Chinese Dynasties
Traders of this product mostly chose land routes due to starting points being inland rather than coastal areas.
What is silk?
This tsar was able to continually expand the borders of his empire once the threat of the Mongols was eliminated.
Who was Ivan IV/Ivan the Terrible?
The growth of this empire led to trade routes shifting to the sea so merchants did not have to travel through the former Byzantine Empire area.
What were the Ottoman Turks?
The new form of this religion was popular among many social classes in medieval Japan, causing it to spread rapidly.
What is Buddhism?
True or False: The broken landscape caused by natural barriers led to a unified culture in Greek city-states.
What is false? (The natural barriers cause by water and mountains led to many unique cultures.)
This Chinese explorer during the Ming Dynasty helped to spread Chinese influence, expand the Chinese trade economy, and build the Chinese naval fleet.
Who was Zheng He?
Russian society was heavily influenced by Orthodox Christianity and this empire.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
The increased availability of this item from America led to inflation in Europe during the fifteenth century.
What is silver?
This group provided protection to the landholding daimyo in feudal Japan.
Who were the Samurai?
This early civilization developed cuneiform, an early writing that used marks on clay tablets.
Who were the Mesopotamians?
The Qing Dynasty was forced into unequal trade relationships because of this series of events?
What are the Opium Wars?
These people lived along the Vogal River and were known for their military abilities.
Who were the cossacks?
This country's ability to trade spices directly allowed them to avoid the taxes placed by Muslim traders and Italian merchants.
Who was Portugal?
These groups were not valued in fuedal Japan due to their lack of military experience.
Who were farmers/artisans/merchants?
This region lost wealth and power as trade of raw materials shifted to the Americas.
What is West Africa?
The cost of protecting its borders as the Manchus gained power led to the collapse of this Chinese dynasty.
What was the Ming Dynasty?
This was the title given to very high-ranking members of Russia's upper class.
Who were the boyars?
Advancements in both science and industry led to this region taking the lead in global trade by the 18th century.
What is Europe?
The term for the military leaders who controlled feudal Japan.
What are shogun?
Josiah Child was one medieval social philosopher who believed that offering this to girls as well as boys was beneficial for society as a whole.
What is education?
During the Ming Dynasty, Japan began to view themselves as superior to China because China wanted this item from them in trade.
What is silver?
Considered one of Ivan IV's greates accomplishments, this structure still stands in Red Square today.
What is St. Basil's Cathedral?
Rather than the control of people and land, maritime empires were more focused on these.
What are Indian Ocean trade routes?
The Samurai lived by this code that stressed loyalty, self-discipline, and respect.
What is the Bushido?
The Ottoman Empire's control of these led to Sir William Eton's desire to conquer them.
What are trade routes?