Ottoman Empire
What Ottoman ruler expanded the Empire during the 14th Century and presided over its Golden Age?
Suleiman the Magnificent
What changed as a result of the Neolithic Revolution?
People started farming instead of hunting/gathering
What was the official religion of the Ming Dynasty?
Neo-Confucianism
What was the name of the economic system associated with the Manors of Medieval Europe?
Manorialism/feudalism
What major city the Ottomans take over and rename?
Constantinople/Istanbul
List two things that might have spread due to cultural diffusion
Ideas, belief systems, language/culture, goods, inventions
Who was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty?
Hongwu/Zhu Yuanzhang
Another word for the "Medieval era" is the ___________
post-classical era
List three of Suleiman the Magnificent's achievements
Codified laws (religious and criminal), lowered taxes, expanded ottoman empire, protected Jewish subjects, created schools, rooted out corruption, built infrastructure
List two signs that a ruler/dynasty might have lost the Mandate of Heaven
environmental disasters, peasant revolts, attacks by invaders, raids by bandits, high taxes, unable to protect subjects, decaying infrastructure, corruption, treating people unfairly
What three belief systems influenced the Ming Dynasty?
Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism
How did the Crusades affect Christian and Muslim relationships?
They distrusted each other
Who were the Janissaries?
Powerful military force made up of Christian men trained from a young age to be loyal to the sultan
Why did the Ming Dynasty view Buddhism as a foreign influence?
It originated in India and was spread in China by the Mongols
What did Zheng He do to "project the power" of the Ming Empire?
sail around Asia and East Africa with the world's largest fleet
The Plague traveled in what direction from Asia?
West
What continents did the Ottoman Empire cover at its peak?
Asia, Africa, and Europe
Where did Buddhism originate?
India
What Dynasty followed the Ming and also endorsed Neo-Confucianism?
Qing Dynasty
What was one result of Europe's increased trade with Asia in the 1300s?
The Plague