Unit 2 Land Based Empires

What are the three Gunpowder Empires?

• Mughal, Safavid, and Ottoman

• Mughal, Safavid, and Persian

• Mughal, Ming, and Song

• Sui, Tang, Song

Based on the map, which Gunpowder Empire has the most territory by 1453?

• Ottoman

• Mughal

• Safavid

• Islam

What was the name of the Ming explorer who traveled the Indian Ocean?

• Zheng He

• Hongwu

• Yongle

• Christopher Columbus

Who ruled the Mali Empire during its Golden Age?

• Mansa Musa

• Zheng He

• Suleiman the Magnificent

• Ibn Battuta

What two items brought the West African kingdoms significant wealth and influence?

• Gold and Salt

• Gold and Silk

• Silk and Porcelain

• Salt and Ivory

The blending of two or more cultural elements, usually religions, is called________________

• Syncretism

• Cultural Diffusion

• Persecution

• Conversion

True or False: After the feudal system collapsed, the individual became more important during the Renaissance.

• True

• False

Increased trade to what country led to the beginning of the Renaissance?

• Italy

• Spain

• England

• France

What empire made use of Janissaries and had their capital at Constantinople?

• Ottoman

• Safavid

• Mughal

• Ming

Payments made to the Church in order to not be punished for your sins or to gain status is the definition of which of the following?

• Indulgences

• Excommunication

• Schism

• Persecution