Chapter 13 WHAP

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Who was Sonni Ali?

Emperor of the Songhai empire Muslim thought he had a potion that turned him invisible

What did Prince Henry do?

He set up a school of navigation to find the south tip of africa

What was Sati?

Hindu custom requiring widows of notable Hindu men to throw herself on the funereal pyre and hence sacrifice herself

What is kowtow?

Kneeling before emperor and putting head down 9 times

what did the Ming dynasty try to do

eliminated any trace of Mongols

what was the divine faith religion

had Islam, Hinduism, Christianity elements Tries to accommodate everyone

why did Zheng He travel the Indian ocean

he sailed for trade and tribute for China

Who was Machiavelli?

he wrote the book "The Prince" that examines the imperfect conduct of human beings it is better to be feared than to be loved and the ends justify the means

what was the worlds first traded commodity

silver

what is Dhow

small Chinese boat

how did the Venetians get rich

textiles and trade with the Ottoman empire

what did people study during the renaissance

the humanities - History, Art, and Literature

Who was Vasco de Gama?

Portuguese captain who sailed around Cape of Good Hope. 1st to reach India in 1490

What was the Renaissance?

Rebirth of art and learning in Europe

What are Janissaries?

Recruitment of Christians into an elite guard Converted to Islam & trained as soldiers/administrators "New troops"

What is a vizier?

Right hand man to the Sultan

What was the Safavid Empire?

Shi'ite Muslim dynasty that ruled Persia between 16th and 18th centuries. also had Cannons

Who was Zheng He?

(1371-1435) China's most famous navigator in the 15th century. Traveled the Indian Ocean, visiting Africa, India, and the Middle East. sailed for the ming dynasty

What was the Ottoman Empire?

-An powerful empire ruled by a Sunni Muslim Turkish tribe known as the Ottoman Had Cannons Conquered the Byzantine empire in 1453

How many ships did Columbus have?

3 ships and 90 sailors each ship was about 85 ft long

how many ships did Zheng He have

300 ships and 27000 sailors each ship was about 400ft long

how far apart were Michelangelo and Donatello

75 years

What is a caravel?

A small light ship that had triangular sails.

What was devshirme?

A system of the Ottoman gov where christian children were forced into military training at young age (this allowed for their conversion to Islam to be more effective and ensure that would stay loyal the sultan)

Who was Christopher Columbus?

An Italian sailor that sailed for spain in 1492

Where were the Incas located?

Andes Mountains, Peru

Who was Akbar the Great?

Babur's grandson; chief builder of Mughal empire created the divine faith religion

Who was Babur?

Founder of the Mughal Empire Defeated the Sultanate of Deli Descendent of Timur the Lame

Where were the Aztecs located?

Mexico

Where was the Ming Dynasty located?

Modern day China

Where were the Mughals located?

Modern day India

Where were the Safavids located?

Modern day Iran

Where was the Ottoman Empire located?

Modern day Turkey

Who defeats Songhai and why?

Morocco because they wanted control over the sand roads

What is a sultan?

Muslim ruler

what was the capital of the Songhai empire

Timbuktu

who were the 3 big mariners in the fifteenth century

Zheng He Christopher Columbus Vasco Da Gama

who was Arungzeb

a devout conservative Muslim Thought is father (made the Taj Mahal) spent too much money so he brings back the Jiyza He banned Sati

What is the Taj Mahal?

a tomb for Shah Jahan's wife, Mumtaz Mahal

Why did Columbus sail west?

because he thought that eastern Asia lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean gold god and glory

who was emperor Yongle

brought back Confucianism as the dominate philosophy Commissioned an 11,000 volume encyclopedia on china's history to get rid of Mongol history Commissioned the planting of 1 billion trees to scare away the Mongols Commissioned the planting of 1 billion trees To scare away the Mongols

What did gun powder do to europe

it increased state vs state mentality France vs England Portugal vs Spain

what is a Junk

large flatbottom sailing ship produced in Tang, Ming, and Song empires. Designed for long distance, commercial travel. similar to the Titanic.

why did China go into isolation

to save resources and build the great wall o keep out the Mongols

Who was Tamerlane?

tried to fake that he was a descendent of Genghis Khan Killed 5% of the world's population Sacked Deli and killed 100,000 Made pyramids of skulls

Who were the Medicis?

wealthy and powerful Italian family, patron of Michelangelo

who was Sonni Baru

went on a Hajj and People gave him the title "Caliph of the land of the blacks"

Where were the Songhai located?

west Africa


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