Ch.10-Early Modern World Quiz 1

Ibn Rush

Renowned Islamic scholar who believed that faith and reason could be compatible.

Alexandria

An entrepot for maritime trade in 1000-1300 located in today’s Egypt.

Jizya

A tax paid by non-Muslims to Islamic states to maintain their own religious beliefs.

Manor in Western Europe

The estate of a lord that had a castle, a village, and fields.

Kyiv

The capital of today’s Ukraine, heavily influenced by the Byzantine Empire.

Chinggis Khan

Founding father of the Mongol Empire.

Delhi Sultanate

Founded by the Seljuk Turks.

Dhows

Ships with triangle-shaped sails used by Arabic merchants for maritime trade.

Sufism

A popular form of Islam.

The first Crusades

Launched by Pope Urban II in 1095 to free Jerusalem from Muslim rule.

Scholar-officials

The most prestigious group in Song China.

Hulagu

Mongol chief who captured Baghdad in 1258, marking the end of the Islamic Golden Age.

Southern Song period

A period where the territory of China’s Song Dynasty became drastically smaller due to Jurchen invasions.

Hinduism

When Seljuk Turks Invaded India, most people were followers of

Atlantic Ocean

Not involved in global maritime trade in 1000-1300.

Franciscan order

Did not love to accumulate wealth.

Mongol language policy

The Mongols did not force conquered peoples to use Mongolian as their everyday language.

Bronze

was not achieved in Song China; notable inventions include compass, gunpowder, and porcelain

Manors in Europe

Did not emerge because kings were too powerful, requiring landowners to build manors.

France

What was one country not in the East Slavic Lands in the 1300s