Russia
The religion of Russia, chosen by the leaders due to it's allowance of their traditions
What is Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
China was unified by them after hundreds of years of separation
Who are the Mongols?
The birthplace of Islam and all major religions
What is the Middle East?
Popular items traded from Persia
What is Persian Rugs/silk?
Main reason for Spanish exploration into the Americas
What is "Gold, God & Glory"?
The largest conquered region of the Russian Empire
What is Siberia?
The Ming Dynasty sent a famous explorer to form trade connections along the Indian Ocean
Who is Zheng He?
Major Islamic center of learning in the Songhai Empire
What is Timbuktu?
This empire controlled after the fall of the Byzantine empire, in much of north Africa, the Middle East, and the Balkans.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Exchange that brought goods, animals, and people to and from the Americas
What is the Colombian Exchange?
The main reason for Russia's capital movement to St. Petersburg by Peter the Great
What is Modernize/Westernize?
After widespread famine, rebellions, and the Little Ice Age, the Ming Dynasty faced losing this
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Emperor Akbar of India's Mughal Empire practiced this towards Hindus
What is Religious Tolerance?
Islamic splendor caused this large movement throughout Europe
What is the Renaissance?
The main 4 countries to claim land in the Americas
What are Portugal, Spain, Britain, & France?
The search for this caused Russian expansion into Siberia
What are Fur Pelts (soft gold)?
Territory taken over by China during the Qing Dynasty's conquest
Mongolia/Tibet/Xinjiang
Famous center of learning in the Mughal Empire
What is the House of Wisdom?
What is Sunni Islam?
System of coerced labour in the Spanish colonies in South America
What is the Hacienda/Encomienda System?
Russia wants access to warm water ports, mainly of the coast of this peninsula
What is the Crimean Peninsula?
Laws imposed by Emperor Aurangzeb to remove non-Muslims from government and take rights away
What is Sharia Law?
The collecting of sons from non-Islamic families as a tax, the sons went on to work for the Ottoman Elite
What is Devshirme?
One class of people in the South American Castas system
Who is Mestizo/Creole/Peninsulares?