Miscellaneous
Why did ancient civilizations build pyramids?
To be closer to the Gods
Bury their leaders
This Mongol Dynasty ruled China
Yuan
The Ottoman Empire conquered the remains of what empire?
Byzantine Empire
This Chinese explorer led voyages to the Indian Ocean.
Zheng He
The capital city of the Aztec Empire
Tenochtitlan
What was the split between the catholic and orthodox church called?
The Great Schism
Which areas did the Mongols conquer and incorporate into their empire?
China, Russia, and Iran
This traveler helped to open Europe to trade through his accounts on the silk road and interactions with the Mongols
Marco Polo
Why did the Ming end oversea exploration?
They became isolationist.
A key agricultural technique used by the Aztecs
Chinampas
How were the Romans and Incan empires similar?
The both built an extensive system of roads
This Mongol Dynasty Ruled in parts of Russia
The Golden Horde
What technology did the Ottoman use to defeat the Byzantine?
Large Cannons
What did the Ming Dynasty want in return from the empires they visited?
Tribute, in the form of money or goods
One way the Incas adapted their environment was
building a network of roads through the mountains
This Indonesian trade center gained prominence due to its location near to the Indian Ocean, also the first port Zheng He sailed to when he left China
Malacca
Explain the significance of the Pax Mongolica
Peace and Prosperity
Increased trade on the Silk Road
Greater protection for merchants
What was the name of the greatest leader of the Ottomans?
Suleiman the Magnificent
What technology was first developed by the Chinese?
Name 2
Lanteen Sails
Compass
Rudder
Gunpowder
Aztec, Maya, and Inca agricultural systems would show that these civilizations
Adapted to their environments with creative farming techniques
Who was the last leader of the Inca?
Atahualpa
Explain this quote "..The Mongols made no technological breakthroughs, founded no new religions, wrote few books or dramas, and gave the world no new crops or methods of agriculture."
The Mongol culture was based on a nomadic lifestyle.
They assimilated into the cultures of the people they conquered.
What year did the Ottomans conquer Constantinople?
1453
What is one reason the Ming emperors did not expand China's economic influence across the Indian Ocean after the voyages of Zheng He?
Foreign goods were considered inferior to those produced in China.
Which civilization is credited with recording data with quipu, developing an elaborate road system, and constructing Machu Picchu?
Inca