WS Ch. 8 Empires of Eurasia

Ming

100

What was China's nickname for itself?

The Middle Kingdom

200

Who founded the Ming dynasty?

Bonus: What Mongol dynasty was overthrown by the Ming?

Taizu

Bonus: Yuan

300

These things represent what type of rule? Secret police, public beatings, supreme power of emperor

Imperial absolutism

400

This emperor is famous for collecting a literary treasury

Chengzu

500

Give 3 reconstruction projects of the Ming dynasty

Repaired Great Wall of China

Built Imperial City

Restored Grand Canal

Ming/Manchu

100

WILD: Name for the painting of nature scenes that became popular during the Ming dynasty?

WILD BONUS: What product did the Ming perfect the production of?

landscapes

Bonus: Porcelain

200

The Manchurians seized power from what dynasty in China?

Bonus: Why did this dynasty decline and become vulnerable to attack?

Ming

Bonus: Because of weak leadership

300

True or False: The Manchurians tried to become like the people that they conquered

True

400

What were some of the results of China's isolation from the world after the end of the Zheng He voyages?

West couldn't get the Chinese goods they wanted, Chinese did not learn about the new inventions and learning from the West and fell behind in technology and military 

500

He is an admiral of a large Chinese fleet

Zheng He

Ottoman

100

The original location of the Ottoman Empire

Bonus: For how many centuries did the Ottoman empire exist?

Double Bonus: What people group originally dominated the Ottoman Empire?

Anatolia

Bonus: 6 centuries

Double Bonus: Turks

200

Who led the Ottomans to defeat Constantinople in 1453?

Mehmet II

300

Give the methods used by the Ottomans in their military successes - 3

1) used small cannons and muskets

2) Copied the Mongols in use of short bows and Arabian horses

3) used pretend retreat tactic

400

Constantinople's name was changed to this

Istanbul

500

What did the Ottoman empire require Jews and Christians to do in order to worship?

Bonus: In what way did the Ottoman empire encourage the artisans and merchants in their work?

pay a tax

Bonus: did not tax them heavily

Safavid

100

The Safavid Empire laid the foundation for what modern day country?

Iran

200

Who was the first founder of the Safavid dynasty?

Shah Ismail I

300

Who was the 2nd founder of the Safavid dynasty?

Abbas

400

What interpretation of Islam did the Safavid empire follow?

Shia

500

Explain the Shia-Sunni split in Islam based on the qualifications for leadership.

Shia- descendent of Muhammad only

Sunni- any devout Muslim

Mughal

100

Who was the most effective Mughal ruler?

Bonus: How old was he when he became ruler?

Akbar

Bonus: 13

200

Who established the Mughal dynasty?

Bonus: How did he direct his forces to gain control?

Babur

Bonus: Muslim jihad

300

What country did the Mughal dynasty conquer?

India

400

What Mughal leader was a descendant of Chinggis Khan and Tamerlane?

Babur

500

This religion blends Hindu beliefs with Muslim beliefs

Sikhism