Unit 1 Flashcards
What was the politcal environment of Europe during this time period
Made up of kingdoms that often warred with one another, decentralization
What country was ruled by Islam for 700 years
Spain
The development of this increased the population of Europe
Crop Rotation
What did not help Europe not get out of the dark ages
100 year war
What was humanism
human potential, present not the after life, education
The inca’s language is called
quechua
What important lake is found near the inca’s capitol city
lake titicaca
principal food source of the Incas, cultivate in 300 different ways
potato
Name of lake that the Aztecs settled in
Texcoco
Where did Aztecs originally come from
Aztlan
Why were the Aztecs always at war
gold, land, sacrificial victims
Oldest societiy in Mesoamerica
Olmecs
Newest society in Mesoamerica
Aztec
Islam spread to everywhere but
Northern Europe
Who did the Abbasids kick out of power
Ummayad
Term of pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims must complete once in their lifetime
Hajj
Abbasid conquered and learned cultures from
Greece, Rome, India
Tran-Saharan trade network traded?
Came, Islam Merchants, Bananas, Iron
What was the only Christian African country?
Ethiopia
Mansa-musa, the richest person ever, was the ruler of what African Kingdom.
Mali
What is the blending of culture and religion
Syncretism
Most significant effects of diasporic communities of merchants tru trade routes across Asia
The spreading of religious and cultural ideas
Most significant negative consequences of the Silk Road
Spread of diseases like the Bubonic Plauge
Who conquered the Song and established the Yuan Dynasty
Kublai Khan
