Maritime Empires
This sail has the ability to catch the wind from different directions
Lanteen Sail
What object played a huge role in the Qing Golden Age
Gunpowder
This devastating pandemic, spread along trade routes, drastically reduced populations and altered labor systems.
What is the Black Death?
The influential Venetian merchant whose travels and writings introduced Europeans to the riches and wonders of Yuan Dynasty China.
Who is Marco Polo?
This empire conquered Constantinople and connected major trade routes.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This sailors to measure how far north or south they were
Astrolabe
What city was captured in 1644
Beijing
The spread of this religion from Arabia connected merchants and rulers across vast trade networks throughout the Middle East
What is Islam?
The leader of the Mongol Empire who established vast trade networks across Eurasia as well as had religous freedom
Who is Genghis Khan
Sunni islam and __________
What is Shia Islam?
What was one of the impacts of the Columbian Exchange
Disease
What empire relied hevily on tax farming
Ottoman Empire
This East African city-state network thrived as middlemen in the Indian Ocean, trading ivory, gold, and slaves.
What are the Swahili city-states?
In 1497, this Portuguese captain was the first European to reach India by sea.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
This is anpivotal era of native Chinese rule after the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
What is the Ming Dynasty?
Many ships that sailed around _______ never returned
Cape Bojador
The powerful military dictator in Tokugawa Japan was called the
Shogun
This vast land network connected East Asia with the Mediterranean and europe. exchanging various items
What are the Silk Roads?
This man has started the age of exploration
Prince Henry the Navigator
This political/military leader effectively ruled Japan for centuries under the Emperor's symbolic rule.
What is the Shogun?
What did the British and the French fight over
North America
The Protestant Reformation in Europe led to.......
Religious conflict/schism
This religion spread along trade routes from India to Southeast Asia, influencing local rulers.
What is Buddhism?
Who was the first person to make it to the cape of good hope
Barthalow Diaz
This vast sea network linked East Africa, the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia, facilitating monsoon- wind trade.
What are the Indian Ocean trade routes?