Chapter 17

Question 0

What was the Ming Dynasty?

Answer 0

The Ming was the Chinese dynasty that replaced the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China (Pfaff)

Question 1

What was the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 1

Founded by Osman in 1299 in Anatolia. Captured Constantinople renaming it Istanbul (Pfaff)

Question 2

What was the Safavid Empire?

Answer 2

It was the Turkish Muslim empire replacing Tamerlane’s empire in Persia (Pfaff)

Question 3

What was the Mughal empire?

Answer 3

the Turkish Muslim empire replacing Tamerlane’s empire in India (Pfaff)

Question 4

What was the Yuan Dynasty?

Answer 4

(1279-1368 CE) Mongol rule in China, replacing Southern Song Dynasty. Capital at Khanbaliq. Established by Khubilai Khan (Pfaff)

Question 5

What is kumiss?

Venteicher

Answer 5

alcoholic drink that contains fermented mare’s milk

Question 6

What are shamans?

Venteicher

Answer 6

religious specialists that Turkish people revolved around; possessed supernatural powers, communicated with gods and spirits, invoked divine aid on behalf of community and informed them of their gods’ will

Question 7

Khan

Venteicher

Answer 7

rulers of the nomadic confederations; rarely ruled directly, but through the leaders of allied tribes

Question 8

Sultan

Venteicher

Answer 8

secular ruler of the Turkish Muslims

Question 9

The Bubonic Plague

Venteicher

Answer 9

Black Death; caused major depopulation and labor shortages that weakened the Mongols

Question 10

What city was Istanbul originally?

Rall

Answer 10

Byzantium

Question 11

Constantinople

Rall

Answer 11

Capital of the Roman Empire under Constantine. Became Istanbul

Question 12

Samarkand

Rall

Answer 12

City between China and the west. Major Silk Road trading point. Captured by the Mongols and sacked in 1220

Question 13

Dardanelles

Rall

Answer 13

Narrow strait in Turkey that the Byzantine empire used as a taxing station as well as defense

Question 14

Balkan Peninsula

Rall

Answer 14

Controlled by Roman Empire. Southeast Europe

Question 15

Kamikaze

Murphy

Answer 15

“Divine winds” ; Japanese attributed their continued independence to these winds that sank invading ships

Question 16

Qanat irrigation system

Murphy

Answer 16

Delicate Persian irrigation canals; destroyed by Mongol invaders; destruction severely decreased agricultural production in the region

Question 17

Lamaist Buddhism

Murphy

Answer 17

Recognized Mongols as legitimate rulers; made a place for magic and the supernatural; found attractive by Mongol elites

Question 18

Inflation

Murphy

Answer 18

Rise of prices resulting in the loss of value of currency

Question 19

Hegemony

Murphy

Answer 19

Leadership exercised by one nation over others

Question 20

What was the greatest city that the ottoman turks captured

Peddicord

Answer 20

Constanstinople

Question 21

The peninsula where Constantinople is located

Peddicord

Answer 21

Balkan Peninsula

Question 22

body of water that served as a major trading route for Constantinople, North-east Africa, and Palestine

Peddicord

Answer 22

Mediterranean Sea

Question 23

The name for modern day Constantinople

Peddicord

Answer 23

Istanbul

Question 24

1453 Anatolia Reller

Answer 24

Largely Turkish Islamic land

Question 25

Khanbaliq Reller

Answer 25

The early Mongol capital in China

Question 26

Russia Reller

Answer 26

The Golden Horde overran Russia in 1237

Question 27

Samarkand Reller

Answer 27

The Mongol capital built by Tamerlane

Question 28

Central Asian Steppe Reller

Answer 28

The birthplace of the Turkish and Mongol empire

Question 29

Located in Palestine, major area for religious wars Peddicord

Answer 29

Jerusalem

Question 30

True or false: women in asian nomadic societies had responsibilities and fought in wars. (Max Parsa)

Answer 30

True. Men dominated, but women tended to animals and were skilled archers.

Question 31

What religion did most Turks eventually follow? | Max Parsa

Answer 31

Islam, which they were converted to from native shamanism.

Question 32

True or false: Genghis Khan organized his military based on tribal relations. (Max Parsa)

Answer 32

False, he broke up tribes and organized people into new units.

Question 33

What region did the Ottomans control? | Max Parsa

Answer 33

The former Byzantine Empire (Turkey).

Question 34

What was the Mongol capital that Genghis Khan established? | Max Parsa

Answer 34

Karakorum.

Question 35

Who was Chinggis Khan | CollinNill

Answer 35

The unifier of the Mongols, also known as Temujin.

Question 36

Khubilai Khan | CollinNill

Answer 36

one of Chinggis Khans grandsons who promoted buddism, and supported other religions

Question 37

Nestorian Christian female who was the favorite wife of Khubilai Khan CollinNill

Answer 37

Chabi

Question 38

famous Venetian traveler who visited the mongol area | CollinNill

Answer 38

Marco Polo

Question 39

Hulegu Collin Nill

Answer 39

Khubilais brother who toppled the abbasid empire and established the mongol ilkhanate in persia.

Question 40

What was Constantinople?

Answer 40

Capital of the Byzantine Empire and later the where the Orthodox Church was centered. Jonathan Perry

Question 41

What was Karakorum?

Answer 41

Capital of the the Mongol Empire Jonathan Perry

Question 42

Where is Manzikert and why is it important.

Answer 42

Manzikert is in modern day eastern Turkey and the Battle of Manzikert was fought there. The two sides were the Byzantines and the Saljuq Turks. Jonathan Perry

Question 43

What was Khanbaliq and who founded it?

Answer 43

The capital of the Yuan Dynasty. Khanbaliq was founded by Kublai Khan. Jonathan Perry

Question 44

Built their societies by adapting to arid lands

Answer 44

Nomadic Pastorialists | Ethan Packel

Question 45

Raided lucrative sites in Northern India

Answer 45

Ghaznavid Turks | Ethan Packel

Question 46

Birth name of Chinghis Khan

Answer 46

Temüjin

Question 47

Successor of the Saljuqs

Answer 47

Khwarazm Shah | Ethan Packel

Question 48

Mongol section that ruled over present-day Russia

Answer 48

Golden Horde | Ethan Packel

Question 49

Who served under Khubalu Khan? Sal Paris

Answer 49

Marco Polo

Question 50

Who sparked in interest in Europe to start trade with Asia? Sal Paris

Answer 50

Marco Polo

Question 51

What group took conquered much of Asia? Sal Paris

Answer 51

The mongols

Question 52

Who led the mongols in much of their conquering? Sal Paris

Answer 52

Chinggis Khan

Question 53

What groups are monotheistic? Sal Paris

Answer 53

The Jews and Christians