Which cinese explorer reached East Africa before Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama?
Zheng He
Technologies such as papermaking traveled from China to the Middle East and then on to Europe. How did they get from point A to Point B?
The Silk Road
Where in Africa were most slaves taken from?
Western Central Africa (Conga)
Which city did the Ottoman Empire take over? Why was this significant?
Constantinople.
- Gave ottomans access to new trade routes. Muslim Empire took over a christian city
What did Enlightenment ideas such as liberty & quality inspire?
Revolution
What contributed to the decline of boththe Ottoman and Safavid empires?
Incompetent Leaders
What killed 1/3 of Europe?
The Black Death
What do judaism, christianity, and islam have in common?
Monotheistic, (one god)