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Technological advances like the astrolabe and the compass resulted in the voyages of what Chinese explorer? |
Zheng He across the Indian ocean |
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What exotic goods did the Chinese bring back Africa? |
Zebras and giraffes |
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How did chinese ships compare with european explorer ships? |
Larger and more advanced |
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The present-day form of what visible achievements was unified under the Ming Dynasty? |
The great wall of china |
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Who did the Ming Dynasty trade with |
India, Africa, and southeast asia |
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How did trade help economy of Ming china? |
Made them one of the world's leading economic power |
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What is the fundamental belief of Sikhism about how people are viewed from God's eyes? |
All people are equal in God's eyes and should have equal opportunities. |
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What does it symbolize that male Sikhs use the last name sing and females the last name Kaur? |
Every individual has equal status in eyes of God |
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The use of what technology allowed the Safavid and Mughal empires to come to power? |
Gunpowder weapons |
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Who started the mughal empire in India? |
Islam |
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What example of Mughal architecture was a high point of achievement in india? |
Taj mahal |
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What describes the interaction of Hindu and Muslim societies in south Asia from 1100 to 1600? |
Conflict alternated with religious toleration and peaceful coexistence |
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What two areas did pre-Columbian culture make advances in? |
math and sciene |
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What civilization used terrace farming and built stone roads and buildings without cement? |
Inca |
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the incas adapted their environment by building what through the mountains |
a network of roads |
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What civilization developed astronomic al observations, chinampas (floating garden), pyramids and suspension bridges? |
Aztec |
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How did Aztec rule their empire? |
By military Dominance and warfare |
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Why were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the Aztecs? |
Spanish soliders possessed superior military technology |
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What was the major ciy of Aztec that the Spanish conquistadors arrive at? |
Tenochtitlan |
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What were the spanish conquistadors astounded at when they saw the Aztec cities? |
The architectural achievements the Aztecs had created |
