Unit 16 People and Such

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Built by Shah Jahan in honor of his wife Mumtaz Mahal when she died. Considered to be the most perfect building

Babur

Claiming to be of Genghis Khan and Timur the Lame descent. Was a great military leader that unified more than 100 mil people when he conquered India.

Akbar

Muslim turk that was great at cultural blending. Very tolerant and was a good leader (taxed fairly, made good relationships with all the religious groups and other countries)

Jahangir

Akbar’s son who really didn’t do much., His wife did most of the ruling

Aurangzeb

Took over India and expanded India to its biggest size but didn’t do a good job leading. Oppressed non-muslims

Fatephur Sikri

Example of Cultural blending through architecture

Marco Polo

Italian merchant that travelled the Silk Road through Asia. Inspired travel and trade

Prince Henry

Portuguese Prince that took an interest in exploration. Founded a navigation school

Bernal Diaz del Castillo

Spanish exploreer who wanted to serve God and spread Christianity, but also become rich from exploration

Bartolomeu Dias

Portuguese Sailor that went around Africa tip, however didn’t have enough food and had to return

Vasco de Gama

1497 explored the east African coast, and discovered a direct sea route to India

Treaty of Tordesillas

Treaty that Spain and Portugal signed to honor the Line of Demarcation

Ming Dyntasy

Lasted from 1368-1644. Powerful navy, but eventually went into isolation. Overtaken by Manchus after bad leaders

Hongwu

First Ming Dynasty emperor. United the people after the Mongolian dynasty and brought back traditional Confucian values.

Yonglo

Hongwu’s son and next leader of China

Zheng He

Led the 7 great explorations that were meant to show power of the Chinese people. Got many countries to send tribute

Kangxi

First Manchu/Qing dynasty ruler. Allowed intellectuals to have positions of power

Qian-long

Expanded China to its biggest size, forced trading countries to kowtow to him

Cao Zhan

author of “Dream of the Red Chamber” which was about life under Manchu rule

Oda Nobunaga

Gained control of Kyoto, didn’t unite Japan, comitted samurai suicide

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Controlled most of Japan and invaded Korea

Tokugawa Ieyasu

United the people, moved capital from Edo (later TOkyo)

Tokugawa Shogunate

Under the shogun (military leader), military government. Brought back order

Amerigo Vespucci

Came up with the idea that the Americas was not Asia, but a new continent

Hernando Cortes

Spanish conqueror who conquered the Aztecs.

Montezuma II

Aztec Leader

Francisco Pizzaro

Spanish conqueror who conquered the Incans. Ambushed their leader, and killed him even after they were given a ransom of gold,

Atahualpa

Incan Leader

Giovanni Verrazzano

Found the present day NY harbor while looking for India

Jacques Cartier

FOund the St. Lawrence River and the island Mont Real. Helped New France become a thing

Pilgrims and Puritans

Groups looking for religous freedom. Fled from England to the Americas for a better life.

Metacom

King Philip who lead King Phillip’s war that almost drove out colonists in Massachussetts.