Europe
This empire that dominated the Mediterranean from 200 BCE to 400 CE had a tremendous impact on the development of Western Europe
What is the Roman Empire
This is a group of people who migrated from West Africa into the south beginning around 3000 BCE. They spread agricultural ideas and the use of iron technology.
Who are the Bantu people
This was a system in which anyone who desired to work for the imperial government had to take a test
What is the Civil Service exam
The Mexica founded their capital city on Lake Texcoco. What is the name of the capital?
What is Tenochtitlan
This was a wind pattern in the Indian Ocean that allowed many merchants relied on to sail to regions like East Africa and Southeast Asia.
What are the Monsoon Winds
This religious institution is the center of Christianity with the Pope at the head of power
What is the Catholic Church
This trade network allowed gold to be traded for salt across the Saharan desert.
What is the Trans-Saharan Trade network
This Italian traveler came during the Yuan dynasty in the 13th century and wrote extensively about the high levels of urbanization and sophistication of East Asia.
Who is Marco Polo
This was a religious ritual that demonstrated their loyalty to the gods. The Aztecs captured many people to perform this ritual.
What is human sacrifice
This was a syncretized religion of Islam and Hinduism that developed in India
What is Sikhism
Large fiefs or estates where the lords and serfs resided. It was a self-sufficient economic system
What is the manorial system
This is a language that is a mix of Bantu and Arabic, popular on the Eastern coastal cities of Africa.
What is the Swahili language
This was the grandson of Genghis Khan who ruled China under the Yuan Dynasty
Who is Kublai Khan
Contrary to the Aztecs, the Incas did not pay tribute. They required conquered people to give to this system where it was mandatory for them to provide public service to the empire.
What is the mita system
This was a tax imposed on all who were non-Muslim subjects of the empire
What is the jizya
This was a war from 1337-1453 between England and France. Gunpowder technology was used and professional armies developed from this conflict
What is the Hundred Years' War
States in Sub-Saharan Africa did not centralize power under one dominant figure or a strong central government. Instead, communities formed this type of network, where families governed themselves.
What are kin-based communities
This was a circular, felt-covered tent that was used by the Mongols
What is a yurt
This was a system used by the Aztecs that ensured their dominance. The conquered people were forced to pay this by surrendering lands, perform military service, and give goods such as food and cloth.
What is the Tributary system
This city was the capital of the new Muslim dominance in South Asia
What is Delhi
This Dominican Friar played an important role in the rise of Scholasticism in Europe. He contended that faith was not endangered by logical thinking. He opened the way for secularism and Humanism.
Who is Thomas Acquinas
This was the most powerful of all the East African kingdoms between the 12th and 15th centuries. It was known for its great circular wall that is at the center of the city. It thrived as a trade city, especially of gold.
What is Great Zimbabwe
This Turkish ruler was the founder of the Timurid Empire from 1336 to 1405 in Central Asia after the decline of the Mongols. He was known as a ruthless ruler who was the last of the nomadic conquerors.
Who is Tamerlane or Timur the Lame
This was a system of knots and strings that was used by the Inca to record anything related to numbers
What is the quipu
This group of people was the most successful messengers of Islam. They were mystics who did not focus on the strict doctrines of the religion, but instead emphasized the personal connection to a higher power.
Who are the Sufi's