Unit 2 Review

The Hundred Years War resulted in a shift in power away from the monarchs towards the church

Iron, Gold, and Copper were key mineral resources for the tropical region

The Hanseatic League was an alliance of trading cities, and controlled trade in the Baltic Sea

The Black Death spread along trade routes to Europe

Raziya, the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, was overthrown due to her religious beliefs

Slavery increased in both African and India with the rise in Indian Ocean trade

Mongols successfully defeated their enemies using the phalanx formation, arming their soldiers with spears and shields

The Renaissance originated in Paris

A rivalry developed between the Golden Horde and the Il-khan state over taxation issues

Moscow became Russia's dominant political center due to Alexander Nevskii being favored by the Mongols

The Mali Empire controlled key trade trans-saharan trade routes

Rashid Al-Din attempted to write the first history of the world

The Hundred Years War was originally fought over King Edward III claim to the French throne

India was successfully conquered by the Turks due to their political division

Flanders was famous for their production of grapes and wines

The Mongols elevated the status of merchants in China

Venice benefitted greatly from increased trade in the Mediterranean

The Strait of Malacca came under the control of a Muslim ruler after Chinese pirates were defeated

The Medici family contributed heavily to the rise of the Renaissance artists and thinkers

While westerns sought silk from China, the Chinese sought horses from the west during the silk road trade

The northern Chinese had the lowest social ranking by law under the Mongols

Under Mongol rule Russia experienced population loss and economic and cultural decline

Muslim rule ended in Iberia with their defeat to Spain and Portugal

China's population sharply declined under Mongol rule

Universities replaced monasteries as the new centers of learning after 1200

Genghis Khan united the Mongols and then set out to conquer China

Mansa Musa's pilgrimmage to Mecca led to the collapse of the Mali Empire

Bantu speakers migrated across Africa spreading knowledge on how to smelt iron

The Black Death resulted in peasants demanding higher wages, and in some cases rebellions

Islam spread across the tropical world, while mosques adopted the local architectural styles

The successor to Genghis Khan was Jochi

Europe's population sharply decreased in the 12th and 13th centuries

Mongols were dependent on trading with settled regions to acquire iron

The mariners that participated in the Indian Ocean trade were exclusively of African descent

Mongols used paper money and copper coins in China to solve the problem of credit

The Swahili Coast participated in the Indian Ocean trade exporting gold

The Mongols successfully invaded and conquered Japan

Kublai declared himself the founder of the Yuan Empire

The Junk dominated shipping in the Indian Ocean because it could carry a heavier load of cargo

Joan of Arc was an English peasant that led them to victory in the Hundred Years War

The Mongols used Chinese administrators for tax collection in the Yuan Empire

The dhow was the primary ship used by the Chinese in trade

Islam spread to sub-saharan Africa by conquest and forceful conversion

The Tang overthrew the Yuan Empire in China

Mongols tribes were led by a khan who had absolute power in decision making

The tropics are characterized by warm temperatures, and a cycle of rainy and dry seasons dictated by monsoon winds

Gothic cathedrals included distinctive features such as stained glass windows and high towers and spires

The French successfully used the longbow in the Hundred Years War to defeat the English

The LEQ is worth 40% of the AP Exam, and you have 50 minutes to complete it.

Under the Mongol Empire trade flourished along the silk road