Gunpowder Empires
China
Western Europe
Americas
Africa
100

What three empires make up the gunpowder empires?

Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal

100

What dynasty did the Ming Dynasty succeed?

The Yuan Dynasty

100

Which explorer sailed to the Americas in 1492 for the Spanish?

Christopher Columbus

100

What was the exchange of livestock, plants, and diseases between Europe and the Americas called?

The Columbian Exchange

100

The commercial linkage between Africa, Americas, and Europe; characterized by the cycle of trade for slaves, agricultural products, and European goods.

Triangular Trade

200

Which of these empires were Shi'a or Sunni Muslims?

Shi'a - Safavid

Sunni - Mughal and Ottoman

200

What previous social Chinese practice became more prevalent during the Ming Dynasty that limited Chinese women?

Foot Binding

200

What Portuguese ship utilized better hulls and a new combination of sails to assist in maritime exploration?

Caravels

200

After centuries of isolation, what result of European arrival most contributed to the sharp decline in the indigenous population?

Disease - Smallpox, Influenza, Measles
200

The production of which agricultural product led to regions such as Brazil and the Caribbeans to become major regions for slave labor?

Sugar

300

How did religion lead to tensions among the gunpowder empire?

Since the Safavid Empire adopted Shi'a Islam, religious differences between the Sunni Ottoman and Mughal led to increased tensions in the region.

300

After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, which elite Chinese group came back into power during the Ming Dynasty?

The Scholar-gentry

300

Idea that a God may exist but only exists to set natural laws in place. This concept became population among the educated during the Scientific Revolution.

Deism

300

The agreement between the Spanish and Portuguese monarch to divide newly discovered land between the two monarchies. Signed in 1494.

The Treaty of Tordesillas 1494

300

Which African ruler converted to Christianity and attempted to Christianize the entire kingdom under Portuguese influence?

Nzinga Mvemba; Alfonso I
400

Which ruler in the Mughal Empire attempted to bring religious tolerance into the empire to reconcile Hindus and Muslims in India?

Akbar

400

What ethnic group replaced the Ming Dynasty with the Qing?

The Manchu

400

Who issued the 95 theses that protested against Catholic practices?

Martin Luther
400

What are some of the factors that gave the Spanish an advantage over the indigenous population? (Multiple Answers Possible)

Possible Answers: Technology (Weapons, etc), epidemic disease, internal division and tensions between American Indian empires.

400

In the 17th century, this empire was established in what was known as the Gold Coast by the Europeans. Its control of gold-producing regions and supply of slaves allowed it to maintain power up until the 19th century.

Asante Empire

500

Which leader led the conquest of Constantinople and in what year did Constantinople fall?

Sultan Mehmed II; 1453

500

In the 1580s, which two Jesuit scholars went to China and presented European scientific advancements and technological improvements to Chinese officials?

Matteo Ricci and Adam Schall

500

What contributed to the price inflation that spurred commercialization?

Gold and Silver imports
500
The system where grants could be given to individual conquerors so that they can tax or use their Native subjects as workers or servants.

Encomienda System

500
A series of wars caused by the rise of the Zulu and other Nguni chiefdoms. These wars were fought in the 19th century in Southern Africa and led to the formation of new states such as the Swazi (based on the Zulu).

Mfecane