main monotheistic reigions
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism
this empire kept the Silk Roads safe and protected it from dangers
THE MONGOL EMPIRE