Trans-Saharan Trade
This religion was spread on the trans-Saharan trade route
What is Islam
This Mongol leader that consolidated the Mongol tribes of central Asia
Who is Genghis Khan
communities where merchants introduced their own cultural practices into the local cultures
What are diasporic communities
Name of gas station-like rest stops along the Silk Roads
What is Caravanserai?
The Ming dynasty who commissioned this Muslim Chinese admiral to sail across the Indian Ocean
Who is Zheng He
This was the trade center of Mali
What is Timbuktu
Name one unconventional weapon used by the Mongols
Answers could be psychological warfare, biological warfare, Mongol bows, etc.
The blending of different religious beliefs and practices
What is syncretism
The silk roads helped facilitate the spread of which disease/plague
what is the the bubonic plague or the Black Death
This Indian Ocean climate pattern determined seasonal the trade directions
What are monsoon winds
This is the richest man in history
Who is Mansa Musa
Time of peace throughout Eurasia during the 13th and 14th century
What is Pax Mongolica
This language is a blend of Arabic and Bantu and is an example of cultural syncretism.
What is Swahili
This Genoese traveller introduced the concept of Paper Money to Europe, traveling with his dad and meeting the leaders of the Yuan Dynasty
Who is Marco Polo?
Main three religions that diffused across the Indian Ocean Basin
What is Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism
This technology greatly increased Trans-Saharan trade (not the animal)
What is the camel saddle
This Khanate was located in Persia
What is the Ilkhanate
Church in Constantinople converted to a mosque
What is the Hagia Sophia
This Euro-Muslim conflict helped to increase European interest in the luxury goods of the silk road
What are the Crusades
One technological innovation that helped to improve trade across the Indian Ocean
Astrolabe, magnetic compass, rudder, lateen sail, junk ship
Name 2 items most commonly traded in the trans-Saharan trade route
What is salt, gold, ivory, and/or slaves
These were the four Khanates the Mongol Empire split into
What are the Golden Hordes, Yuan Dynasty, Great Khanate, and Ilkhanate
Architecture and religion Khmer Empire is an example of the blending of... (two religions)
What is Hinduism and Islam (and also Buddhism)
this commerical innovation allowed travelers to carry a piece of paper that proved they had left an amount of money at a particular place on the Silk Road
What are banking houses
Language spoken on the Eastern Coast of Africa
What is the Swahili