East and Southeast Asia
Which Chinese dynasty utilized the Civil Service Exam to select its bureaucracy?
Song dynasty
Who was the founder and the first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan
Which West African ruler is famous for his 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca?
Mansa Musa
What elite infantry group was composed of Christian boys taken through the devshirme system?
Janissaries
What was the Inca system of mandatory public service labor?
Mita System
What fast-ripening crop from Vietnam caused a population boom in China?
Champa rice
What is the term that describes the period of stability during Mongol Rule
Pax Mongolica
What was the primary trade commodity exchanged for African gold in the Trans- Saharan trade?
Salt
Which empire was the primary Shi'a Muslim rival of the Sunni Ottomans?
Safavid Empire
Encomienda System
What nomadic group from the north conquered the Ming and started the Qing Dynasty?
The manchus
Which Traveler's account of Yuan China increased European interest in Asian goods?
Marco Polo
What was the major center of trade and Islamic scholarship in the Mali Empire?
Timbuktu
Which Mughal emperor is known for his policy of "divine faith" and religious tolerance?
Akbar the Great
What was the highest social class the Spanish Caste system ( born in Europe)
Peninsulares
Which city served as the capital of the Tokugawa Shogunate?
Edo ( Modern day Tokyo)
What Weapon technology did the Mongols help spread across Afro-Eurasia
Bows, Gunpowder, lances
Which language developed as a blend of Bantu and Arabic along the East African coast?
Swahili
Which Russian tsar focused on "Westernizing" Russia to compete with Europe?
Peter the great or Peter I
What empire was conquered by Hernan Cortez and his allies?
Aztec Empire
What policy did the Tokugawa Shogunate use to restrict foreign influence?
Sakoku
The spread of which pandemic was accelerated by Silk Road trade in the 1300s?
The Black Death
What was a place of learning in Baghdad that contained vast amounts of Global Information, which was later destroyed by the Mongols
House of Wisdom
What monument was built by the Mughal Empire to showcase its wealth and power?
Taj Mahal
What economic policy measured a nation's wealth by its supply of gold and silver?
Mercantilism