Geography
On which continent was the Songhai empire located?
Africa
North and West Africa used which trade route to connect with the rest of the Eastern Hemisphere?
Trans-Saharan Routes
Oldest religion, polytheistic, beliefs include reincarnation, karma and the caste system
Hinduism
Capital Istanbul, religion Islam, Hagia Sophia converted to a mosque, textiles, manuscript painting, calligraphy, religious tolerance
Ottoman Empire
belief system where spirits were thought to inhabit all living and non-living things and relationships with these spirits influence the world and are important for the well-being of humans
animism
Which Asian kingdom was located on an archipelago or a chain of islands?
Tokugawa Japan
The Swahili coast was a crucial trading partner along which trade route?
Indian Ocean Routes
Common religion in East and Southeast Asia, beliefs include the Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and reincarnation
Buddhism
Ruled by Sunni Muslim over a majority Hindu population, Taj Mahal, traded spices, textiles, gems, practiced religious tolerance under Akbar the Great
Mughal
semi-autonomous religious communities living under the Ottoman Empire, religious tolerance
millet system
Which three kingdoms were located in Western Europe?
Spain, England, France
Western European trade would occur on the seas and on what other geographic aquatic feature?
Rivers
Founder of this religion is Abraham, oldest monotheistic religion, beliefs include Ten Commandments
Judaism
Restored Chinese rule after the Mongols, sponsored the voyages of Zheng He, but then practiced isolationism with limited trade, rebuilt the Great Wall
Ming China
concept that defined the legitimacy of a Chinese ruler and also explained the rise and fall of dynasties in Chinese history
Mandate of Heaven
Which empire was located on the Indian subcontinent?
Mughal
The Silk Road connected which areas of the Eastern Hemisphere?
Asia to the Mediterranean
Name three of the five pillars of Islam.
Declaration of Faith, Prayer 5x's a Day, Fasting, Charity, Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
Emperor was symbolic, real power held by military ruler, closed country policy, strict social hierarchy maintained internal order
Tokugawa Japan
Non-Muslim boys were converted to Islam and trained for service in the Ottoman Empire, forced act also known as the "child levy" or "blood tax"
Devshirme
Which three continents was the Ottoman empire located on?
Africa, Europe, Asia
Northern European trade occurred overland, across rivers, and through what major body of water?
Black Sea
Monotheistic religion that developed in the Punjab region between modern India and Pakistan, beliefs include equality and service
Sikhism
Militaristic society in South Africa, practiced indigenous religions, with strong oral traditions, valued community and ritual, had a reverence for elders, conquered neighbors, famously battled the British
Zulu Kingdom
system in Tokugawa Japan where land owning samurai owned land and owed loyalty to the shogun, peasant farmers worked the land for the land owners producing food for the shogunate
feudal system or Daimyo