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| 390166896 | Marco Polo | Venetion explorer who served under Kublai Khan for 17 years, returned to Europe only to be captured. During his time in jail, he intrigued prisoners with stories of his travels; they were recorded in a book that became widely popular | |
| 390166897 | Ibn Battutu | Moroccan traveler and writer that visited places under Islamic Empires. Very opinionated. First pilgrimaged to Mecca; kept a journal as records | |
| 390166898 | Major Events that Caused Change | -Islam and Islamic Empires emgerge -Industrial Revolution in the Sung Dynasty -Spread of Neoconfucianism -Schism in Christianity -Camels in Sahara that increased trade -Black Death decimated Europe -Italian Renaissance began dominance of Europe in cluture | |
| 390166899 | Tang Dynasty's Political System | Merit-based bureaucracy: recruited officials based on intellectual ability | |
| 390166900 | Caliphate System | Religious leader and political leader are the same in one | |
| 390166901 | Islamic Art | -Arabesque design: geometric, no human figures -minature paintings -poetry -mosques: domes, pillars, minarets | |
| 390166902 | Islamic Sciences | -earth revolving around the sun -more accurate calendar -astrolabe -medical treatises -steel for swords -paper and printing from Chinese | |
| 390166903 | Islamic Math | -Algebra -Arabic numerals -decimal system -concept of zero | |
| 390166904 | Goods in Trans Sahara Trade | -Gold, ivory, slaves and spices from below the Sahara -Salt, cloth, and metalware from the Sahara | |
| 390166905 | Impact of Trans Sahara Trade | Aided the rise of African empires and kingdoms, and spread Islam in Western Africa | |
| 390166906 | Goods in Indian Ocean Trade | -Slaves, ivory, gold, and iron from Africa -pottery from Burma -porcelain from China -cloth from India | |
| 390166907 | Impact of Indian Ocean Trade | Brought prosperity to East Asia, sets the stage for African trading cities, and brought Islam to coastal Bantu speakers | |
| 390166908 | Goods in Silk Road Trade | -silk and porcelain from China -linen cloth, glass, horses, and ivory from others | |
| 390166909 | Impact of Silk Road Trade | Spread Buddhism and Christianity and spurred European interest in finding a water route to China | |
| 390166910 | Religions with Missionary Outreach | Christianity, Buddhism, Islam | |
| 390166911 | Impact of Mongol Empires | -largest land empire in the world -spread other cultures -improved trade throughout Asia and Easter Africa -paper money, banking, letters of credit -period of extrended peace ensued in conquered areas | |
| 390166912 | Mongols/Mongol Empire | Clans that originated in the Central Asian steppes. Genghis Khan led the Mongols to conquest of China, India, the Middle East, and Russia. Conquered people required to pay tribute, but Mongols were culturally tolerating, some even assimilating to the culture | |
| 390166913 | Importance of the Tang and Song Economic Revolutions | -paper money -mass production of tea -porcelain -silk -Champa rice -Canton becomes major trading city -Zheng He's explorations | |
| 390166914 | Characteristics of the Tang and Song Economic Revolutions | -increasing agricultural production -increasing population -urbanization -technological innovations -financial inventions | |
| 390166915 | Chinese Influence | -Japan: copied government, architecutre, and Buddhism -Conquered most of Asia -Neoconfucianism | |
| 390166916 | Developments in Europe | -Church took control on all aspects of life; pope as the ultimate religious authority -Feudalism rises -Crusades -increasing power of Kings | |
| 390166917 | Growth and Role of Cities | Trading and cultural centers, centers of education, religion, and government | |
| 390166918 | New Oppurtunities for Women | -gained right to keep dowry -managed households -supervised education of children -cultural patrons -nuns |
