Things from other countries
Skills and Ideas
Important Events and Dates
Powerful leaders and countries
100

Name 2 items that originated in China.

Porcelain and Silk.

100

This mosque was built in Lahore in the 17th century.

Badshahi Mosque.

100

What happened between 1610-1700?

Period of great scientific discoveries in Europe.

100

This family encouraged the Roman Catholics.

The Hapsburgs.

200

One negative result of travel from Europe to North America.

Diseases such as smallpox and measles killed many Native Americans. 

200

Name one similarity between the Gawhar Shad mosque and the Badshahi Mosque.

Domes, minarets, arches, and geometric designs.

200

What happened between 1556-1605?

Reign of Akbar the Great. He brought about new reforms and religious toleration.

200

It happened at Lepanto.

The Ottomans lost the battle to control the Mediterranean to Italy and Spain.

300

Three items that came from Mexico.

Tomatoes, sweet green peppers, and spicy chilies.

300

Muslim merchants controlled most of these by 1500.

Long-distance trade routes linking Africa, India, and the Far East.

300

What happened in 1453?

Ottomans captured the city of Constantinople in Turkey and renamed it Istanbul.

300

This powerful country expanded eastwards into Siberia and shared in European science and technology.

Russia.

400

Jewelry items that came from Persia.

Pearls from the Persian Gulf.

400

What was one item made by a different country that used Chinese designs?

Chinese-style jug (Persian potters) and a Chinese-style dish (Dutch potters).

400

What happened between 1520-1566?

Reign of Sulaiman the Magnificent. He was also known as “the Lawgiver” – one of the greatest Ottoman rulers.

400

These powerful countries traded with other lands but did not allow missionaries and explorers into their lands.

China and Japan.

500

Where did potatoes and cocoa originate from?

America.

500

Who did Shah Abbas invite to Isfahan & why?

300 Armenian silk weavers and 200 Chinese potters to teach Persian craft-workers to make beautiful objects.

500

What happened in 1527?

Artists began working on painting Shahnama.

500

The 3 great Muslim Empires.

The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals.