Aztec, Maya, Inca
This was something that the Maya, Inca, and Aztec had in common when it comes to type of religion.
What is polytheistic?
These nomadic people would dominate most of Asia and Eastern Europe using superior horsemanship and archery.
Who were the Mongols?
Examples of this are the Magnetic Compass, Sextant, and Astrolabe.
What are navigational tools?
This was the time in Europe after the middle ages and its French name that means "Rebirth"
What is the Renaissance?
This was a religious ritual that the Maya, Inca, and Aztec had in common.
What is human sacrifice?
This leader would use a merit based system to promote people in his army, was once known as Temujin, and would conquer most of Eurasia under his leadership.
Who was Genghis Khan?
These are the three major motivations for European exploration.
What is God, Glory, Gold?
Examples of goods from this part of the world would be: Chilies, Corn (Maize), Potatoes, Tobacco, and Tomatoes.
What is the New World? (Americas)
This was the system the Inca used in place of writing. It involved strings of tied rope in different patterns.
What is Khipu or Quipu?
This Mongol Kingdom or Khanate would rule over much of modern day Russia and Eastern Europe.
What was the Golden Horde?
This type of ship made exploration faster and possible to travel longer distances.
What are caravels?
Examples of exchanges from this part of the world include: Horses, Cows, Sheep, and Diseases like small pox
What is the Old World (Africa and Eurasia)?
This type of farming involved floating islands.
What are Chinampas?
These portable houses were part of the Mongol nomadic lifestyle and were made of canvas and cloth and used wooden poles to support them.
What were yurts?
This leader would be the general that captured the city of Constantinople.
Who is Mehmed II
This was the name of the trade route that saw Europeans buying and/or kidnapping African people, and shipping them to the Americas so their forced labor could be used to increase European wealth. Also known as triangular trade.
What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
This was the Incan system of labor tax that helped build their many roads and super structures.
What is the Mita System?
Some of examples of this idea were that the Mongols introduced Black Powder on the Silk Road, The Bubonic Plague to Europe, and destroyed the city of Baghdad.
Why are the Mongols a catalyst for change?
This event in 1453 led to bad trade relations between the Europeans and the Ottomons and would eventually motivate the Europeans to seek alternate trade routes to the East.
What was the Fall of Constantinople?
Increased wealth in Europe during the Renaissance led to the creation of this new social class.
What is the Middle Class?