Europe
During the late 1300s, European population decreased significantly due to this (2 answers)
Black Plague
Little Ice Age
China used this to claim why emperors had the right to rule
Mandate of Heaven
This is the capital city of the Aztec Empire.
Bonus points for also listing the modern day location.
Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
This is why the religion of Islam was difficult to spread into most of Europe
Europe is very devoutly Christian
It was thanks to this creature that merchants were able to travel through the Sahara Desert
Camels
This term can be used to describe medieval Europe and means "not connected to a single government"
Decentralized
This was a method of subjugating women was used by China
Foot binding
The Incan Empire was known for many things including access to silver, llama, and their high amount of skill doing this.
Brickwork /road building/ wall building
This African figure went on the Hajj and gave out so much gold on the trip that he lowered its value.
Mansa Musa
This is one of the inventions of the Dar-al Islam
Astrolabe
Lateen sail
More _______= More ________ = More ________
More food= more people= more cities
Name one of the 2 native belief systems of China AND a basic description of it
Daoism, harmony with nature
Confucianism, logic and reasoning, respect for authority and ancestors
Neither the Aztec nor Incan Empires had large access to this.
Metal
This is the term for an Islamic, religious ruler (extra points for the non-religious ruler)
Caliph
Sultan
As merchants gain power, they form their own cities such as this (2 answers)
Italy City States
Hanseatic League
This hierarchy was both a method of government in Europe but also a social structure
Feudalism
The Song Dynasty in China was known for this (3 acceptable answers, be generic)
Technological advancement
Economic Prosperity
Weak Military
The Incan empire was known for controlling a massive empire despite lacking this.
A written language
Missionaries, devout followers work to spread the religion
Merchants, people convert for a better deal
Military, conquest and forced conversion
Migrants, natural conversion by bringing their beliefs to a new land
This is the term for when something adapts or combines with something else to fit with a new culture
Syncretism/ Syncretic
Along with the expansion of farmland, Europe made use of these things to increase their food supply:
(multiple answers, extra points for examples)
New Crops, beans and legumes
New Tech, heavy play, horse collar
New methods, fertilizer, crop rotation
This creation of the Song Dynasty also played a part in their economic prosperity
Paper money
The Aztec Empire was different than most other empires in that they did not ________.
Expand
This is the reason why many Indians and practitioners of Hinduism converted to Islam
Lower caste Indians (cripples, the sick, those with gross jobs) were treated poorly but Islam treats everyone equally
This is the reason why power shifts from Lords to merchants when population increases
Farming output increases so less people become farmers.
People move away from farms into cities, where merchants have the power