Unit 2 AP World

Mongol fighting units were called

tumens

Which of these empires, ruled by Muhammad Shah, was conquered by Chinggis Khan?

khawarazam kingdom

Which of these describes Prester John?

Mythical Christian priest and king in the 1100’s Believed to be Chinggis khan, and was cut off from Europe by Muslim conquests

The Romance of the West Chamber was written during the

13th-century Yuan period in the tang dynasty.

\Which of these was a Turkic leader who conquered much of the Middle East in the fourteenth century?

Timur the lame

The ruler of the Golden Horde in the mid-1200s was

berke

The election of Chinggis Khan as khagan in 1206 was

In keeping with the Mongol Traditions

Like Alexander the Great, Chinggis Khan created an empire

Divided soon after his death

Like the Kara Khitai Empire, the empire of Chinggis was

Mongolian

In what area did the Mongols tend to borrow most from other cultures?

Government

The White Lotus Society illustrates

Resistance to Mongol rule

The impact of the Battle of Kulikova on the status of Moscow can be characterized as

The Battle of Kulikovo was of great historic importance in the struggle of the Russian people against the Golden Horde's rule. It dealt a severe blow to the power of the Horde, speeding up the process of its breakup.

What century did Constantinople fall to the Ottoman Empire?

15th

Which of these was a Muslim philosopher that promoted the rational approach to knowledge?

Ibn Rushd

Giotto was a master in what discipline?

Painting especially realism

Which of these men was the first European to reach India by sea?

Vasco de Gama

Prince Henry the Navigator is best known for

funding expeditions along the coast of north Africa

In the document “Bubonic Plague,” Jean de Venette and Ibn al-Wardi write that the plague was

a blessing for those of faith

The unification of Castille and Aragon was an example of what broader trend?

the emergence of strong monarchies in the late medieval period

The Inquisition in Spain was an illustration of Spain’s

new concept of its religious purpose

Which of these best explains the significance of Portuguese control of the Azores?

The move marked European ventures into the Atlantic.

Which of these best characterizes the status of America’s civilizations around 1450?

vulnerable

The settlement of Hawai’i in the seventh century was part of

a second wave of Polynesian migrations

Which of these men commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world?

Ferdinand Magellan

The Dutch East India Company was chartered by the Netherlands to trade in

Southeast asia

Which of these was reached and claimed by a Portuguese ship that blew off course?

Bartolomeu Días (Brazil)

Which of these animals, introduced by Europeans to the Americas, had a particularly devastating impact on native vegetation?

Sheep

Which of these men was captured and killed by Francisco Pizarro?

Atahuallpa

Which gave Britain control of most of northwestern North America?

Treaty with Paris

Which of these was an important base for British trade in India?

Calcutta

The imperial rivalry of Spain and Portugal in the early 1500s was largely replaced in the next century by the rivalry between

France and England

Which of these was the major cause of the Columbian Exchange?

contact between Europe and the Americas

Which of these was the main beneficiary of mercantilist policies?

The states, Big businesses and big government

Goa and Calcutta illustrate _________ in the early 1700s.

European rivalry in India

Which of these best characterizes European commerce in east Asia in the 1600s?

infiltration

Unlike Spanish imperialism in the Americas, the British North American colonies were

more commonly founded for religious motives

Humanism was a philosophical approach stressing the study of

The study of classical texts

Which of these men posted the 95 Theses and began the Protestant Reformation?

Martin Luther

Which of this extended protection to French Protestants in 1598?

the edict of nantes

The Thirty Years War was a religious conflict that centered on

Catholic Holy Roman Emperor and his Protestant subjects in Bohemia.

The proletariat is the class of

Wage workers

Which century saw the height of witchcraft persecutions?

17th

Which of these was a French intellectual who did influential work on the scientific method?

Rene Descartes

In the context of developments in the seventeenth century, the Levelers were

extremists

The findings of Copernicus differed from those of Chinese and Indian astronomers because of the work of Copernicu

was followed up by work by many other scientists

The growth of absolutism was synonymous with the growth of the

State

Which of these best summarizes the impact of Enlightenment ideas on European women?

Promising

Like the Thirty Years War, the English Civil War was caused by

Disagreements regarding religion and power of a king

Which of these is true of trade under Mongol rule?

-The trading route linked western Europe to East Asia Merchants had a higher social status Mongol empire knew how important trade was to the economy so they promoted it greatly

Compared to the Mongols, Timur’s conquests were ______________.

Equally destructive and of shorter duration