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A.P. World History
Chapter 22 Study Guide
Reaching Out: Cross-Cultural Interactions
Part I – pgs. 565-576
The 3 Most Important Reasons, or Motives, for Long-Distance Trade (between
1000-1500) were:
What were the two primary trade networks that merchants used during the years 10001500? What were the characteristics of each?
What are some characteristics of the city of Melaka that demonstrate it as a major city of
trade?
What happened to Marco Polo upon returning to Europe and why was this important for
the future of European trade with Asia?
Political and Diplomatic Travel:
Contact between the Mongols and Europeans intensified after the Mongols attacked the
Islamic regions. The pope began to contemplate an alliance between the Mongols and
the Europeans to defeat the Muslims, so he sent envoys to suggest the idea to the
Mongols – who rejected it and proposed instead that the Europeans surrender
immediately.
Religious Conversions through the Efforts of Missionaries – 1000-1500
What were the characteristics of the following Religious Missionaries (from 1000-1500)?
Muslim –
Christian –
One of the best known Christian missionaries of this time period was John of
Montecorvino – a Franciscan who arrived in China during Mongol rule.
What were some of his major accomplishments –
Why wasn’t Christianity very popular with the Chinese or the Mongols –
What were the major examples of Cultural Exchanges during the 1000-1500 time period
The Magnetic Compass (where from, why was it important) –
A.P. World History
Chapter 22 Study Guide
Part II – pgs. 579-591
1. Reasons for the Mongol’s departure from China
2. Hongwu (who was he? What are his major accomplishments?)
3. What were the ways the Ming Dynasty helped bring about a cultural revival in
China?
4. The Renaissance in Western Europe –
a. Characteristics of Renaissance Art –
b. Characteristics of Renaissance Architecture –
5. Characteristics of the Humanists –
6. The Ming Dynasty started trading expeditions for two main reasons:
a.
b.
7. Who was Zheng He –
8. The 2 reasons why the Europeans started to explore the Atlantic and Indian Ocean
basins
9. Portuguese Exploration
a. Prince Henry the Navigator –
b. Colonization of Atlantic Islands –
c. Slave Trade –
d. Bartolomeu Dias -
e. Vasco da Gama -
10. Spanish Exploration
a. Christopher Columbus -