Name:______________________________________
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(Pages: 71-75/ OLD BOOK 107-111 Early Japan and Feudalism)
Global Interactions 1200-1650
1. Japan was an ______________ nation that was influenced by whom?
2. Describe the geography of Japan (in detail):
3. What was significant about the land?
4. Where did a majority of the people live?
5. What roles did the sea serve?
6. Define Shinto:
7. What did Korea act as?
8. What led to contact between Korea and Japan?
9. Who did Japan import their cultural traditions from?
10. From 500 on, what 5 things were brought to Japan by the Koreans?
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11. What was early Japanese society organized into?
12. During what time was the Japanese court elegant and sophisticated?
13. List and Define the levels of Japanese Society during Feudal Japan:
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14. What was the role of women in Feudal Japan?
15. What was the role of merchants in Feudal Japan?
16. Describe the differences between European Feudalism and Japanese Feudalism?
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(Pages: 76-79/ OLD BOOK 112-115 The Mongols and Their Impact)
Global Interactions 1200-1650
1. Where were the Mongols from?
2. Describe what kind of people they were:
a.
b.
c.
3. The largest Mongol Empire was built by whom?
4. Describe Genghis Khan’s armies?
5. What areas were conquered under his rule?
6. What grandson of Genghis led Mongol armies into Russia?
7. What was the Russian Mongol Empire named?
8. What type of rulers were the Mongols?
9. Who conquered China, Korea, Tibet and Vietnam for the Mongols?
10. When?
11. What was the name of this dynasty?
12. Who founded, and what was the name of the Indian Mongol dynasty?
13. What was spread throughout the regions conquered by the Mongols?
14. Define tolerance:
15. What did Genghis Khan respect?
16. Where was the long term affect of Mongol rule felt?
17. Define Pax Mongolia (Mongol Peace):
18. Describe the Mongol impact on the Silk Road:
19. Who was Marco Polo and what was his relationship to the Mongols?
20. Define Ibn Battuta:
21. Why did the Mongol Empire decline (be specific)?
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(Pages: 80-83 /OLD BOOK 116-120Global Trade and Interactions)
Global Interactions 1200-1650
1.
When did global interactions increase?
2.
The _______________ of Europe began to _______________ and this led to a revival of
____________ _________________ and ____________ _________.
3.
In 1368 CE who took control of China and how?
4. Because the Ming took control of China, what resulted?
5. Who was Zheng He and why is he important (be specific and read the whole section)?
6. Sea routes crossing the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea allowed for what?
7. What linked Asia with the Middle East, North Africa and Europe?
8.
Explain the Overland Trade between EAST and WEST:
9. What caused Europeans to be interested in the East?
10. Trade between the Middle East and Europe happened through what nation?
11. What was a trade fair?
12. What were the wealthiest cities located?
13. In the 1100s, Northern German groups of traders and merchants joined together. By the 1300s
what was the name of the group and what did it do?
14. What was extremely valuable during the Middle Ages and WHY?
15. What disrupted European trade routes, and what a result?
16. Describe the CAUSE and SYMPTOMS of the Bubonic Plague (_______ _________):
17. Where did the plague spread to?
18. EFFECTS OF THE PLAGUE:
 Population:
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Economic:
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Social:
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Political:
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Disorder:
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(Pages: 84-91/ OLD BOOK 121-130 The Resurgence of Europe)
Global Interactions 1200-1650
1. During what years, did Europe undergo many changes?
2. Define Commercial Revolution:
3. What led to the growth of towns?
4. What new class arose?
5. What were guilds and what function did they serve?
6. What economic system was based on trade and money that was used to invest?
7. Why were partnerships important?
8. Why were joint stock companies important?
9. What did banks offer?
10. When did the Renaissance occur and what did it signify?
11. What was the new way of thinking called that developed during the Renaissance?
Explain this new concept:
12. What did the art of the Renaissance reflect (be clear):
ARTISTS:
13. Michelangelo:
14. Leonardo Da Vinci:
15. Albert Durer:
16. Pieter Bruegel:
WRITERS:
17. Define Vernacular:
18. Dante Alighiere:
19. Miguel Cervantes:
20. William Shakespeare:
21. Niccolo Machiavelli:
22. Define Johann Gutenberg:
23. Describe the importance of the Printing Press:
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24. What were 3 Major Causes of the Protestant Reformation? (be clear)
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b.
c.
25. Describe the importance of Martin Luther:
a.
b.
c.
d.
26. Describe John Calvin:
27. What was the Counter Reformation:
28. Council of Trent:
29. Ignatius Loyola:
30. Teresa of Avila:
31. Define the 4 Major Effects of the Reformation:
a. Religious and Political Divisions:
b. Religious Conflict:
c. Anti-Semitism:
d. Witch Hunts:
32. Define Nationalism:
33. Describe the Hundred Years’ War:
34. What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?
35. Who is Parliament?
36. What was the significance of the creation of the English Church (be clear)?
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(Pages: 92-96/ OLD BOOK131-136 African Civilizations)
Global Interactions 1200-1650
1. What contributed the diverse societies in Africa ?
2. Africa is the ________ largest _______________ in the world. It accounts for _______
of the land surface on the ______________.
3. Africa’s geography: Describe pros/cons
 Savannahs:
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Desert:
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Rainforest:
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Rivers:
4. What goods were vital for early African trade?
5. How was power shared in traditional African communities?
6. Importance of African Nuclear Family:
7. Importance of African Extended Family:
8. What was Ancient African religious belief based on? What was this religion called (you
need to recall your knowledge of Global I)
9. What 2 products was trade based upon in Africa and WHY?
10. Describe GHANA:
* When:_________________________________________________________________
* Income:_______________________________________________________________
* Religion:_______________________________________________________________
* Social Aspects:__________________________________________________________
11. Describe MALI:
 Ruler:____________________________________________________
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Size:_____________________________________________________
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Religion:_________________________________________________
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City:_____________________________________________________
12. Describe SONGHAI:
 Army:____________________________________________________
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Ruler:____________________________________________________
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City:_____________________________________________________
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Decline:__________________________________________________
13. Describe AXUM:
 Trade:____________________________________________________
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Location:_________________________________________________
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Occupations:______________________________________________
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Religions:_________________________________________________
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Decline:__________________________________________________
14. What linked Africa to the Middle East and Europe?
15. What linked East Africa to India?
16. In the 1300s who built city states in what became present day
__________________________?
17. By the 1500s the ______________________ dominated _______________
____________ routes.
18. In the rainforests on the ______________ coast . the _____________ people traded
_________, __________ and _____________________.
19. In East Africa, trade led to a blending of cultures (_______________
________________) and resulted in a new language, ________________,inwhich
_________ words were mixed with ____________.
20. Contributions made by the Africans:
THE ARTS:
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Art linked people who ___________ it with those who ________ ______.
LITERARY:
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Define Griots:
EDUCATION:
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COMMERCE:
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