Diversity and Interaction in the World of 1200-1450

Vocabulary flashcards covering Islamic-Christian interactions, the rise of the Ottoman Empire, and cross-cultural trade network characteristics in the Americas based on lecture notes.

Conquest of Muslim Spain

The Christian conquest of Muslim Spain, completed by 1492, which brought the region permanently into the world of Christendom.

Ottoman Empire

A Turkish empire established around 1300 that conquered the Byzantine Empire, expanded into southeastern Europe, and represented a significant political, military, and religious threat to Christian Europe.

Constantinople (1453)

The capital city of the Byzantine Empire that was captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1453.

Anatolia

The Byzantine heartland where large numbers of Turkic Muslims settled following conquests by the Ottoman Empire.

Siege of Vienna (1529)

The 1529 military action in which Ottoman armies laid siege to Vienna in the heart of Central Europe.

Christopher Marlowe

An English playwright who wrote in 1587: "Now shalt thou feel the force of Turkish arms, which lately made all Europe quake for fear."

Llama and Potato

Domesticated species in the Andes that never reached Mesoamerica prior to the voyages of Columbus.

Maya Writing System

A Mesoamerican system of writing that did not diffuse to Andean civilizations.

Aztecs and Incas

Contemporary civilizations in the fifteenth century that had little if any direct contact with each other.