Unit 1
This Chinese dynasty (960–1279) expanded the use of gunpowder, paper money, and Champa rice.
Song Dynasty
This disease spread along the Silk Roads and Indian Ocean networks, killing millions and destabilizing the Mongol Empire in the 14th century.
Black Death/ Plague
These elite infantry soldiers, recruited through devshirme, were trained in gunpowder weapons and served as the backbone of the Ottoman military.
Jannisaries
This Swiss reformer believed in predestination and established a theocracy in Geneva.
Calvin
This Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa.
Leonardo da Vinci
This West African empire grew wealthy from gold–salt trade and rulers like Mansa Musa.
Mali
This Chinese admiral commanded massive treasure fleets that expanded Chinese prestige and tributary relationships across the Indian Ocean.
Zheng He
This structure, built under Shah Jahan, symbolized Mughal wealth, legitimacy, and Persian-Indian cultural blending.
Taj Mahal
This animated film’s character Miguel travels to the Land of the Dead to learn about his family history.
Coco
This Tokugawa policy required daimyo to spend every other year in Edo.
Hostage System...Alternate Attendance...Sankin-kōtai
The Srivijaya and Majapahit kingdoms controlled trade routes in this region of Asia.
Southeast Asia
This Mongol-established courier system used a network of relay stations to enable rapid communication across the empire.
Yam
This system allowed the Ottomans to organize conquered peoples by religion, granting them limited autonomy under their own leaders.
Millet
This Ming/Qing architectural complex symbolized the emperor’s divine authority and absolute power.
Forbidden City
This soccer club has won the most UEFA Champions League titles.
Founded under the Abbasid Caliphate, this academic institution translated classical works into Arabic and helped spread advanced knowledge throughout Dar al-Islam.
House of Wisdom
This type of merchant community formed when traders stayed permanently in a foreign region, shaping local culture.
Diasporic
This Qing policy required conquered peoples to adopt Manchu hairstyles as a sign of submission.
Queue
This physics term describes the tendency of objects to resist changes in motion.
Inertia
This Mughal emperor reversed Akbar’s tolerance policies and reimposed the jizya.
Aurangzeb
This term refers to the administrative system used by the Inca to record population, tribute, and labor requirements using knotted cords.
Quipu
This Mongol khanate, centered in Russia, remained powerful long after Mongol decline by extracting tribute from Slavic princes.
Golden Horde
These Turkic warriors helped establish Safavid power but later challenged the shah’s authority.
Qizilbash
This former-Murrowite and artist collaborated frequently with Andy Warhol, blending street-style imagery with pop art in works that shocked the elite art world.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
This church office sought to stop the spread of Protestant ideas and punish heresy.
Inquisition