The Plague
Europe
Islamic World
China
The Mongols
100

The Black Death is more properly known as what? 

Bubonic Plague
100

The central authority that controlled all of Europe after the plague.

There was none, feudalism had prevented a large scale takeover by a central authority. 

100

Not Constantinople

Istanbul 

100

The palace complex in China. 

The Forbidden City

100

The primary impact Mongols had on the world. 

Spreading the Plague

200

Societal factors that allowed the plague to spread

Higher population density, lack of hygiene, trade routes. 

Must have at least two! 

200

The effort to drive all non-catholics out of Spain. 

Spanish Inquisition 

200

The main power in the Islamic world following the plague.

Ottoman Empire
200

The Dynasty that took over from the Mongols

The Ming Dynasty

200

This is the are where the Mongols lived. 

The Eurasian Steppe

300

Environmental factors that allowed the plague to spread

Little Ice Age led to famine, and drove rodents out of their traditional homes into population centers. 

300

"I'm in charge because God wants me to be in charge!" -A European King, probably. 

The Divine Right of Kings

300

The special forces and secret service of the Sultans

The Janissaries 

300

The first Ming Emperor

Zhu Yuanzhang

300
Temujin was later known as this. 

Genghis Khan 

400

Estimated number of deaths in the world from the plague

75-200 million people (25-65% of the population)

400

At least two effects of the plague on Europe

25 million dead, loss of belief in the church, political fragmentation, images of death become more prevalent in media. 

400

The three legs of stability in the Ottoman Empire

Military Skill (Janissaries), Religious Backing (Sultans being the leaders of Islam), and Loyal Bureaucracy (Also partially the Janissaries). 

400

Arab Ming eunuch general

Zheng He 

400

Genghis's grandson who ruled in China

Kublai Khan

500

The Bubonic Plague is caused by this bacteria. 

Yersinia Pestis

500

First European city infested with the plague

Kaffa

500

Result of Ottoman control of the Dardanelles and the Strait of Bosporus.  

Europeans were motivated to find another way to China and India that did not involve dealing with the Ottomans. This resulted in the Age of Exploration, ie. Columbus. 

500

Estimated death count from the plague in China

2 million

500

The estimated number of modern day descendants of Genghis Khan. 

16 Million people