Ming 1
This 13th Century Explorer has a game named after him
Marco Polo
The Ming Dynasty was located in....
China
This was the Byzantine city the Ottomans conquered in 1453
Constantinople
Constantinople was renamed _____________
Istanbul
The ______________ social class rose up to defeat the Mongols
peasant
Who was Zheng He? What did he do?
A Chinese Explorer. Set off to explore new lands to show off how advanced and modern China was at the time
This was the name of the Mongol-ruled Dynasty that existed before the Ming Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
This man founded the Ottoman Empire
Osman
Why was Constantinople such a desirable location for the Ottomans?
Located between two bodies of water that gave access to the Silk Road trades routes of Asia and the Trans-Saharan trades routes of North Africa
The __________________ was a Ming invention that changed warfare forever
Gun/Gunpowder
This belief system served as the guideline for rules and laws in Ming society
Confucianism
What Chinese leader did Marco Polo serve under during his time in China?
Kublai Khan
This was the name of the Sultan that allowed the Ottomans to reach their height as an empire
Suleiman
Why was the conquest of Constantinople such a turning point in Ottoman history?
Renamed the city Istanbul and changed the official religion from Orthodox Christianity to Islam
Why did Marco Polo write his travels?
To inform people back in Europe about Chinese society and how advanced it was
This system that requires people to take an exam before they can have a job in government was brought back during the Ming Dynasty
Civil Service System
A long term effect of the Chinese Age of Exploration was.....(think about what happened after Zheng He died)
Ming enforced isolationism as a way to limit foreign influence
The Ottomans practiced __________________ when interacting with people of different religions
Religious Tolerance
The ___________________ were armies of Christian converts to Islam
Janissaries
Name one similarity between the Ming and Ottoman Emprie
Use of a belief system to govern it's people, use of guns in warfare, drove out the Mongols
The ________________ was a large ship used during Zheng He's travels that demonstrated the advance maritime technology China had at the time
Junk
Name one reason why the Ming resorted to Isolationism
Too costly, interference with traditional culture, Wokou Pirate Raids, wanted to restore traditional Chinese values
What was the name of the Ottoman leader that is responsible for conquering Constantinople?
Mahmet II
Name the two bodies of water surrounding the Ottoman Empire
Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea
This was the name of the leader of the Yuan Dynasty
Kublai Khan