Diversity and Interaction in the World of 1200-1450

Vocabulary flashcards covering interactions between Christian and Islamic worlds, Ottoman conquests, and cultural connections across the Americas.

Christian Conquest of Muslim Spain

The conquest completed by 1492 that permanently brought Muslim Spain into the world of Christendom.

"God wills it"

A crusading notion that continued into European empire building, particularly in the Western Hemisphere.

Ottoman Empire

A Turkish empire that began its rise around 1300, conquered the Byzantine Empire, and seized southeastern Europe.

Constantinople

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

Anatolia

The heartland of the Byzantine Empire where large numbers of Turkic Muslims settled.

Siege of Vienna (1529)

An invasion in 1529 where Ottoman armies laid siege to Vienna in Central Europe, posing a military and religious threat to Christian Europe.

Christopher Marlowe

An English playwright who wrote in 1587 about the fear in Europe caused by the force of Turkish arms.

Llama and Potato

Domesticated resources from the Andes that never reached Mesoamerica before the voyages of Columbus.

Maya Writing System

The writing system created by the Maya 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.