Unit 1
The dynasty ruling over China that allowed innovations such as the Grand Canal to form
What is the Song Dynasty
This kills 1/2 of the European population
What is the bubonic plague
The great leader of the Mongols who wanted world domination
Who is Genghis Khan
The mongols grew this trade route that stretched from Egypt to China
What is the Silk Road
The Mughal, Safavid, and Ottoman Empires are known as the ____ empires
What is gunpowder
Popular belief in China that emphasized filial piety and was used to conduct civil service exams
What is Confucianism
The term for a system of towns in which kings/lords provided protection for peasants, and in exchange, the peasants worked on the land
What is Feudalism
This new type of credit was created so merchants didn't have to carry heavy metal coins with them
What is flying/paper cash
This person made a pilgrimage to Mecca, and spread wealth of their kingdom
Who is Mansa Musa
Ottomans used this system of forced labor to convert Christian boys to Islam and have soldiers/bureaucrats to work
What is Devshirme
A system of labor in which Inca rulers used to build and expand their empire
What is the Mit'a system
This type of food was grown faster that contributed to a big population boom in Asia
What is champa rice
This innovation made ships more stable, which allowed for easier travel across seas
What is the stern rudder
The understanding of ________ patterns allowed merchants to travel along the Indian Ocean Trade Route
What is Monsoon winds
The Safavid Empire used this branch of Islam that uses Shahs as religious leaders
What is Shi'a
The capital city of an empire in the Americas with a bustling market and was a built on a lake
What is Tenochtitlan
This was the name of the center of the culture of learning in Baghdad
What is the House of Wisdom
DAILY DOUBLE
The economic, social, and cultural growth due to this period of peace due to the mongols
What is the Pax Mongolica
Modern day Malaysia and Indonesia gained this nickname for the goods exported in the Indian Ocean Trade route
What is the Spice Islands
This monument was built in the mid 1600s by Shah Jahan to honor his late wife, shown to legitimize rule
What is the Taj Mahal
What is Greek
A group of Turkish slaves working in Egypt created this empire after the fragmenting of the Abbasid Caliphate
What is the Mamluk Empire
This architectural building in a Southeast Asian Kingdom showed the cultural affects of the spread of Hinduism and Buddhism into Southeast Asia
What is Angkor Wat
This person reflected on life from the POV of a Muslim in his journeys
Who is Ibn Battuta
This is the name for pictures showing victory and prosperity to legitimize the rule of the last dynasty of China
What are Qing Imperial Portraits