Chinese innovations and Dynasties
This white, fragile, ceramic material has been used for pottery in China since 1600–1046 BCE.
What is porcelain?
Constantinople was the last standing part of this old empire.
What is the Roman Empire?
Acquiring resources, economic gain and establishing military dominance are motivations for this.
What is building an empire?
Zheng He led 7 voyages for this dynasty.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
After the Fall of Constantinople, this time period was known for advances in mathematics, science, and medicine.
What is the Golden Age of Islam?
The magnetic compass, paper, and gunpowder are all inventions created by this group of people.
Who are the Chinese Dynasties?
This Muslim Sultan led the Ottomans to take over Constantinople.
Who is Mehmet II?
Empires sought ___________ _______ by acquiring resources from others.
What is economic gain?
The Chinese made a decision to pursue isolation after Zheng He's death in this year.
What is 1433?
What is Algebra?
The Chinese philosophical and political concept that justified the rule of an emperor as being granted by divine power.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This was the defense system around Constantinople.
What are walls?
This is the desire to gain respect and demonstrate cultural superiority.
What is pride and prestige?
Zheng He sailed as far west as this continent.
What is Africa?
The Muslim's empire stretched from China to this western European nation.
What is Spain?
This leader traveled on behalf of the Ming Dynasty to project their culture’s glory and power throughout the Indian Ocean.
Who is Zheng He?
This religious building in Constantinople has been a cathedral, a mosque, and a museum.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This is the method most empires used to integrate conquered populations.
The large wooden Chinese ships led by Zheng He were known as this.
What are treasure ships?
This place was created by Abbasid caliphs as a center of learning for people of many religions and backgrounds.
What is the House of Wisdom?
The ideology of projecting your power just for all others to see your authority.
What is soft power?
One important consequence of the fall of Constantinople was new European interest in _______.
Exploration and discovery
An Empire's providing means for conquest typically follows ______________________ advancement.
What is technological?
This animal was brought to the Chinese Emperor as a gift during one of Zheng He's voyages.
What is the giraffe?
This city was known as the center for learning in the Middle East.
What is Baghdad?