semester 2 final

Old World

• Afroeurasia; the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
• dynasty often called China's Golden age (618 - 907 CE)
• Abandoned city high in the Andes mountains that showcases the architectural genius of the Inca
• The king and queen of Spain who gave Columbus the funds for his journey.

New World

• A long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia
• Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect
• the name given by Europeans to the Americas
• Followed Yuan dynasty. Initially started trade expeditions to southern Asia and Africa, but later focused on development within China.

Christopher Columbus

• Iraqi city that was once that home of the House of Wisdom.
• Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China.
• The king and queen of Spain who gave Columbus the funds for his journey.
• First European to see the Pacific Ocean

Columbian Exchange

• Caribbean island, present day Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Where Columbus first landed in the Americas.
• The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and Afroeurasia.
• a religion that believes the visible and the spirit worlds are connected by shamans
• Title for the leader of the Aztecs (like a King or Khan)

Ferdinand and Isabella

• a religion that believes the visible and the spirit worlds are connected by shamans
• A member of the warrior class.
• the largest desert in the world, covering most of northern Africa
• The king and queen of Spain who gave Columbus the funds for his journey.

Columbus' ships

• a form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood
• He united the Mongols and built the largest empire the world has ever known
• A picture or drawing representing words or phrases
• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

Hispaniola

• A Native American people of the Caribbean islands - the first group encountered by Columbus and his men when they reached the Americas
• The golden age of Japan, arts and writing flourished during this time.
• A city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
• Caribbean island, present day Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Where Columbus first landed in the Americas.

Taino

• First group of Native Americans encountered by Columbus and his men
• Caribbean island, present day Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Where Columbus first landed in the Americas.
• A language widely used in East Africa and the Congo region. Is a mixture of traditional tribal words and Arabic.
• Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico in search of Gold

Smallpox

• a disease from the "Old World" that killed large portions of indigenous Americans
• A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government
• Emperor of the kingdom of Mali in Africa who made a pilgrimage to Mecca. Richest man to have ever lived.
• a form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood

Maize

• Chinese explorer who sailed through Asia, Japan, and the east coast of Africa.
• A round tent used by nomads in Mongolia
• An early form of corn grown by Native Americans
• Iraqi city that was once that home of the House of Wisdom.