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256915745Ottoman EmpireCentered in Constantinople, the Turkish imperial state that conquered large amounts of land in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Balkans, and fell after World War I.0
256915746Ibn-Rushd(Averroes)Muslim Spain Philosopher that espoused greek rationalism but was ignored1
256915747Ming DynastyA major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia2
256915748Cheng HoAdmiral (a Muslim Chinese) who commanded the great Indian Ocean expeditions, between 1405 and 1433.3
256915749Black PlagueBubonic Plague (Disease that was spread across asia)4
256915750RenaissanceVital cultural and political movement (rebirth)5
256915751Portugal, Castile, and AragonRegional monastaries that were united by marrage6
256915752Francesco PetrarchOne of the major literary figures of the Western Renaissance; an Italian author and humanist7
256915753Vivaldi BrothersTwo Italian brothers who sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar seeking a western route to East Indies; Never herd from again8
256915754Henry The NavigatorPortuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa.9
256915755Ethnocentrismtendency to view one's own culture and group as superior to all other cultures and groups10
256915756Signs of decline in Middle East and ChinaChanges in society, politics, and Intellectual life.11
256915757What accounts of relatie rise of west?Streanthening of the fuedal monarchy which led to a stronger gov..12
256915758First cash crop that was introduced in amreica by europe?Sugar13
256915759Encouraged international travelers to exchange technology.Mongols14

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