Maritime Empires
stopped Maritime trade with Europe, only traded on land with Africa and Asia, the Ban failed
China
Had Control over majority of land and helped Merchants trade
The Mongol empire
this spread along the silk road and made this empire collapses
What is black death
Traveled westward to find a new route to China
What is Christopher Columbus
A monumental tomb built in Mugal India
what is the Taj Mahal
With the help of Christopher Columbus the western and Eastern hemisphere were connected
Columbian exchange
Known as the Gun powder empire
By the 8th century this trade route became famous Through out Europe and Asia
what is Trans-Sahara
Wrote a book about his travels
what is Marco Polo
enslaved Christian boys from Russia and raised to fight for shah
what is the Safavid empire
competing for in India for for trading posts
Portugal and England
A group of people took over Qing China and made people have a dress code
what is Manchu
came to be in the 1200s but stared to decline during the Pax Mongolica
what is the Indian ocean trade
Considered the initiator of the Age of exploration
What is Prince Henry
King Louis Built a place for himself and made it a home for King and his government
what is Versailles
Did not allow Europeans to use land route
Ottomans
Known as the sun king because he was the center of the nation
What is King Louis XIV
Indonesian seafarers traveling across the Indian ocean introduced bananas into Sub-Saharan Africa led too
what is population growth
Translated the new testament to make it more accessible to people
What is Erasmus of Rotterdam
Tsar Peter moved capitals to keep an eye on the boyars
what is St.Petersburg
Discovered 2 unpopulated islands called Maderia and Azores
What is Portugal
Industrialization failed to bring revenue, taxes on land was replaced by a tax head and peasants became more oppressed
What is Russia
The Trans-Saharan brought considerable wealth into West Africa, particularly into 2 kingdoms
what is Ghana and Mali
Priest helped establish the Kongo as a christian kingdom
what is King Afonso
known for its world renowned center of Islamic learning
What is Timbuktu