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107618677Ibn BattutaD: Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan. S: documented travel between areas0
107618678Marco PoloD: Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) S: Demonstrated travel1
107618679John of MontecorvinoD: The most active of Roman Catholic missionaries in China S: Demonstrated travel2
107618680HongwuD: First Ming emperor in 1368; originally of peasant lineage; original name Zhu Yuanzhang; drove out Mongol influence; restored position of scholar-gentry S: Established Ming3
107618681Zheng HeD: An imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa. S: Brought back Chinese dominance4
107618682Prince HenryD: Portuguese prince who started a school for sailors and sponsored early voyages of exploration S: Supported Portuguese Exploration5
107618683Bartolomeu DiasD: Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean. S: Brought Portugal to Indian Ocean Trade6
107618684Vasco de GamaD: A Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa to the Indian Ocean S: Brought Portugal to Indian Ocean7
107618685Fernando and IsabelD: the king and queen of Spain, underwrote Columbus's voyage S: Completed reconquista,8
107618686Christopher ColumbusD: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) S: discovered America9
107618687QadiD: A Muslim judge who renders decisions according to the Shari'ah, the canon law of Islam. S: Demonstrated move between regions10
107618688SufiD: a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam S: spread Islam11
107618689MelakaD: The first major center of Islam in Southeast Asia, a port kingdom on the southwestern coast of the Malay Peninsula. S: spread Islam12
107618690Little Ice AgeD: A century-long period of cool climate that began in the 1590s. Its ill effects on agriculture in northern Europe were notable. S: Destroyed population13
107618691Black DeathD: the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe S: Destroyed population14
107618692Ming dynastyD: the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 S: rehabilitated China15
107618693ReconquistaD: The effort by Christian leaders to drive the Muslims out of Spain, lasting from the 1100s until 1492. S: Unified Spain16
107618694RenaissanceD: the revival of learning and culture S: brought Europe back to the world17
107618695HumanismD: the cultural movement of the Renaissance S: challenged movements in Europe18

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