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WHAP Review 17-21
WHAP Review for Chapters 17 through 21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was responsible for creating the largest empire the world has ever seen? | Mongols |
| What positive effects resulted from Mongol and Turkish invasions? | Increased integration and trade |
| The basis of Turkish military strength was their _____. | Cavalry |
| How did Chinggis Khan overcome the tribal divisions in his military force? | Borke up the clan units and mixed them up |
| Mongol tactics were unsuccessful in _____ largely due to the densely forested terrain. | South-east Asia |
| What long-term effect did Mongol domination have on trade? | increase trade between Asia and Europe |
| The kamikaze, or Divine Winds, were historically significant because . . . | defeated naval fleets of Kubilai. |
| Who was Tamerlane? | Conquered Delhi, attacked Turks Anatolia and Golden Hoard, claimed descent from Chinggis Khan |
| The introduction of _____ caused a surge in Africa's population | Bananas |
| In the way they spread their languages and culture, the Bantu people were to Africa what the _____ were to Eurasia | Indo-Europeans |
| Describe the political structure of EARLY Bantu societies. | family and kinship; stateless |
| In terms of trade, the Sahars was to West Africa as _____ was to East Africa. | Indian Ocean |
| Ethiopian Christianity developed differently from other Christianity elsewhere because . . . | Developed African customs of Christianity Combined traditional/native religion with Christianity |
| The largest obstacle to a powerful Holy Roman Empire was . . . | ongoing conflict of the Papacy |
| Explain the Investiture Contest. | Selection and installation of church officials by lay rulers |
| What was the significance of the conquest of Granada? | Last Islamic/Muslim state in Spain Banished all Jews when re-conquered by Spain |
| How did the Crusades affect trade? | Increased trade and Europe and Middle East |
| How did the governing style of the Capetian kings change through the high middle ages? | His descendents claimed more and more authority. |
| Describe the political structure of Italy during the high middle ages. | City-states Regional kingdoms Principalities Some feudalism |
| The high middle ages saw a(n) ____ in urbanization. | increase |
| The Fourth Crusade is known for . . . | Conquered Constantinople Established Rom. Cath. Kingdom Byzantines never recovered from the conquest Set up tensions between Roman Catholic and Greek Christianity |
| What caused the demise of the Toltec state? | Nomadic invaders Civil (internal) conflict |
| How was the Aztec empire different from most Eurasian empires? | No bureaucracy |
| What was expected of women in the Aztec empire? | Little public role Large family role Mothers of warriors |
| What was the purpose of human sacrifice to the Aztecs? | Ensure survival of the people and the world itself |
| In regards to size, how did native North American societies compare to other societies of the Americas? | tend to organize in a smaller scale |
| What method of record keeping did native North American societies possess? | There was none |
| What do the ruins of Chanchan tell modern scholars? | Organized social government |
| Explain the Inca quipu. | mnemonic device used to record statistic information such as population, tax rolls and receipts, labor services |
| What impact did Australian culture and religion have outside Australia? | No effect |
| Why did Pacific societies not build large empires like those of Africa, Asia, the Americas, or Europe? | Too many islands Had to travel 200+ miles and THEN conquer |
| What made Ibn Battuta's services so desirable? | Legal scholar from Morocco Trained in Islamic principles Gadi |
| How did the Bubonic Plague affect wages? | Led to Labor shortages |
| Renaissance thinkers were fascinated with . . . | Architecture, Art, Scholarship, and literature |
| Who was Zheng He and why is he significant? | Eunuch admiral Led several expeditions exploring the Indian Ocean |
| Between 1000 CE and 1500 CE peoples of the eastern hemisphere interacted more or less relative to previous times? | More |
| What kind of goods were typically shipped across sea lanes? | Large, heavy goods (stuff too heavy for a camel) |
| What effect did Marco Polo's stories have on other Europeans? | Inspired other Europeans to go to China |
| Gunpowder technology originated in _____ and was spread across Eurasia largely by the expansion of the _____ empire. | China Mongol |
| Hongwu sought to model his government on . . . | founded Ming dynasty No Mongols Based on Traditional Chinese Dynasties |
| What did the Humanist philosophers of the European Renaissance believe? | Turned back on Medieval thought To be a good Christian, you had to be a nun/monk. (NO MORE!) |
| How did the environment of Central Asia affect the societies there? | |
| Describe the class structure of the nomads. | Relatively simple Commoners and Nobles |
| A griot was . . . | singer and stroyteller |
| Mali's control of _____ made it wealthiest kingdom in sub-Saharan Africa. | gold trade |
| The domestication of the _____ caused a significant increase in trans-Saharan trade. | camels |
| By the 10th century CE most African kingdoms had officially converted to _____. | |
| As sub-Saharan African societies did not generally believe in private ownership of land, wealth was often accumulated through the ownership of _____. | slaves |
| What factors contributed to increased agricultural production? | new technologies like plows and water mills |
| Medieval thought placed people into one of the following three social classes: | Prayed, Fought, Labored |
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