World History Since 1500
Exam 1 Review
Map Identification: I will have ten of the following places on your exam. You are responsible for
then identifying eight of them. (warning: do not simply study eight of these). The map is attached
on page two (this is the same map that will appear on the exam). Use your book to find the
locations. All locations were taken from maps in your textbook or the readings.
Ming China
Safavid Empire
Mediterranean Sea
Mughal Empire
Florence
Portugal
Atlantic Ocean
Spain
Constantinople
Ottoman Empire
Silk Road
Aztec Empire
Inca Empire
Tenochtitlan
Holy Roman Empire
Japan
England
San Salvador (Guanahani)
Guangzhou (Hangchow or Kinsay, China)
Short
Answer:
I
will
have
ten
of
these
terms
on
the
exam.
You
must
describe
five
of
them
(giving
significance,
geographic
location,
date)
in
at
least
three
complete
sentences.
Again,
do
not
just
prepare
five
of
these,
since
you
don’t
know
which
ten
I
will
include.
"Gunpowder Empires"
Francisco Pizarro
Ming Dynasty
Mandate of Heaven
Confucianism
Zheng He
Martin Luther
Dhimmis
Akbar
Mughal Empire
Safavid Empire
Ottoman Empire
Humanism
Reconquista
Moctezuma
Marco Polo
Columbian Exchange
Middle Kingdom
Guanahani
Maize
1.
In
the
decades
around
1500,
China
under
the
Ming
Dynasty
was
stable,
prosperous
and
wealthy,
and
was
one
of
the
most
powerful
states
in
the
world.
a. Discuss
the
politics,
economics
and
culture
of
early
modern
China.
b. What
was
the
relationship
of
China
and
the
West
during
this
period?
Use
Chinese
Historians
and
Marco
Polo
to
back
up
your
argument.
c. Describe
the
Ming
voyages
of
exploration.
How
and
why
did
they
begin,
and
why
does
China
cease
exploration
at
a
time
when
Europe
is
about
to
begin?
2. Europe
around
the
year
1500
was
experiencing
the
period
now
known
as
the
Renaissance.
a. Describe
what
the
Renaissance
was.
Where
did
it
occur?
Why
did
it
occur?
What
did
it
mean?
b. What
are
the
defining
features
of
the
Renaissance?
What
makes
a
work
of
art
a
Renaissance
work?
Select
an
artist’s
work
from
your
book
and
be
able
to
describe
it
in
light
of
these
points.
c. Why
is
it
that
the
ocean‐facing
nations
of
the
Mediterranean
region
(Spain
and
Portugal)
begin
to
look
for
alternative
routes
to
East
Asia?
What
are
they
looking
for
and
where
do
they
ultimately
go?
3. Prior
to
1492,
the
Americas
and
Afro‐Eurasia
had
been
developing
in
near
total
isolation
from
one
another.
Columbus’
highly
controversial
encounter
with
the
natives
of
the
Caribbean
started
a
process
of
cultural
exchange
that
still
continues
to
this
day.
a. Describe
life
in
the
Americas
before
European
domination,
especially
in
the
cultural
zones
of
Mesoamerica
and
Peru.
b. Describe
Columbus.
Who
was
he
and
what
was
he
attempting
to
accomplish?
Was
he
successful
or
a
failure?
c. Describe
the
impact
that
the
interaction
of
Afro‐Eurasia
and
the
Americas
had
in
terms
of
demographics,
politics,
social
structures,
cultural
and
religious
structures
and
food.