HIST 125 Lecture 1: Class note review 1
Class note review 1
Mongol invasion of lands of Kievan Rus
Mongols fractured Eastern slavic people into separate nations
Mongol siege of Baghdad
Brings end to Islamic Golden Age
Mamluks
Defeated Mongols at Ain Jalut with "hand cannons"
Khublia Khan
Creates yuan Dynasty in China
Legacy of Mongols
Destabilized Middle East, unified the west + political centralization of far East
Siege of Kaffa
First use of germ warfare created by Mongols
Black Death
Decreased faith in god, skeptical of church. transition from secular to scientific society.
Janissaries
Professionally trained shock troops. Only answer to Sultan
Beys
Provincial governors
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Ottoman Turk's siege of Constantinople
Revived Byzantine Empire
Suleiman the Magnificent
Successful Ottoman Sultan. Strong navy, raided British Isle and Scandinavian Shores.
Akbar
Muslim ruler of Mughal Empire. Sought to unify India though diversity. Ruled by tolerance.
Battle of Plassey
British gained control of India and Spice trade.
Zhu Yuanhang
Founder and first emperor of Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Yongle (Yung Lo)
Emphasized voyages, discovery and exploration.
Zheng He
Known for expeditionary voyages throughout South East Asia and into Middle East and Africa.
Kangxi
Longest reign (61 years) in Chinese history. Created economic stability through tolerance and
appreciation and art + science.
Quianlong
Ruled through toleration and had interest in military + arts.
Great Unifiers of Japan
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Document Summary
Mongols fractured eastern slavic people into separate nations. Defeated mongols at ain jalut with "hand cannons" Destabilized middle east, unified the west + political centralization of far east. First use of germ warfare created by mongols. Decreased faith in god, skeptical of church. transition from secular to scientific society. Strong navy, raided british isle and scandinavian shores. British gained control of india and spice trade. Known for expeditionary voyages throughout south east asia and into middle east and africa. Created economic stability through tolerance and appreciation and art + science. Ruled through toleration and had interest in military + arts. Brought the divided japan out of civil war which was fought between "daimyos" Japanese society ruled by shogun and country"s regional daimyo. "rebirth" of classical principals, re-urbanization and revitalization of europe. Uses classical education in service of the state. "prince" outlines how leader should come to power and maintain it.
