Maritime Empires
Pioneered sea routes to Asia and Brazil
What is Portuguese Empire?
Dominated Southeast Europe, Middle East, and North America
What is Ottoman Empire?
Famous for silk, spices, and cultural exchange
What is Silk Road?
Wrote one of the earliest autobiographies about her travel as a middle class medieval woman
What is Margery Kempe?
An Incan citadel high in the Andes
What is Machu Picchu?
Dominated the Americas through conquest and colonization
What is Spanish Empire?
Persian Shia Islamic state, rival to Ottomans and Mughals
What is Safavid Empire.
Linked West African kingdoms with North Africa for gold, salt, and slaves
What is Trans-Saharan Trade?
Venetian merchant and explorer
What is Marco Polo?
A masterpiece of Mughal architecture
What is Taj Mahal?
The ____ and French fought over North America
What is British Empire?
Ruled much of the Indian subcontinent
What is Mughal Empire?
Major global shipping lanes connecting continents
What is Transatlantic?
Known for his four transatlantic voyages
Grand royal chateau near Paris
What is Palace of Versailles?
Competed with Britain in North America and India
What is French Empire
China's last imperial dynasty, expanded significantly
What is Qing (Manchu) Empire?
A vast maritime network connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia
What is Indian Ocean?
Considered the initiator of the Age of Exploration
What is Henry the Navigator?
The capital of Russia
What is Moscow?
Portuguese ships from Gao and Macau dominated trade with this Empire
What is Japan Empire?
Terrance farming and Machu Picchu
What is Inca Empire?
Another major global shipping lane connecting continents
What is Transpacific route?
Successfully sailed past Cape Bojador in 1434
What is Captain Gil Eanes?
The massive combined landmass of Africa, Asia, and Europe
What is Afro-Eurasia?