Fukuyama's first name
Francis
The empire that used a competency-based exam to staff its civil service in an effort to reduce corruption
The Ming Dynasty
The mountain range in which the Inca Empire was primarily located
The Andes
The city that served as the capital of the Ottoman Empire
Istanbul
The Spaniard who led the conquest of the Inca Empire
Francisco Pizarro
The phenomenon in which political institutions fail to adapt to changing circumstances
Political Decay
The empire founded by Babur in 1526
The Mughal Empire
The empire that developed a herbal antispasmodic medication
The Aztecs
The city in the Mali empire that was a global center of learning in the 14th and 15th centuries
Timbuktu
The explorer depicted in Theodoor Galle's engraving America
Fukuyama's three core categories of political institutions
The state, the rule of law, democratic accountability
The city in which Mansa Musa allegedly distributed so much gold that the market crashed
Cairo
The Inca emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest
Atahualpa
What empire is this?
The Ottoman Empire
Name any THREE of the technologies, weapons, or other elements that the conquistadors used to their advantage in their battles against the American empires
Gunpowder weapons, metal armor, horses, attack dogs, steel swords, crossbows, lances
Name any THREE of Fukyama's factors for first state formation
Social contract, population density, geographic circumscription, war and violence, charismatic leadership
The system under Ottoman Rule in which religious groups were given relative autonomy in exchange for a poll tax
The Millet System
The name of the Inca system of labor-based taxation, which was later coopted by the Spanish
The Mita System
What is this empire?
The Mongol Empire
The document that the Spanish read to native groups outlining their religious goals and demands for obedience
El Requerimiento
Name all SIX of the specific characteristics of #denmark
Denmark is stable, democratic, peaceful, prosperous, inclusive, and has extremely low levels of political corruption.
Name the Ming Dynasty's three major construction projects
The Grand Canal, the Great Wall, and the Forbidden City
The emperor who took over from Moctezuma and led the Aztec resistance against the Spanish before dying of smallpox
Cuitláhuac
The lake in which the city of Tenochtitlan was located
Lake Texcoco
The primary native group with whom the Spanish conquistadors formed an alliance against the Aztecs
The Tlaxcalans