Chapters 12 and 13

Which empire is the greatest and most impressive Islamic civilization?

Which is not an African society that avoided being incorporated into a larger empire?

Kaghans rule this group supported by their soldier "wolves"

Which Empire was east of the Ottoman Empire and in Persian lands?

African nation - Niger river, no king - had title societies - a balance of power among kinships

China or Europe - smaller maritime ventures

Which group wrote songs and poems in honor of their cattle?

True or False - The Iroquois were matrilineal which means that they lived with the men's family

Which of these was a nomadic desert-dweller?

Lived in large villages, not small encampments

What were the religious guys who predict the future, offer sacrifices, and speak with spirits?

Some Chinese people believed that Mongols had been given the....?

Which nation was the primary target of the Mongols?

True or False - The Mongols were driven out of Persia like they were from China.

Had a strange ritual with boys involving circumcision and rankage in the tribe

Who was the emperor of the Ming dynasty who created a massive Encyclopedia?

bc they live in villages, this society was not known for their mobility as a group.

The Ottoman Empire was the emergence of the _____ as the dominant people of the Islamic world

Which Chinese dynastic title did the Mongols take?

these societies did not hold slaves

Which African group slowly adopted Islam as they moved east?

offered women higher status and fewer restrictions

Which African nation had no single state but city-states within a walled town and a king?

After the decline of the Mongol Empire, they were swallowed up by which empires?

What values were reinstated in China after the Mongol rule was over?

What was the largest pastoral society in West Africa?

not a single people but made of various clans who spoke the same language and migrated west

What nation did the MOngols more quickly take over than China?

What largely nomadic people started Islam, and who carried Islam to the new regions?

Which is not a reason why the Mongols left China?

Frequent warfare led the Iroquois people to form what?

China or Europe - maritime adventures sought no alliances or wealth of others

Largest pastoral society in history

The key to the Mongol's success was their...

The Mongol capital moved from __________________.

What tech. adopted from the Chinese and Persians did the Mongols use on Russia?

Which was not a quality of early North American civilizations?

disdained the agr. life but were connected to and dependent upon them

They had a census that allowed them to keep track of people so that they could tax them.  

European maritime voyages continued bc of jealousy between competing ___.

Which empire was in the African savannas?

Which two expeditions marked major breakthroughs in exploration at that time?

True or False - Christopher Columbus' journey was way more major than Zheng He's

The Persian Mongol take over was worse than the Chinese one - Which was worse than the Persian?

Which Muslim eunuch was the captain of ships for Emperor Yongle?

created the Ottoman Empire, one of the greatest powers of Eurasia

Which men in the Ming dynsasty were the emperors #2 men?

Organized themselves in kinship-based groups or clans along male lines

Who wrote the book about political success, which was based on competitiveness. 

Nation that had less superior tech. than the Chinese, outnumbered them, and were more unified?

Which empire lived in the Mongolian steppes and was under the leadership of Modun?

Which leader tried to revive the Mongol empire after its decline?

Renaissance means ...

What was Turkic warrior, Timur's Mongolian capital?

Less productive economy for large grazing areas which yielded smaller populations. 

In which area of China were the Mongol invasions more destructive and violent?

China or Europe - maritime adventures ended abruptly 

True or False - The Iroquois valued social equality.

Who did not benefit from Mongolian rule in Russia?

Scribes translated official decrees into various languages of the people of their empire.

Which is NOT an outcome of the processes set in motion by Columbus and his travels?

Third major carrier of Islam and a turning point in their history.

European maritime explorers and merchant saw opportunities for profit in exploration.

Which Mongol practice greatly offended the Chinese?

Had the ability to mobilize both the human and material resources of their empire.

Which Empire forcibly imposed the Shia version of islam?

What new technology did Arabs develop?

China or Europe - maritime exploration continued and made them a world power

What was one way that Mongols in Persia were more transformed than Mongols in China?

This group loved Pastoralism - agricultural people saw them as lazy and arrogant.

In which war did England and France fight for more than a century?

True or False - The Iroquois valued large government and limited personal freedom

Why did Europe escape Mongol conquest?

During which dynasty did China recover from the plague and Mongol rule?

they mastered environments which were viewed as unsuitable for agriculture

stressed the achievement of the group over achievement of the individual -equality not stressed

What was Ghengis Khan's oldest name?

Europe had no unified political authority which helped its maritime exploration continue.

Ghengis Khan relied on _________ which allowed him to build up a small and powerful following.

Which nation initiated European maritime (of the sea) exploration?

True or False - The Iroquois  valued limited government.

China or Europe -maritime adventures sought the wealth of nations as well as religious converts

Which Mongol leader was famous for massive killings, huge empire building, and world wars.

elements of this culture were borrowed by others like peace keeping, mutual dependence, etc.

Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty ordered the building of what?

What did a Patron do during the Renaissance?

What place was seized which allowed Ottoman rulers to take over after the Roman Empire?

True or False - To the Mongols, Russia had much to offer them economically and technologically

Which Songhay emperor, practiced Islam and was said to be a magician?

Which people were nomadic cattle keepers?

What two works did Leonardo Da Vinci NOT create?

What was an agreement between Iroquois to settle their differences peacefully through leaders?

What massive feat occurred during the Ming dynsasty under Emperor Yongle's command?

The Safavid Empire emerged from a 

African nation - small state ruled by the Kwuare - extensive trade - beautiful brass sculptures