Trade Routes
In addition to silk, chariots, crossbows, and stirrups were all traded along this trade route.
Silk Road
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Two names for the civilization that lived in present day Mexico.
Aztec & Mexica
List one reason for the eventual decline of the Yuan dynasty.
Bubonic plague, leaders dying, civil unrest, economy spiraling
Define Mandate of Heaven
equal to divine right of kings
Trade along this route depended on seasonal winds known as this.
Indian Ocean Trade Network & Monsoon winds
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technique used in Mesoamerican agriculture which relied on small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Valley of Mexico.
Chinampas
DOUBLE POINTS! Name of the person who ruled the Yuan dynasty, also Genghis Khan's grandson.
Khubilai Khan
What was the predominant political/social structure in the Middle Ages?
Feudalism
This was the famous ruler of the Mali Empire, also the richest person in history.
Mansa Musa
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Espresso
While the Aztecs never formed a written language, the Inca created a system of knotted strings used to record numerical information called
Quipu
Describe one example of Mongol rule in China.
Forbade intermarriage, no relation with their subjects, forbade Chinese from learning their language, resisted assimilation: Confucian education system banned, etc
List the dynasties in order: Song, Ming, Tang, Yuan
Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming
DOUBLE POINTS! The spread of these peoples, their language, and culture through Southern Africa is a vivid example of cultural diffusion (hint: the name of the first people's migrations throughout Africa).
Bantu peoples
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National Treasure
Name the capital of the Aztec and Inca empire.
Tenochtitlan & Cuzco
List all 4 khanates.
When Genghis Khan died, the Mongol Empire was split up into four khanates: the Golden Horde, the Great Khanate (or Yuan Dynasty), the Ilkhanate, and the Chagatai khanate.
List one example of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty reinstating old Chinese traditions.
Confucianism, civil service exam, centralization of rule, all aspects of Mongols erased, etc.
List 3 examples of maritime technology needed for the Indian Ocean Trade Network
the compass, astrolabe, and larger ship designs
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Explain the Aztec's tributary system vs. the Inca's mit'a system
Aztec: pay $ & pay with human sacrifice for tribute
Inca: pay with labor
Mongols were Buddhists, but what type of Buddhists?
Lamaist Buddhists.
Renaissance thinkers & religion overall focused on a fascination with the ancient world & promoting worldliness. What is the 2 word name for this?
secular humanism