People
Who did king john II choose to be the commander of his crew?
Bartholomeu Dias
When Dias anchored on Mossel Bay
feb 3 of 1488
what was the king of Calicut called?
Samuri
who was known as the "Three-Jewel Eunuch"?
Cheng Ho
the king of Portugal in 1495
King Manuel I
when Dias' men arrived back in Lisbon
1488
how many of the 170 crew members survived their voyage with Gama?
55
how long did chu yuan-chang rule?
30 years
Who was the son of a minor official from the south coast?
Vasco da Gama
the treaty of Tordesillas, (Give month and day for extra points),
june 7, 1494
the price of which object was affected by the new sea route
pepper
how did the prime ministers reach their high standings?
through academic attainments and personal competence
the first Portuguese viceroy of India
Francisco de Almeida
chu yuang-chang's forces occupied Peking in what year?
1368
which preferred the sea? byzantine or arab?
byzantines
who organized a palace revolt?
Yung Lo
the book claimed that ________ was one of the greatest muslim scientists of the middle ages.
Al-Biruni
when did the first of 7 expeditions of Cheng Ho set out?
1405
when did the book bring up chess? (give background info). Bonus points for page number
when it talked about the Ruc feather gifted to the Great Khan. Page 184.
how did viceroy Alburquerque subdue the people along the Arabian coast?
he cut the noses of the women off and the hands of the men off.