AP World History Final Exam Review: People (Part 2) Flashcards

177232169	Czar Ivan III	Grand duke of Moscow. He completed the unification of Russian lands, and his reign marks the beginning of Muscovite Russia.	0
177232170	Genghis Khan	Known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He conquered vast portions of northern China and southwestern Asia.	1
177232171	Marco Polo	Venetian merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade.	2
177232172	Ibn Battuta	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.	3
177232173	Sundiata Kieta	He founded Mali and created a strong government. He built wealth off of Mali because of trade of salt and gold.	4
177232174	Mansa Musa	King of the Mali empire in West Africa, fabulous pilgrimage to Mecca and promotion of unity and prosperity within Mali	5
177232175	Pope Gregory VII	Reformed a lot and determined to challenge secular authority. He caused a lot of conflict and was admired by many and hated by many. He banned lay investiture, which angered Henry IV	6
177232176	King Henry IV	Germany leader, conflict with Pope Gregory VII, believed rulers had right to appoint high-ranking clerics, especially bishops, as their vassals	7
177232177	Machiavelli	Wrote The Prince and examined the imperfect conduct of human beings. He was concerned with what was politically effective, not morally right. "the ends justify the means."	8
177232178	Leonardo da Vinci	One of the most famous Artist and Scienctist of the remassiance, Italian, writer and inventor.	9