The Zanj
Post-Mongolian Empire
The Renaissance
New World
100

How do all of the trade routes for the Zanj exist?

Nov-Feb monsoon in direction from India to Madagascar

April - Sept monsoon in opposite direction

(follow the weather patterns)

100

What dynasty is established by Kublai Khan?

Bonus : who is Kublai Khan

Yuan

Bonus: Grandson of Genghis Khan

100

What marks the beginning of the Renaissance?

more people move into towns and towns become the centers

100

How did the Columbian Exchange benefit Europe?

Greater food security and now they are able to feed themselves

200

What was the southernmost and richest city in Zanj?

Kilwa

200

Who is Khutulun of Oxus and why is she important?

Granddaughter of Genghis Khan, she is the best documented female warrior during this time period

200

How did the Black Death affect the European social structure?

the rich got poorer and the poor got richer

Peasants have more options due to decrease in labor workers

200

What is Limpieza de sangre

Purity of blood

300

What is the importance of the Chinese pottery found in the Zanj?

different types of pottery is found mixed together and this exemplifies the trade connections 

300

What is transmitted once the silk road is underway again

technology

diseases

money

rumors

300

What are the 3 ages of mankind as defined by Petrarch

Ancient

Medieval

Modern

300

Why was the Spanish Inquisition established?

founded by the catholic church to root out heresay

400

What were the Zanj?

They were city-states with a common culture that hosted many different religious communities

400

The use of gunpowder led to the reduction of _____

Bonus: what created this decrease?

knights

a lone foot solider could reduce the power of a knight using a cannon

400

What is the study of Humanitates

the study of what it is to be human

400

What did the Americas get from the Columbian Exchange?

diseases through direct and indirect European contact killing off most of the population in the Americas

500

What religion is officially adopted in Melacca?

Bonus:

How were other religious communities treated?

Islam

Many different religions were there and accepted (Hindu structures, Jewish neighborhoods, etc.)

500

Why is the Malleus Maleficarum important?

Created a witch hunt based on published misinformation

500

Why is Petrarch important

urged a movement that would reconsider everything and go back to the sources

500

What is the difference between Conversos and Moriscos?

Conversos - Jewish people in Spain

Moriscos - Muslims in Spain