Ruler with the most memorable nickname
He fought the Ottomans at the Battle of Ankara and slowed their expansion. (all of this with a bum leg)
Who is Timur the Lame?
Used in the Ottoman Empire to build up their army by drafting boys from conquered lands.
What is devshirme?
Babur established this empire around 1500, that included most of India.
What is the Mughal Empire?
Who was Prince Henry?
This guy was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Who was Hongwu?
Ottoman sultan who defeated the Safavids and swept through Syria and Palestine and eventually Cairo. Apparently, he had a grumpy disposition.
Who is Selim the Grim?
An elite force of 30,000 warriors loyal to the Sultan.
What is janissares?
This empire set up camp in Persia in the 1500s.
What is the Safavid Empire?
First explorer to round the tip of Africa. Rounded it and then turned around.
Who was Bartolomeu Dias?
These were two new styles of literature and drama introduced in Tokugawa Japan.
What is haiku and kabuki?
This ruler established a code of laws, seemed to believe in due process and the rule of law. Next thing you know, he kills his son and starts the tradition of sultans strangling their brothers.
Who is Suleman the Lawgiver?
General term for warriors of Islam.
Who are Ghazis?
These guys established a Muslim Empire that combined many cultures and lasted almost 600 years.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Portuguese explorer who opened a direct route to India.
Who is Vasco de Gama?
Japan adopted this policy as they grew tired of Christian missionaries and Europeans in general.
What was the closed-door policy?
King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta but due to his failure as a military leader, was known as John _______ Sword.
What is Soft Sword?
New type of sailing ship. Portugal caught wind of this and was the first to use it.
What is a caravel?
China was the dominant power in Asia (1368-1644) under this dynasty.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
1492 this Italian explorer set off to discover a route to Asia under the authority of Spain. He missed his mark.
Who is Columbus?
Tokugawa Ieyasu united Japan (the daimyo), moved the capital to what is now Tokyo, thus earning this title.
What is shogun?
Last ruler of the Carolingian Dynasty. He must have been slow, unambitious and ugly because he was known as Louis the _________.
Who is Louis the Sluggard?
A line drawn through the Atlantic Ocean. Land west of the line went to Spain, east of the line to Portugal.
What is the Line of Demarcation?
Manchus founded this dynasty and expanded China's territory to include Taiwan, Mongolia, and Tibet.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
A company set up to establish and control trade to and from Asia. It became the more powerful than England's company.
What is the Dutch East Indies Company?
This guy was the first emperor under the Qing Dynasty.
Who was Kangxi?
William of Normandy who invaded England and became King William the ____________.
Who is William the Conqueror?
Warrior chieftains who became lords in a new kind of Japanese feudal system.
Who are daimyo?
These were the Fantastic 4 (sultans) beginning with Murad II.
Who were Murad II, Mehmed II, Selim the Grim, Suleman the Lawgiver?
Maybe China's most famous explorer. He led 7 voyages during the Ming Dynasty to show off China's power and splendor.
Who was Zheng He?
The Chinese, believing their country was the cultural center of the universe, referred to China as the __________ Kingdom.
What is the Middle Kingdom?