APWH Chapter 12: The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century

Chinese dynasty after the Yuan and before the Qing; known for return to traditional China ways

Major state the developed in present day Mexico; dominated by semi-nomadic Mexica, who migrated

Largest Empire ever built in South America; territory extended 2,500 miles

"rebirth" of classical learning often associated with the cultural blooming of Italy

Portuguese explorer, was the first European to reach India by circling the tip of South Africa.

Largest imperial state in Western Hemisphere; Quechua speaking; 2,500 mile empire; 10 mil. ppl

A poet and king of the city-state of Texcoco, which was part of the Aztec Empire.

Group east of the Niger River; built society that rejected kingship and centralized statehood 

Continuance of gathering and hunting societies, despite millennia of agricultural advance

A "rebirth" of classical learning; linked with Italy from 1350-1500; rediscovery of Greek art

Confederation of Iroquois peoples in today's New York State, based on the Great Law of Peace

Incan, girls who were removed from their homes at a young age, trained in Inca ideology

Major Turkic empire of Persia founded in 16th cen. made efforts to convert people to Shia Islam

Byzantine capital that fell to the army of sultan Mehmed II in 1453; marked end of Christian Bz

Professional merchants in the Aztec Empire whose wealth often elevated them to elite status

Patron deity of the Aztec empire, associated with the sun.

Successful Muslim Indian empire invaded in 1526; noted for tolerance of Hindus

Great city of West Africa, a 14-16th century center of Islamic scholarship

West Africa's largest pastoral society, adopt Islam slowly and create a number of new states

Port city in modern Malaysia, founded (1400) as a trading center on the Strait of Malacca.

their lands east of the Niger River in West Africa; built a complex society rejected kingship

Major Islamic state centered on Anatolia that included the Balkans, Near East, and North Africa

Muslim port city that rose on the waterway between Sumatra and Malaya; spread syncretic Islam

Turkic warrior who tried to restore the Mongol empire destroyed much of Persia, Russia, & India

Seminomadic people of Mexico who by 1325 established themselves, their capital was Tenochitlán

Chinese admiral with a fleet of over 300 ships in a series of voyages that began in 1405.

Chinese Dynasty that followed the Mongols. moved capital to Beijing, ruled for 300 years

Indian group in New York that united 5 groups of same language speaking ppl to stop war

Major Islamic state of West Africa along trans-Saharan trade routes; 15th century

Byzantine Empire Capital fell to Ottoman sultan Mehmed II in 1453, ended Christian Byzantium.

The continuity of gathering and hunting societies in areas of the world despite agri. advance

Islamic state centered on Anatolia that included the Balkans, Near East, and North Africa.

Great Ming Chinese sea admiral who commanded a fleet of 300 ships in voyages starting in 1405