Heimler, Unit 3 Review

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Chapter 3.1 covers the land-based empires from __.

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1450-1750

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Russian Tsar Ivan IV moved to expand his empire in 1547 by taking areas that were held by the descendants of the __.

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Mongols

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Ivan the Terribly used fierce peasant warriors known as the __ to take control of the Volga River, giving Russia a __ which was crucial for trade.

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Cossacks, port

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__ fur traders and militia defeated indigenous tribes and missionaries followed converting many to the Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity until they reached the Pacific Ocean, Alaska and __.

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Russian, California

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In China the Northern Song was conquered by the Mongol __ Dynasty, who was then defeated by the __ Dynasty who ruled for almost 300 years.

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Yuan, Ming

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When the Mongols renewed their power and began defeating the Ming and taking the emperor prisoner, China __.

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restored the Great Wall of China

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China still controls __ which was invaded by forces sent by Emperor Kangxi.

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Tibet

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Emperor Qianlong of the Quing was a scholar who allowed mass killings of peasants in in Xinjiang, where the local __ population of Uighurs have still not blended into the Chinese culture.

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Muslim

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Quianlong also sent troops to put the __ on the throne in Tibet, although today the current, 14th reincarnation lives in exile fearing for his life from the Chinese oppressors who control Tibet. He is a monk who preaches charity and non-violence.

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Dalai Lama

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Mehmed II captured __ and renamed it Istanbul, which prospered because of its location, controlling the __ Strait which linked the Aegean Sea with the Black Sea.

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Constantinople, Bosporus