Vocabulary
Over land trade route from Europe to China
Silk Road
He united the mongol tribes and started their conquest of Asia
Ghengis Khan
Ocean that connected trade between Asia, India and Africa
Indian
Leader of the Aztec
Moctezuma
Major trade good of the Mali empire
Salt and Gold
A person of mixed decent who lived in New Spain
Mestizo
He traveled the silk road to China and later wrote a book about it.
Marco Polo
This Italian city was a major trade center and considered the birthplace of the Reniassance
Venice
Invented the printing press
Guttenburg
Japanese warriors who fought for feudal lords
Samurai
A religion that worships one God
Monotheistic
Inventor, Scientist, Artist, Architect best known for painting the Mona Lisa
da Vinci
Capitol of the Incan Empire
Macchu Pichu
First European to sail around Africa and reach India
Vasco de Gama
Name the 5 major religions
Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddism
This system was based on ownership of land by a lord and lower lords pledged to serve them in exchange for protection. Peasants were at the bottom in this system with no rights and lived on the land they worked.
Fuedalism
Author of the Prince, considered the first political scientist and Italian diplomat
Niccolo Machiavelli
Dutch colony in New England
New Amsterdam
King and Queen of Spain who sponsored Columbus on his voyage across the Atlantic
Isabella and Ferdinand
Place where most French Colonists settled
Canada
This shifted ideas about the worth of a life, expanded individualistic ideas and revived interest in classic greek and roman ideals.
Humanism
European monarch who opened a navigation school and helped start the exploration of the west coast of Africa
Prince Henry
The first permanent European settlement in North America
Jamestown
Famous Muslim historian and scholar who traveled all over Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East and wrote a famous book sharing his experiences.
Ibn Battuta
Roman emperor who converted to Christianity and helped found what would later become the largest city in the ancient world
Constantine