[HIS 1400] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (90 pages long)

• School: App State
• Department: History
• Course: HIS-1400
• Professor: Judkin Browning

Document Summary

China was the strongest in the world; largest land mass and navy. Modern day mexico city was the largest and fastest growing city in the world. Most powerful empire was the ottoman empire. Crusades re-exposed europe to a whole new world. European merchants began transporting silks and spices from the east. Leif ericsson and the vikings had landed in canada in 1000 a. d: settled an establishment in modern day main, but left b\c resistance from natives. Word did(cid:374)"t spread (cid:271)\(cid:272) there (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t a (cid:449)ay to (cid:373)ass produ(cid:272)e (cid:449)riti(cid:374)g (like a pri(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g press) Launched 17 different exhibitions with ~300 ships and 28,000 soldiers. To trade/dominate trade and to intimidate neighbors. 1433 chi(cid:374)a de(cid:272)ides that it"s superior to everybody. Gold, glory, god: wanted gold the most, wanted to dominate the trade routes from the east. American foods became staples in other societies around the world. Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, peppers (bell peppers and the like), peanuts, avocados, pineapples.