Mongolian Empire
This man united the Mongol clans into a continent-spanning empire.
Who was Genghis Khan?
This man served as the Messenger from Allah.
Who was Muhammad?
The mixture of the Bantu culture from central Africa and Muslim traders resulted in the development of this culture.
What is the Swahili culture?
This man is perhaps the most celebrated ruler of the Mughal Empire.
Who was Akbar?
What is Daoism?
This man wrote about his travels along the Silk Road, encountering the court of Kublai Khan and witnessing the exchange of cultures and products.
Who was Marco Polo?
One of the Five Pillars of Islam involves a pilgrimage to this holy city.
What is Mecca?
The primary means of acquiring wealth in East African city-states.
What is trade within the Indian Ocean?
Akbar was Muslim, despite his subjects being mostly of this faith.
What was Hinduism?
The voyages of this man were seen as evidence of an outward-looking dynasty, despite the Ming Dynasty being primarily concerned with maintaining their independence from outsiders.
Who was Zheng He?
The dynasty created by Kublai Khan in China after the conquest of that state.
What was the Yuan Dynasty?
Identify two ways in which Islam spread throughout the region.
Trade, missionaries, conquest
This formerly great city-state was unique in that it had close proximity and access to gold mines in the interior of Africa as well as links with coastal trading city-states. It features architectural achievements including high stone walls.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
Akbar abolished this tax, providing evidence that he was somewhat religiously tolerant.
What was the jizya, or tax on non-Muslims?
This philosophy held that common people are in need of control from their superiors in order to correct bad behavior.
What was Legalism?
Upon Genghis Khan's death, four successors divided the empire into these subunits.
What are khanates?
The assassination of this man, Muhammad's grandson, proved pivotal in the history of Islam.
Who was Ali?
Although East Africa mostly sold raw materials like ivory, some city-states featured manufactured products like these, mentioned in lecture.
What are iron tools or textiles?
This ruler of the Mughal Empire struggled to deal with various rebellions as well as dealings with foreign merchants interested in setting up shop in India.
Who was Aurangzeb?
This cycle helps Confucianists to explain the rise and fall of dynasties.
What is the Dynastic Cycle?
Describe the primary tactic exercised by portions of the Mongol army/horde.
Mongols would shock their enemies by feigning a retreat before countering with a large force elsewhere, either to the side or front of the advancing enemy.
The Sunni-Shia divide in Islam primarily involved the succession line for this position in the Muslim world.
What is the caliph?
Name three major products exported from Africa within the Indian Ocean network.
Ivory, gold, iron, animal skins, timber, slaves
The arrival of emissaries from this empire would turn out to be an omen for the independence of the Mughal Empire.
What was the British Empire?
If fortune smiles upon a dynasty, allowing them to rule over relative peace and success, then it is said that they have this. It can also be taken away, indicated by natural disasters and government corruption.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?