Chronology
The Early Modern Period began with this event in 1453.
What is the fall of Constantinople?
The Islamic empire was situated in Egypt from around 1250 to 1517
What was the Mamluk Sultanate?
The Mongols moved large populations using these three methods.
What were deployments, displacements, and replacement?
A Chinese invention that played a critical role in ushering in the Age of Exploration.
What is the sea compass?
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires all shared this title due to their military tactics.
What were the Gunpowder Empires?
This historical period lasted from 1200 - 1453.
What was the Medieval Period?
This North African city was a strategic trade junction founded in 1070.
What is Marrakesh?
This king of the Mali Empire spent so much money during his pilgrimage to Mecca that he caused record inflation in Egypt in 1324.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This Islamic practice prevented the Ottoman Empire from immediately joining the Print Revolution.
What was the manuscript tradition?
This man went on seven diplomatic voyages for the Ming Dynasty.
Who is Zheng He?
This event lasted from 950-1300, allowing for a demographic upswing in Europe.
What was the Medieval Warm Period?
The Mamluk Sultanate (and later the Ottoman empire) controlled this critical trade route.
What is the Red Sea?
This group of people (originating from Taiwan) traveled great distances by moving from island to island, utilizing wave patterns, trade winds, stars, and bird flight patterns.
Who were the Austronesians?
This policy set the precedent for how the Spanish would interact with people in the Americas.
What was the Reconquista?
These were considered highly valuable trade commodities in the 1400s.
What were salt, gold, and people?
By 1500, this Italian city-state declined in dominance.
What was Genoa?
These four nation-states were located on different peninsulas which were critical for Mediterranean trade.
What were the Venice (Italy), Spain (Iberia), Greece, and Turkey (Anatolia?)
This medallion allowed for safe passage through Mongol lands.
What is a Paiza?
This man drafted one of the earliest known Navigational Treatises which summarized trade routes along Indian Asia.
Who was Ibn Majid (c. 1421-1500)?
This torture device utilized a system of ropes and pulleys.
What was the Garrucha?
The first (extant) printed world map was created in this year.
When was 1472?
At its height, the Mongol Empire reached this Western country (modern name).
What is Ukraine?
Islamic influence spread to the Swahili Coast from these two major trade routes.
What were the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean?
These two key terms reflect how tolerance could have contradictory manifestations in different cultures.
What are micropatriotism and Ahl-al-dhimma?
People visited Pisa to see artwork at this famous place.
What was the Campo Santo Cemetery/frescos?