Asia
This Chinese invention assisted with the expansion of numerous empires.
Gunpowder
During his Hajj, Mansa Musa built these things in order for people to. study Islam under Muslim scholars.
Universities
Muhammad
These Aztec rulers share a name and were amongst the last rulers of the Aztec empire before Spanish colonization.
Montezuma I and II
This social and economic system based on loyalty is shared by various European countries and Japan. This system maintained a relatively stable and effective government.
Feudalism
Travel on this trade route was dependent on the monsoon winds which resulted in diverse port cities made up of merchants who were waiting on the winds to change.
The Indian Ocean Basin
This Japanese dynasty united Japan.
Tokugawa
This person traveled throughout the muslim world including the Mali empire and the Swahili city-states of East Africa. He worked in various governments and recorded his journey. He took a similar path to Marco Polo and also exaggerated his stories.
Ibn Battuta
This empire was built out of the declining Byzantine empire.
The Ottoman Empire
This Mesoamerican empire built their capital city in the middle of a lake and formed an alliance with other nearby empires.
Aztec
Spreading from southwestern China all the way to Europe through the silk road, mongol campaigns, and fleas on rats; this disease drastically caused the decline of the Eurasian population which did not fully bounce back until the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
The Bubonic Plague/Black Death
Gold, slaves, and ivory from the south were traded for salt, horses, and cloth in the north on this trade route.
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
This Chinese dynasty was established by the Mongols.
Yuan
This product that was brought to Africa by Polynesians was vital to the growth of population in Swahili city-states and is an example of the diffusion of crops and adaptations based on environmental knowledge.
Bananas
This holy text emphasized that women were equal to men and not property but at the same time emphasized male dominance.
The Qur'an
This farming technique used by the Mayan, Incan, and Japanese involves creating flat surfaces on the sides of mountains to grow crops. Even though the crops were different, the technique was the same.
Terrace Farming
This conflict between England and France was triggered by feudal disputes over land and Edward III of England claiming the French throne.
Hundred Years War
This trade route had a storied past that originally connected the Han and Roman empires. Following the fall of those empires, the Tang and Song dynasties, as well as the Mongols later on, revived this trade route.
The Silk Road
This practice was adopted after the growing influence of Buddhism in China.
Neo-Confucianism
This empire was the primary West African empire before the Mali empire took over.
Ghana
These Muslim missionaries traveled through Africa, India, and Southeast Asia and focused on a personal relationship with Allah versus and strict interpretation of the Qur'an
Sufis
This agricultural technique involved taking mud from the bottom of the lake this empire was centered in and building it up to a plot of land that floats on water.
Chinampas
This conflict led to an improvement in European technology, the weakening of feudal nobles as well as the church, and an increase in cultural diffusion.
The Crusades
This person was amongst the first Europeans to travel to Asia and was known for somewhat embellishing his stories. This person's over exaggerated stories greatly influenced European readers.
Marco Polo
This Chinese dynasty established civil service examinations
Ming Dynasty
Many traditional African religions have aspects of this religious practice where practitioners interact with the spirit world through an altered state or trance.
Shmanism
What was the primary way Muslim scientists participated in intellectual and scholarly exchanges with neighboring cultures?
Expanding on existing scientific discoveries by conducting their own research.
The road and communication system of this empire rivals and is often compared to that of the Romans.
Incas/Incan
This Renaissance philosophy reflected the spirit of individualism and encouraged a split from religious-based thinking and a focus on secularism. This philosophy laid the foundation for the Enlightenment.
Humanism
This person was an Islamic eunuch who led multiple exploratory voyages for Ming China. This person's voyages brought back a variety of goods including animals from Africa which ended up in the Ming dynasty zoo. This person also demonstrated China's ability to be a military, political, and economic power in the Indian Ocean.
Zheng He