Mesoamerica
Absolutism
Lets get Ottoman
China and the East
European Age of Exploration
200

Name the three Mesoamerican civilizations.

Aztecs/Incas/Mayans

200

What is the word for an English Constitutional Monarchy?

A Commonwealth

200

What is this?


An Ottoman!

200

The Ming dynasty was known for isolating China. What does this mean?

They didn't allow for many foreign contacts (trade) and depot their authority very centralized.

200

What explorer enslaved most of the Caribbean and begun the real Age of Exploration

Christopher Columbus

400

This is what allowed the early humans to enter the "New World" by way of Russia.

The Bering Land Bridge


400

This is the King that was executed in England following the English Civil War

Charles I


400

The center of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople was transformed into what modern day Turkish city?

Istanbul!


400

DAILY DOUBLE

Following Zheng He's death, the Ming emperor did what?


Banned the building of ships.

400

What is the Middle Passage?

The portion of the Triangular Trade from Africa to the Americas


600

DAILY DOUBLE

This civilization invented the 365 day calendar.

The Mayans


600

James I used what concept to rule over England?

Divine Right

600

What body of water was controlled by the Ottoman Empire?


The Mediterranean Sea

600

List the concept of the Middle Kingdom. 

The idea that China and Chinese civilization/thought is supreme to others and that the world revolved around China.

600

What is Francisco Pizarro known for?

Destroying the Inca Empire and being a conquistador.

800

Describe what a chinampa is.

An artificial island that was built on reeds using clay/earth and allowed for farming/housing.

800

What was Akbar the Great known for?

Organizing the military into ranks

800

This invention was key to destroying the Byzantine Empire and dominating Asia Minor for years after.

Cannons/Gunpowder

800

Throughout Chinese history, Confucianism has been the primary school of thought. The Ming dynasty, as many dynasties have done before, brought back what to ensure Confucian knowledge was spread?

The Civil Service Exams

800

Briefly explain the Encomienda System.


A Spanish system in which explorers were granted sections of land and sometimes slaves/workers to work the new land.

1000

Where did the Incan Empire start out?

The Andes Mountains, the Pacific coast of modern-day Peru


1000

What is a Huguenot?

A French Protestant 

1000

Who is this and what did he accomplish?


Suleiman the Magnificent and he led the Ottoman's through their Golden Age.

1000

List 5 Chinese dynasties we have discussed throughout the summer.


Han, Ming, Tang, Song, Yuan, Qin, Xia, Zhou, Shang, Sui, Wu

1000

List three water-related technologies that helped Europeans explore the New World and new trade routes and what they did.

Mapmaking improved, the Astrolabe helped to find latitude at sea, and ships improved in quality and size.