Unit 3.6 Terms Flashcards

262736397	1453	Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks; end of Hundred Years' War	0
262736398	Ottoman Empire	Turkic empire established in Asia Minor and eventually extending throughout Middle East; responsible for conquest of Constantinople and end of Byzantine Empire in 1453; succeeded Seljuk Turks following retreat of Mongols. (p. 503)	1
262736399	Ibn-Rushd (Averroes)	Iberian Muslim philosopher; studied Greek rationalism; ignored among Muslims but influential in Europe.	2
262736400	Ming dynasty	Succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China. (p. 494)	3
262736401	Cheng Ho	Admiral (a Moslim Chinese) who commanded the great Indian Ocean expeditions, between 1405 and 1433. (p.501)	4
262736402	Black Death	Plague that struck Europe in 14th century; significantly reduced Europe's population; affected social structure. (p. 395)	5
262736403	Renaissance	Cultural and political movement in western Europe; began in Italy c. 1400; rested on urban vitality and expanding commerce; featured a literature and art with distinctly more secular priorities than those of the Middle Ages. (p. 504)	6
262736404	Aragon	Along with Castile, a regional kingdom of the Iberian peninsula; pressed reconquest of peninsula from Muslims; developed a vigorous military and religious agenda. (p. 507)	7
262736405	Castile	Along with Aragon, a regional kingdom of the Iberian peninsula; pressed reconquest of peninsula from Muslims; developed a vigorous military and religious agenda. (p. 507)	8
262736406	Henry the Navigator	Portuguese prince responsible for direction of series of expeditions along the African coast in the 15th century; marked beginning of Western European expansion. (p. 545)	9
262736407	ethnocentrism	tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior to all other cultures and groups	10