10 Questions
What language was the lingua franca of the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean trade circuit during the time of Christopher Columbus?
Arabic
Who did Christopher Columbus take along as a translator on his westward journey in search of a new route to the Indies?
Luis de Torres
Where did Columbus end up instead of finding the Indies?
In what he considered a new world
Which empire emerged as a new power as a result of the shifting center of world trade to the Atlantic?
Ottoman Empire
Who was the Sultan of Bursa, who was mentioned in the text as part of Ibn Khaldn's observations in the 1330s?
Orhan Bek
What did Othman's descendants and followers do in 1453 that had a significant historical impact?
Conquered Constantinople
What name did Othman's descendants give to Constantinople after conquering it in 1453?
Istanbul
'aabiyya' made the Ottoman forces stronger due to what common belief system?
Islam
What did Ibn Khaldn theorize about Ottoman forces in relation to their origins?
They came from harsh Central Asian plains with a strong 'aabiyya'
What geographical region did the Turkic tribes that comprised Ottoman forces come from?
Central Asian plains
Learn about the expedition of Christopher Columbus in the same year that Granada fell, and the role played by Luis de Torres as a translator on the journey.
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