The Mongol Empire
This was the ruler that brought all of Mongolia together
Genghis Khan
These two difficult geographical features—a desert and a mountain range—had to be crossed by traders on the Silk Road. (Specific Names - 3 are mentioned in your notes)
The Gobi Desert and the Pamir Mountains.**
This specific epidemic was able to travel from western China to Europe because the Mongols restored trade routes.
The Plague / Black Death. (Aka Bubonic Plague - 1 of the 3 variants)
This was the general nature of the very first interactions between Muslims and Hindus in India.
Peaceful trade and exchange of goods/ideas.
These scholars helped start the Renaissance by preserving and translating classical texts.
primary reason Mongolian leaders moved specialized workers from conquered lands to the empire's large cities
To make use of their specific skills and knowledge (which promoted cultural exchange).
This material was carried from China to Europe, where it was used to dress royalty and the wealthy.
Silk
These two European nations fought for territorial control during the Hundred Years' War.
France and England
This was the primary religious policy experienced by Hindus during the Mughal rule of Akbar.
Religious tolerance.
Islamic scholars translated texts from these two specific ancient civilizations.
The Greeks & Romans
Genghis Khan wanted every member of his family to be in power. He did not care if they could actually do the job. (True or False)
False - He wanted qualified people to be in positions of power.
Because few people traveled the entire 4,000-mile route, these two things appeared along the way to facilitate trade.
Middlemen & trading posts
The decline in the power of this social class is a similarity shared by the Crusades, the Black Death, and the Hundred Years' War.
The nobility.
This religious leader’s belief in the equality of all Christians changed the subject matter of Northern Renaissance art.
Martin Luther
This Renaissance master is the artist behind the painting The School of Athens.
Raphael
According to map evidence we have seen in class, the Mongol Empire was able to expand because its people were able to cross a wide range of these.
Physical features (or landforms).
In addition to silk and spices, identify two other items were listed as manufactured goods or commodities that traveled eastward toward China.
Glassware, horses, or textiles.
This was a primary economic change in Europe that resulted from Crusaders traveling to the Middle East.
The growth of a middle class of merchants and traders.
This was the specific subject matter Northern Renaissance artists began to paint following the Reformation (What Martin Luther started).
The everyday life of ordinary people.
Jan van Eyck is most famous for this detailed 1434 portrait.
The Arnolfini Portrait.
To govern the massive new Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan established this city as his capital.
Karakorum
This was the historical result of towns along the Silk Road growing and exchanging information.
They became multicultural cities and gave rise to new technologies.
This specific cause-and-effect relationship explains how the bubonic plague was spread.
Rats to The Black Death / The Plague.
Akbar the Great aimed to create this type of community that welcomed people from all religions.
A harmonious and inclusive community.
This artist created the Mona Lisa, while this other artist painted a Self-Portrait at Age 28
Leonardo da Vinci & Durer