Chapter 22 Flashcards

49398239	Rabban Sauma	newstorian christine priest born in the mongol capital , whom the Mongols sent to the Pope to form an alliance against the Muslims. He was received well in Rome, but failed to gain support. A few years after this attempt, the Ilkhan converted to Islam, destroying any chance of alliance.	0
49398240	John of Montecorvino	most active Roman catholic missionary in China, translated the new testament and the book of psalms into TUrkish language.	1
49398241	Hongwu	emperor of China but came from a very poor family and spend most of his life as a begger. Because of his size he joined the military and made his way up to become an emperor or the Ming Dynasty	2
49398242	Zheng He	A 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.	3
49398243	Prince Henry	campaigned to spread christianity and increase portuguese influence on the seas	4
49398244	Bartolomeu Dias	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. (p. 428)	5
49398245	Vasco da Gama	Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route. (p. 428)	6
49398246	Fernando and Isabella	Spain was united by the marriage of Fernando of Aragon and Isabel of Castile	7
49398247	Christopher Columbus	Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)	8
49398248	Qadi	Islamic Judges	9
49398249	Sufi	Islamic mystics who placed more emphasis on emotion and devotion than on strict adherence to rules	10
49398250	Little Ice Age	for 500 years the world's temperature were coolerand agriculture development declined	11
49398251	Black Death	a disease spead by trade and exploration and killed 10 million people in China, 25% of Euoprean population	12
49398252	MIng Dynasty	Founded by Hongwu, and eliminated the Mongol rule	13
49398253	Reconquista	crusade, ending in 1492, to drive the Islamic forces out of Spain	14
49398254	Renissance	"rebirth" of Europe after the balck death	15
49398255	Humanism	the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare	16