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Semester 1 Exam Review Study G
Study Guide 1 Milsten Review Sem1
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History
10th Grade
12/12/2006

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Vasco Da Gama
Definition
sailed around the cap of good hope to reach calicut...1st to reach india by sea
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Why did so many of the first explorers come from an italian background?
Definition
they were merchants
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Marco Polo
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wrote "travels" about China...influenced many explorers (they became interested in the outside world)
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Malacca
Definition
center of trade in Africa - whoever controlle dit controlled the spice trade (way station en route to spice islands and other eastern places)
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Reasons for european expansion
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"Gold, Glory, God"; technological advances; they wanted to
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How europeans knew about the rest of the world
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Contact w/ mongols; crusades; marco polo's "travels"
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1453: how it changed trade
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ottomans now controlled trade because the ruled constantinople (istanbul)
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Jews in spain...
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...were kicked out during the Reconquista
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Examples of Gold, Glory, and God
Definition
Gold - exploration for spices
Glory - Conquest of Constantinople
God - Jesuit Missionaries
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Bartolemeu Dias
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1st to sail around cape of good hope, however did not reach India because of a fear of mutiny
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John Cabot
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Founded New England; sent by Henry VII
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Hernan Cortes
How was he funded?
Why successful?
What happened to the conquered people?
Where are they today?
Definition
conquered Aztec empire
funded by a private enterprise
successful because of disease and the alliances he created
Aztecs were defeated and still live in mexico to this day
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Portolani
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charts made by medievil navigators in the 13th and 14th centuries
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caravel
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new type of ship; low and skinny; quick and capable of sailing in shallow water while still having a good amount of cargo space
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Discovery of Brazil
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accidently discovered by Pedro Cabral
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Columbus's attitude about Indians
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thought they woul dmake good slaves (beautiful, exotic people)
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Compass
Definition
new technology from china for exploring
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Astrolabe
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tool that measured longitude (before explorers could only find out latitude)
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Portugese king; son of King John I; defeated Muslims (interested with East); wanted to find "Prester John"; navigation school to continue exploring around Africa, build ships, learn trade, etc...
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First slaves brought to europe by...
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...portugese
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Gold Coast
Definition
gold source found by portugese in Africa, leased land from local rulers and built forts
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Cape of Good Hope
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southern tip of Africa where dutch set up a port(which became a permanent colony)
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Calicut
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De Gama found central entry but not a source of spices
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Prester John
Definition
mythicall leader of a "huge christian empire"
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Different spices: what were they?
Definition
pepper, mocha, cinnamon, nutmeg
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Admiral alfonso de Albuquerque
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controlled Malacca, helped destroy Arab spice trade monopoly; killed most of Malacca's population
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Why were the portugese so successful?
Definition
better boats, technology, weaponry, and WANT (to explore)
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Queen Isabella
Definition
queenof Spain, Reconquista, funded Columbus, set up encomienda system
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Hispaniola
Definition
spanish name for Haiti
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Amerigo Vespucci
Definition
thought he discovered America; mapmaker
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Muslim World and Trade
Definition
led trade along coast of Africa, mainly spices - had all east trade connections
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Pedro Cabral
Definition
"bumped" into Brazil (portugese)
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Treaty of Tordesillas
Definition
divided New World between Spain and portugal - pope
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Conquistadors
Definition
gentlemen, followed 3 G's, privately funded (spanish army)
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What goods were trade in the Muslim world?
Definition
spices, gems, tin/ copper/ gold, fruits, cloth
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Why did the Portugese take so long sailing around Africa?
Definition
went back and forth little by little to be cautious and also to map coast efficiently
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Francisco Pizarro
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controlled the Incan empire
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Encomienda system
Definition
putting Indians into slavery; later abolished
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Diseases brought to the new world
Definition
Syphillis, Chicken Pox, Small Pox
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Why didnt diseases kill the conquistadors?
Definition
they were immune
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Bartoleme de las Casas
Definition
helped to abolish encomienda system
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Casa de Contrataction
Definition
board of trade
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COuncil of the Indies
Definition
oversaw indian activities
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Impact of European expansion
Definition
ripped apart culture; replaced with European values
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Potosi
Definition
city where silver was mined in Peru
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Portugals European rivals in trade
Definition
Dutch, French, Spanish, English
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Ferdinand Magellan
Definition
crew sailed around the world
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Dutch East India Company
why successful?
Definition
took political and military control over Asia
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Massachusetts Bay Company
Definition
English established, population thrived
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Where did most African slaves end up in the new world?
Definition
Sugarcane fields
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Sugar Cane
Definition
hard work; dangerous; but largest trade and most $$
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Why were africans preferred over American Indians?
Definition
stronger and more exposed to diseases
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VOC
Definition
Dutch East India Co. - well financed, took over the area
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Why did Europeans have less impact in mainland Asia?
Definition
they were uninterested: harder travel, werent as rich in spices and trade
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Buddhist Kingship
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god-like monarchs, took over southeast asia
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SE Asian Life
Definition
lived very well
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Why were spices so popular in Europe
Definition
added flavor, preserved meat
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How did Crusades impact Europe's attitude about the world?
Definition
peopel realized there was more out there...wanted to trade and make $$$
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Gunpowder empires
Definition
ottomans, safavids, and mughals
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Bubur
Definition
founder of the mughal dynasty
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Humayun
Definition
successor to bubur but exiled to Persia, conquered Delhi
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Akbar
Definition
Humayun's successor @ 14 years old; extened rule across subcontinent
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Sunni
Definition
larger (90%) sect of Islam - Abu Bakr (govt could control)
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Shiia
Definition
smaller (10%) sect of Islam - Ali (descendants of muhammad should rule)
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Sufi
Definition
mystics
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Din - I - Ilahi
Definition
"Divine Faith" - Akbars religion - combo of many religions
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Jesuits
Definition
European missionaries to spread Catholicism
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Zamindars
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local officials of Mughals - started by Akbar
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Shari'a
Definition
Islamic code
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Shari'a
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Islamic code
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Dharmashastra
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Hindu Law
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Jizya
Definition
poll tax on non muslims
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Nur Jahan
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wife of Jahangir - took advantage to move up family's class
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Shah Jahan
Definition
succeeded Jahangir; married to Nur Jahans neice
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Taj Mahal
Definition
built by Shah Jahan for his wife <3
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Sati
Definition
banned hindu funeral ritual where wife jumps into flame of her late husbands burning corpse
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Sir Robert Clive
Definition
leader of English East India Company
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Black Hole of Calcutta
Definition
Mughals held English prisoners underground
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Battle of Plassey
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British defeated the Mughals at the port
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East India Company
Definition
founded English Trading with India
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Orissa and Begal
Definition
2 states (India) taken over by East India Company
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Lord Cornwallis
Definition
Took over East India Company, final consolidation over India
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Akbar Style
Definition
Persian/European/ Indian art styles/motifs
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Book of Akbar
Definition
illustrations of Akbar's military and court activities
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Osman
Definition
1st ottoman sultan (1280)
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Seljuk
Definition
invited to fight vs. christians, crumbled into states
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Advantage of Ottoman location
Definition
N.W Corner (Turkey) next to Bosporous & Dardanelles (trade) next to enemy (Byzantium) but away from other enemies
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Bosporous
Definition
connected to Golden Horn chain, major center for trade
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Turkish bey
Definition
ottoman governors who collected taxes & commanded regional armies
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Dardanelles
Definition
also a major center for trade
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Dardanelles
Definition
also a major center for trade
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Janissaries
Definition
christian soldiers loyal to sultan, treated well, educated, converted, artillary - started by Murad I
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Devshirme
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"human tax" - collection of Janissaries
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Orkhan
Definition
pushed empire into Balkan, friends with Byzantium before its fall
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Murad
Definition
reduced byzantium to vassal state, set up Janissary corps
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Mehmet II
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conquered constantinople 1453 - Istanbul - gave ottomans control of East-West Trade
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Cami (Jami)
Definition
mosque (turkish)
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Topkapi
Definition
3 courts (inner, middle, outer)
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Harem
Definition
sultans store of christian slave women, treated well
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How were ottoman sltans chosen?
Definition
no set way - battle when sultan dies
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Silken cord
Definition
princes killed their brothers when their father died so they could have crown
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Eunuchs
Definition
"uniballs" :-P - took care of girls in harem
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List the places the Ottoman empire controlled
Definition
Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Balkans, N. Africa, Egypt, Syria, Black Sea Area, Mecca/ Medina
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Suleyman
Definition
most important - around for a long time, codified law, rebuilt city, empire largest (stopped in austria)
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Roxelena
Definition
Talks suleyman into killing his 1st son, who was most fit to be sultan, so her son Selim (a drunk) could succeed
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People of the Book
Definition
Christians and Jews
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the "Lawgiver"
Definition
suleyman
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Vizier
Definition
sultans adviser
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Sipahis
Definition
mounted (ready) force of the ottoman empire
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Millet
Definition
non-muslim religious community
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Selim the Sot
Definition
roxelenas son, not liked, turned attention to Egypt, loses but regains power, declared himself caliph
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Ottoman Art
Definition
silk, architecture, textiles, tile, pottery, rugs, jewelry, armor, caligraphy
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Sinan
Definition
ottoman architect who built suleymans mosque
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Suleymaniye
Definition
suleymans mosque built by Sinan - place to pray, but not a holy place - built surrounding things for the community (i.e. school, hospital, baths, etc.)
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Blue Mosque
Definition
sultan Ahmet - lots of BLUE tile
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Blue Mosque
Definition
sultan Ahmet - lots of BLUE tile
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Blue Mosque
Definition
sultan Ahmet - lots of BLUE tile
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country that had most muslims
Definition
Indonesia
Term
country with most people
Definition
China
Term
Country with highest mountain
Definition
Nepal
Term
Rep. "free" govt of China
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Taiwan
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Only Christian country in asia
Definition
Phillipines
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Khubilai Khan
Definition
great mongol leader who marco polo "visited"
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Mongol empire
Definition
ruled over china until the ming dynasty
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Ming means...
Definition
bright
Term
ethnicity of ming
Definition
chinese
Term
years of ming rule
Definition
1369 - 1644
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Size of ming empire (included which areas)
Definition
china, mongolia, central asia, vietnam, and korea
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internal achievements of the ming
Definition
ruled by confucianism, 6 ministries @ apex, civil service exams, divison of empire
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external threats to ming
Definition
manchuria
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ming civil service exams
Definition
selected bureaucracy & determined place in governement
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Apex of ming bureaucracy
Definition
six minstries:
emperor
military + 6 branches of gov't
provinces
districts
counties
villages
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cheng ho
Definition
admiral: explored, then suddenly stopped
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size of cheng ho's fleets
Definition
68 ships, 28000 sailors
Term
motivation for cheng ho sailing?
Definition
gifts for the emperor
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why did cheng ho's voyages stop?
Definition
lost desire
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Yongle
Definition
strengthened great wall and relationship with korea
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