Exam 15: Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

Both Incas and Aztecs saw themselves as continuing older traditions. In what ways was this correct, and in what ways did they innovate?

The myth of Maitreya played a significant role in the history of fourteenth-century China because

Compare and contrast the role of long-distance trade in the growth of empires in the Americas and Africa.

Which of the following became a significant source of wealth for the rulers of Muscovy?

What was the relationship between East and West Africa and Portugal in this period? What impact did the Portuguese have on the emergence of sub-Saharan empires?

After the decline of Mali, the most powerful state in West Africa was

The role of the Confucian bureaucracy in the earliest years of the Ming period was

Which of the following strategies was regularly used to appease dissident factions within the Inca Empire?

A "Zimbabwe" was

Explain the role of peasants in the establishment of the Ming dynasty.

What brought Zheng He's voyages to an end?

In the late fifteenth century, the world's fastest-growing empire was the

What was especially advantageous about the location that became Ottoman Empire?

The first recorded European contact with Mali was made by