1. What does the word "Ming" mean ?
Ming means light.
2. Why did the Chinese not need trade with foreigners ?
China had all it needed.3. Why did the Chinese travel for ?
They wanted wealth and power.4. What is China still famous for ?
They had technology advantages.5. What was the most importance advance in writing ?
New forms of wriiting and the Novel6. What is one of the greatest achievement of th Ming Dynasty ?
Enciclopedias and dictionaries.7. Why did Ming called a city "Forbidden" ?
Very few people were allowed.8. When the Europeans came to China what was Ming interested in ?
They were interested.9. What happened in 1644 ?
The MIng Dynasty ended.10. What does "Qing" mean ?
Qing means Pure11. Name 2 things the Manchu introduced to the Chinese People.
Chinese men were forced to wear their hair in a long braid. and Manchu couldn't marry a Chinese
Islamic Empires.
1. What are the names of the two Islamic Empires ?
-Ottoman Empire.
- Safavid Persia Empire.
2. Who was their leaders ?
- Ottoman Empire: Osman.
- Safavid Persia: Shah Abbas.
3. Did they get along with eachother ?
- They fought each other about religion, Safavid Persia was east of the Ottoman Empire
4. Which country did the Ottomans take over ?
- Small part of Turkey, Egypt, North Africa, Arabia and Constantinople.
5. What happened to Constantinopole ?
- Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople, after that they changed the name to Istambul and made it the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
6. What did Sultan Bayezid and his son achieve ?
- He built a powerful navy and his son won control of the holy cities Mecca and Melina. And gained a monopoly over all trade routes between Asia and Europe.
7. Why was it called the "Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire" ? (1481-1566)
Because they taxed the good traded across Asia, that's how they grew rich.
8. What were the 2 passions of the Ottomans Empire ?
Entertaiment, puppet shows. Music and Dancing.
9. How did the Savavids and the Ottomanns were different speaking of Religion ?
- Safavids were Shi'ite Muslims. They both were from the Islam but from different sect.
Was born in France in 1491. He wanted to reach Asia through or around North America. He traveled across the Atlantic in only 20days on his first voyage, landing in Newfoundland.
He later sailed up the St. Lawrence River, but he never found a passage to Asia.
Was born in Portugal in 1469. He was the first person to discover the sea route from Europe to India. He returned to Portugal with riches valued at 60 times the cost of the trip.
Was born in Portugal in 1480. He found the westward sea route to Asia by sailing around the tip of South America. He also named the Pacific Ocean, in honor of its peaceful waters.
His travels proved that the world was round.
He sailed westward to find a sea route to Asia.Spreading Christianity, finding gold, and claiming lands for Spain were the major aims of his travels. He never landed in Asia, but he believed he had.
Was a noblemen born in Florence, Italy, in 1454. He wanted to find an all-water route to Asia by going either through or around North America. However, none of these trips were made for his own country. Two were made for Spain, and two for Portugal. North America and South America are named for him.
