Four World Zones
What are the two largest world zones?
Afro-Eurasia and the Americas
Who are the two "towering" figures from the Mughal Empire?
Akbar and Babur
These two groups had a long standing division in the Islamic world
This empire is located in this modern day country
Turkey
Who did Christopher Columbus write his letter to? (From Chapter 2)
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Australia is in this world zone
What is Australasia?
The Mughal Empire is from this country
What is India?
This person is known to be the greatest of all the Safavid leaders
Shah Abbas I
How many years did it take for the Ottomans to capture Constantinople?
150
Who is the Greek God of the underworld?
Hades
This was the age when people relied on farming and raising animals in order to survive
What is the Agrarian Age?
This giant mausoleum was built for a ruler’s favorite empress (also one of the modern 7 wonders of the world)
What is the Taj Mahal?
Shah Abbas poured a lot of his money into this...
Infrastructure
Who is known as the greatest Ottoman leader?
Suleiman the Magnificent
What natural human bodily fluid did Romans use as mouth wash because of the presence of ammonia in it?
Urine
Name the four River Valley Civilizations
Indus Valley, China, Egypt, Sumer (Mesopotamia)
This person is generally known for building the Mughal Empire into a true Indian Empire.
Who is Akbar the Great?
Which group rejected traditional Islamic leadership?
The Shi'ite Muslims
(Shi’ites insisted that only someone directly related to Mohammed could be the head of the Islamic world)
Two part question: during what year AND what historical event did the Ottoman Empire decline?
1918 - World War 1
What are two things that came to the Americas from Europe during the Columbian Exchange?
Onions, olives, turnips, diseases, coffee beans, peaches, grains, livestock
What are the Four World Zones?
Afro-Eurasia, the Americas, Australasia, the Pacific
The two dominant religions in the Mughal Empire were these
What is Islam and Hindu?
Why did the Safavid Empire decline? (Who pushed them eastward?)
The Ottomans and Afghans pressured them
Name TWO reasons the Ottoman Empire declined
Military corruption, governmental decentralization, maritime setbacks, commercial and agricultural failures, and cultural/religious stagnation (nothing new)
The Shortest war in human civilization history was between England and Zanzibar. How many hours did it last?
Less than 1 hour