North/South America
When did Europe discover the New World?
1492-Christopher Columbus
Which desert made it difficult for North Africans and Europeans to travel to West Africa and further South?
the Sub-Saharan desert
What were the 4 major Chinese dynasties during this class period?
Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing
Who were the 4 major colonial powers during this time?
Portugal, Spain, England, and France
the Abbasid Caliphate
Which major civilization did Hernan Cortes encounter first?
The Aztec Empire
Which East African Empire converted to Christianity in 325 and remained a strong, prosperous Empire for centuries to come?
Ethiopia
This period of Japan saw the repression of Christianity, the closing of the country to outsiders, and the unification of the nation, what was it called?
The Edo period
In 1453, this city was captured by the Ottoman Empire and allowed for the Ottoman Empire to expand heavily into Europe, What was the name of this city and the empire it ruled?
Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 lead to the establishment of what Islamic Empire?
the Ottoman Empire
Which civilization built extensive road networks and attempted to assimilate conquered people?
The Incan Empire
What is the name of the important trade/supply town that is known as the southern most point in Africa?
Cape of Good Hope
This Eunuch lead a massive treasure fleet around the Pacific and Indian ocean between 1405-1433, who was this?
Zheng He
What year did Vasco Da Gama land in India and discover the sea route to India?
1498 in Calicut
The Mongols sacked this city in 1258 and ended the Islamic Golden Age, what was the name of this city?
Baghdad
When and Where was the first English colony in North America?
Jamestown in 1607
Africa was the second part of the triangular trade route, what were the two biggest goods coming from Africa?
Slaves and Gold
The Qing Dynasty was ruled by a non-Chinese group, who and where was this group from?
The Manchu/Jurchen people from Manchuria
This 1588 sea battle took place between England and Spain, who won the battle and established dominance over the sea?
England won the Battle of the Spanish Armada
India and China
Europe was crippled by the bullion crisis, Which European nation discovered Cerro Rico, huge silver mine, that helped alleviate this crisis?
Which group in North Africa were infamous for being pirates and terrorized the Mediterranean for centuries?
the Berbers
The Mughal Empire ruled most of India starting in 1526 until 1857, Who established this empire? Where was he from?
Babur(Persian) and Central Asia
From 1095-1492, Christian Europe waged Holy, or religious, War against their non-Christian neighbors? what were these conflicts called?
The Crusades
This kingdom, which literally translates to slave soldier, was based in Egypt and defeated the Mongols, What was this kingdom know as?
The Mamluks