Final Exam
History 124 with Rice at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
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Created: 2011-12-19
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Mongols
Invaders
13th Century
Chinggis Khan=leader
13th Century
Chinggis Khan=leader
Temujin/Chinggis Khan
Leader of the Mongols
Very organized
Put people in charge that he knew wouldn't overthrow him
Had really good timing as far as conquering
Very organized
Put people in charge that he knew wouldn't overthrow him
Had really good timing as far as conquering
Khubilai Khan
China's Marco Polo
Chinggis Khan's grandson
Moved China's capital to Beijing
Promoted Buddhism, let people keep their religions
Chinggis Khan's grandson
Moved China's capital to Beijing
Promoted Buddhism, let people keep their religions
Yuan Dynasty
Last Mongol Dynasty in China
(All of the above)
(All of the above)
Marco Polo
1254-1324
Traveler
Italian
Went to China; brought silk and spices back=demand for them
Saw paper money=important
Traveler
Italian
Went to China; brought silk and spices back=demand for them
Saw paper money=important
Church of St. George at Lalibela, Ethiopia
13th century
Built of Rock
Christian
Built of Rock
Christian
Kingdom of Ghana
11th-13th centuries (height at 1050)
Eventual transition to Islam
Center of gold trade
Trade Center
Exotic
Eventual transition to Islam
Center of gold trade
Trade Center
Exotic
Mali
13th-15th centuries
overshadowed Ghana
Islamic Empire
Mansa Musa
overshadowed Ghana
Islamic Empire
Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa
1312-1337
King
Public display of Islamic religion
Made pilgrimage to Mecca (1324)
Destroyed Egypt's economy (inflation)
Refused to bow to Cairo leader
Lots of camels
King
Public display of Islamic religion
Made pilgrimage to Mecca (1324)
Destroyed Egypt's economy (inflation)
Refused to bow to Cairo leader
Lots of camels
Timbuktu
Royal, Educational, and Trading center
Mansa Musa built mosques, palaces, and Muslim universities there
Mansa Musa built mosques, palaces, and Muslim universities there
Trans-Saharan slave trade
Possible because of camels
Only non-Muslims enslaved
7.2 million 1000 yr span
Target women and children
(Canary Island Sugarcane)
Only non-Muslims enslaved
7.2 million 1000 yr span
Target women and children
(Canary Island Sugarcane)
The Three Estates
Clergy
Nobility
Commoners
"Those who rule, those who pray, and those who work"
Medieval hierarchy system
Nobility
Commoners
"Those who rule, those who pray, and those who work"
Medieval hierarchy system
Pope Gregory VII (investiture controversy)
Excommunication of Henry IV
Government wanted to elect church officials
Reform-11th century
Purified the clergy
Reform=religious revival in Europe
Government wanted to elect church officials
Reform-11th century
Purified the clergy
Reform=religious revival in Europe
Pope Urban II
Started the Crusades (1095)
Wanted to reunite Rome and Constantinople
Wanted Jerusalem in Christian hands
"God wills it"
First Crusade=successful (1099)
States formed around Jerusalem failed
Wanted to reunite Rome and Constantinople
Wanted Jerusalem in Christian hands
"God wills it"
First Crusade=successful (1099)
States formed around Jerusalem failed
Crusades
12th-14th centuries
"taking up of the cross" (any in general)
Now term for the Christians vs. Muslims to take back Jerusalem
Started by Pope Urban II
Reconquista=part of Crusades
Not very impressionable on Europe
"taking up of the cross" (any in general)
Now term for the Christians vs. Muslims to take back Jerusalem
Started by Pope Urban II
Reconquista=part of Crusades
Not very impressionable on Europe
La Reconquista
8th century-1492
Reconquering of Spain from the Muslims, by the Christians
Reconquering of Spain from the Muslims, by the Christians
Eleanor of Aquitane
Went on the second crusade
Wife and mother of crusading kings (Richard the Lion Heart)
1122-1204
Patronage of Troubadours
"Courtly love"
Islamic Influence
Wife and mother of crusading kings (Richard the Lion Heart)
1122-1204
Patronage of Troubadours
"Courtly love"
Islamic Influence
Mound Builders
Built mounds
East of Mississippi River (Ohio)
2000 BCE-700 Ce
Serpent Mounds
Burial Mounds
Artifacts found there-aligned with sun and moon
East of Mississippi River (Ohio)
2000 BCE-700 Ce
Serpent Mounds
Burial Mounds
Artifacts found there-aligned with sun and moon
Cahokia
800-1300 CE
Modern IL
Huge structure
Similar to Mesoamerica
Disappeared-probs because of weather
America's Lost City
Human Sacrifice
Modern IL
Huge structure
Similar to Mesoamerica
Disappeared-probs because of weather
America's Lost City
Human Sacrifice
Mexica
The people that built the Aztec Empire
Aztec Empire
12th century=Toltec decline
Constantly at war with others
Looked to the Maya empire for inspiration (like Rome's Greece)
Tribute System
High-tech, religion revolved around the sun, sacrifice, smart (calendar)
Related to Mexica, Tenochitlan
Constantly at war with others
Looked to the Maya empire for inspiration (like Rome's Greece)
Tribute System
High-tech, religion revolved around the sun, sacrifice, smart (calendar)
Related to Mexica, Tenochitlan
Tenochitlan
14th century
Largest city in the world at its time
Center of a lake (island, easy to defend)
Cris-crossed by canals
Didn't practically use the wheel
Modern and clean
Aztec capital
Massive temples
Significance: Americas DID have their own societies
Seven caves-eagle on top of a cactus
Related to Aztecs, Mexica
Largest city in the world at its time
Center of a lake (island, easy to defend)
Cris-crossed by canals
Didn't practically use the wheel
Modern and clean
Aztec capital
Massive temples
Significance: Americas DID have their own societies
Seven caves-eagle on top of a cactus
Related to Aztecs, Mexica
Christine de Pizan
European writer
"first feminist"
Father and husband=supportive
Women should be educated and are influential
Women should have the option, not necessarily equal rights
Good Christian
Logical
"first feminist"
Father and husband=supportive
Women should be educated and are influential
Women should have the option, not necessarily equal rights
Good Christian
Logical
Ibn Battuta
Traveler
Helped to expand Islam
Travels: 1324-1354 (Hajj 1325) (book)
Law student
Moroccan Scholar
Muslim Judge
Mogadishu (Somalia)
Visited Mali
Longest journey before 1500
Helped to expand Islam
Travels: 1324-1354 (Hajj 1325) (book)
Law student
Moroccan Scholar
Muslim Judge
Mogadishu (Somalia)
Visited Mali
Longest journey before 1500
Rabban Sauma
Pilgrimage
1220 (N. China)
Religious/Political diplomacy
Neostorian Monk
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem (1275)
Ended up on a Diplomatic journey to Italy=Mongol/Euro alliance against Muslims
1220 (N. China)
Religious/Political diplomacy
Neostorian Monk
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem (1275)
Ended up on a Diplomatic journey to Italy=Mongol/Euro alliance against Muslims
Sugarcane
Domesticated in 8000 BCE in New Guinea
Made its way through India/China to Middle Eastern Markets (11th Century)
From there, used during Crusades, made it to Europe as a luxury item
Eventually becomes a staple (one of Europe's addictions)
Canary Islands
Made its way through India/China to Middle Eastern Markets (11th Century)
From there, used during Crusades, made it to Europe as a luxury item
Eventually becomes a staple (one of Europe's addictions)
Canary Islands
Canary Islands
Colonized by Spain, beginning 1402
Sugar plantations established
Native population=wiped out
Eventual importation of slaves from Africa
Sugar plantations established
Native population=wiped out
Eventual importation of slaves from Africa
Zheng He
1372-1435 (14th-15th centuries)
Muslim eunuch
-Used eunuchs to ensure that no man would get too much power (can't have families)
Naval Admiral
Sailed around Indian Ocean
Purpose=demonstrate Chinese power
Stopped because his sponsor (Yongle) died
Seven voyages
Huge fleet of ships/sailors
Chinese fear of northerners
Muslim eunuch
-Used eunuchs to ensure that no man would get too much power (can't have families)
Naval Admiral
Sailed around Indian Ocean
Purpose=demonstrate Chinese power
Stopped because his sponsor (Yongle) died
Seven voyages
Huge fleet of ships/sailors
Chinese fear of northerners
Bubonic Plague
14th century-19th century
Wiped out 25% of Europe
Came through fleas via trade, originated in China
"Egalitarian disease"
Downfall of the Mongols
led to the Renaissance, and also Ming Dynasty
Wiped out 25% of Europe
Came through fleas via trade, originated in China
"Egalitarian disease"
Downfall of the Mongols
led to the Renaissance, and also Ming Dynasty
Renaissance
"Rebirth"
Humanism (move away from the spiritual world)
Art
Reclaiming Greco-Roman past
Knights
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Humanism (move away from the spiritual world)
Art
Reclaiming Greco-Roman past
Knights
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Ming Dynasty
1368-1644
After Mongol rule
Equivalent of the Chinese Renaissance
Cultural Revival=more Chinese
Return to Confucianism
Highly centralized state
After Mongol rule
Equivalent of the Chinese Renaissance
Cultural Revival=more Chinese
Return to Confucianism
Highly centralized state
1492
Ferdinand and Isabel approve Columbus' voyage
Reconquista=complete (no more Muslims in Spain)
No more Jews in Spain
Columbus sailed the ocean blue
Reconquista=complete (no more Muslims in Spain)
No more Jews in Spain
Columbus sailed the ocean blue
Eurasian "headstart"
Europe=better than the Americas
About this deck
By: Heather Spray
Created: 2011-12-19
Size: 33 flashcards
Views: 17
Created: 2011-12-19
Size: 33 flashcards
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