Post Classical Era Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for key events and concepts from the Post-Classical Era (1200-1450).

Mongol Empire

Rose to prominence in 1258; impacted Eurasia through trade and conquest.

Little Ice Age

A period of regional cooling that began sometime after 1300 AD.

Fourth Crusade

Began in 1202; led to the sack of Constantinople.

Magna Carta

Signed in England in 1215; limited the power of the monarch.

Mansa Musa

Malian ruler; pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 brought attention to West African gold.

Hundred Years' War

Began in 1337; protracted conflict between England and France.

Tamerlane

His empire began in 1370, marked by conquests across Asia.

Gunpowder Empires

Empires that rose using gunpowder technology, beginning around 1400.

Inca Empire Expansion

Began in 1438; expanded rapidly in South America.

Hanseatic League

Formed in Europe in 1358; a commercial and defensive alliance of merchant guilds.

Lateen Sail

In use by 1200; a triangular sail that allowed for better maneuverability.

Ibn Battuta

Traveled in 1325, a famous Muslim traveler who documented his journeys.

Black Death

Reached Europe in 1347; a devastating pandemic.

Great Schism

Began in 1378; a split within the Catholic Church.

Delhi Sultanate

Established in 1206; a Muslim sultanate in India.

Osman I

Founded the Ottoman Empire in 1299.

Portuguese Slave Trades

Began in 1441; marked the start of extensive European involvement in the African slave trade.

Tenochtitlan

Aztec capital built in 1325; a major urban center in Mesoamerica.

Zheng He Voyages

Began in 1405; Chinese maritime expeditions under the Ming Dynasty.

Ming Dynasty

Began in 1368, followed the Yuan Dynasty in China.