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Why were the Mongols so effective at conquering?
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Scare tactics, Bio-warfare, harsh environment made them stronger, Arrow resistant armor/silk, Composite bows, Adopt other military techniques, non-Mongol trained soldiers, Reopened the Silk Road, Superior Horsemanship, Philosophy of divide and conquer, cavalry, convinced other they already lost.
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How did the Mongols affect those they conquered?
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They reunited China, Genetic Impact, Establish capitals in Beijing, ended the Middle East Abbasid dynasty, reopened the Silk Road for trade, Made Japan more battle focused, Spread Arabic information throughout Asia, isolated Russia from Europe after the Mongols took Moscow, establish Ming Empire, modern dialect on China, population decrease of 40% due to Black Death in China, cotton cam the the mainland, pax Mongol to more trade.
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How did the Indian Ocean affect trade in the region?
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Spread ideas and religion, separate city-states on Swahili trade routes, African languages enriched with Arabic and Persian texts, cities rose and fell based on trade, India exports cotton, spread of boats like the dhow with built in navigation, Islam incorporates other cultural elements into a hodge podge
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How did the Dark Ages end in Europe?
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Construct universities, the crusade which spread intelligence, increased trade, the Renaissance starts in Italy, Vikings convert to Catholicism, increased demand for labor, church loses power allows for more skeptics, more trade with the Middle East, wealthy merchants brought expensive items, religious and secular studies,
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How did the Renaissance socially affect Europe?
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More education, Dante influence, Humanists start, writing In your own vernacular, Gutenberg printings press which increased production of books and knowledge, Leonardo davinci makes more famous paintings like oil paintings and non religious paintings, practice scholasticism which is the study of religion and theology.
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How did Europe change politically during the Renaissance?
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Kings greatly increase in power, church and nobles loose power, Spain kicks out Mongols, France kicks out the British in the 100 years war, (Joan of Ark) King holds large armies in reserve if needed, and new technology like bows and crossbows make knights with swords less useless.
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Why did the different European nations start to explore the world?
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Overpopulation, establish monopolies on trade, spices and tea from India, Spain wanted gold from Africa, to spread Christianity to new lands, glory for new discoveries and doing and finding things people has never done before, like Magellan traveling around the world, opening the NW passage to India, French look for furs.
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How was Africa changed by European exploration?
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Lost many fit men and woman to slavery, families and tribes torn apart, guns in Africa led to more fatalities, distilled alcohol increasing alcoholism, Introduced to tobacco, tribe territories change to absorb enslavment, Increased dependency on manufactured goods.
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How were the Americas changed by European exploration?
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Conquered, Guns, tea, disease like small pox and yellow fever, mass genocide, Christianity, horses, ethnic mixing, tribes destroyed, strong alcohol, manufactured goods, tribes lost land in N America, wealth from enslaved Africans.
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