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Built roads and used government merchant to trade across the empire. This empire was collapsed by the Spanish Conquistadors.
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Founder of Islam!! His relevations were recorded in the Quran. The last prophet.
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Capitol in Damascus. Hereditary rulers. Disliked and eventually overthrow in 750 and replaced by the Abbasid Dynasty.
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Monastic kingdom with important role in gole, salt, and slave trade. Kings were very wealthy due to tax on merchants.
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The Nara period was the period of imperial rule in Japan. Modeled after Tang China. Buddism was prominent. Road system connected citties to rural communities.
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Over threw the Umayyad in 750. caliphate focused its efforts on the East and moved the capiyol to Baghdad. They were eventually demolished my the Mongol Horde.
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The Saljuq were Oghuz Turks who moved into the Middle East and forced the Abbasid caliph to refer to their leader, Tugrul Bay, as the Sultan, or temporal leader. They took part in the crusades and were one of the main reason for the fall of Byzantium.
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The schism between Eatern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism was led by Michael Cerularius in the East and Leo IX. Disagreements on theological matters, like Eater Greek philosophy and Western Roman law, eventually led to the excummunication of the two churches that was not lifted until 1965.
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The Norman Invasion of Englan was the invasion and occupation of England by the French and William the Conquerer.
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The pope in Roman Catholic Western Europe made a decree calling all knights to travel to the Middle East and take back Jerusalem. They did just that killing an estimated 70,000 people. This win by the Christian forces led to more crusades which were all lost.
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Chinggis Khan started from humble beginnings to being the emperor of the largest land based empire ever. He encouraged trade, abolished torture, and allowed his subjects to have religious freedom.
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The original plan of this crusade was to recapture Jerusalem, but instead they attacked the capitol of Byzantinium, Constantinople. This was the "last straw" in the already splitting churchs of Christianity. The sacking of Constantinople also began the decline of the empire.
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The Delhi Sultanate was the Islamic kingdom in India. Never united the entire continent of India.
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Large urban trade center in East Africa. Large labor force. Trade gold and livestock in Indian Ocean Trade systems.
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Kublai Khan was the grandson of the original Mongol leader, Chinggis Khan. Kublai's rule was the time of Mongol rule in China. He consolidated the Mongol rule in China and led many military campaigns.
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The Yuan dynasty was also know as the Mongol Dynasty. Practiced Chinese style administration and rebuilt the Grand Canal. Moved the capitol to Beijing.
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Traveled into Mongolia and China. Introduced Europe to the outside world through his book The Travels.
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This Dynast was known as the Yuan. Mongol people were not allowed to mix with the native chinese which allowed China to pick up where they left off culturally.
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Ibn Battuta was an Islamic explorer who traveled most of the Afro-Eurasian continent. His travel began as a Hajj, but turned into a 75,000 mile journey, upon which he faced many creat dangers.
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Ruled the African empire of Mali. Known for his extreme wealth and his Hajj upon which he "made it rain" just about everywhere he went.
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Tamerlane was a Mongol ruler who led his Mongol hordes to conquer Persia, Russia, Turkey, and India. Was on his way to conquer China when he died and all hope for the mission were given up.
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This war between England and France was a dispute over the English kings being vassels the the greater kings in France. The English were eventually expelled from France.
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In this short time span, the "Black Death killed over 1/3 of Europe. However, the plague gave the peasant power and brought Europe out of the Dark Ages. The Bubonic Plague spread during Mongol rule over the Silk Road.
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Banned maritime trade. Came between Mongol and Manchu rule in China. Began construction of the Great Wall of China
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Traveled all over the Indian Ocean. Used huge ships as long as 400 feet with 9 masts. His notes made China focus more on internal commerce.
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After 1,100 years,the fall of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks marked the end of the Byzantinium empire. This city was both the center of trade and the centern of Christianity so the fall affected both economicly and religiously.
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This period is know for being the florishing of culture and court nobility. Land owners hired Samari's to protect the assets around the estate. This period also marked the decline in Chinese influence on Japan.
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Took over Ghana and extended its territory. Leaders monopolized trade items and became very wealthy. Participated in Saharan trade like the Ghana
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Charlemagne united most of Western Eurpoe under one empire. He was a great militaristic strategist and was a devoted Christian. The conquered most of Western Europe by his death in 814 and is known by some as the father of Europe.
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The Silla dynasty was the first unification of Korea. It began as a tribute to Tang China, but eventually kicked Tang forces out. The Silla borrowed many Chinese customs, especially their government.
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During the Song, trade, commerce, and population exploded. Paper money made trade easier. Confucian texts were being printed bringing learning to people everywhere. Golden Age of China.
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United China after the warring states period. Huge in infrastructure like canals and roads. Short lived dynasty.
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The Tang dynasty followed the Sui and cleaned up the many peasant rebellions against Emperor Yang. It was known as the Golden age of the arts and literature. Thought of as the best organized state in the world.
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Home of Angkor Wat, a Hindu eventually Buddist temple. Exported trees and forest products in exchange for Chinese crafts. Housed many Chinese merchants.