Silk Road
The silk road goes through this desert
What is the Gobi Desert?
Describe the borders of the area the Mongols conquered.
East to West, from Poland to Korea
North to south, from Siberia to Southeast Asia
Majapahit is the prototype for this modern-day nation
What is Indonesia?
The Ottomans are based on this modern-day country
What is Turkey?
The Savafid dynasty prefigures this modern-day country
What is Iran?
The silk road led inadvertently to the European discovery of these two continents.
What are North and South America?
Temujin was the original name of this Mongolian conquerer
Who was Genghis Khan?
This Prime Minister of Majapahit, named "War Elephant" in Indonesian, almost single handedly started Majapahit's golden age
Who was Gajah Mada?
This was the Ottoman Emperor who took Constantinople
Who was Mehmet the Conquerer
This ruler of the Mughals is loved by historians for being tolerant and innovative who presided over the Mughal golden Age
Who Was Ackbar?
This religion was transmitted all throughout Asia by merchants on the Silk Road.
What is Islam?
This animal is sacred to the Mongols.
What is the horse?
This strait is the only major waterway of trade from East Asia to the rest of the world.
What is the Strait of Malacca?
This Ottoman Emperor brought the empire to its greatest extent
Who was Sulieman the Magnificent?
The Savafid dynasty was made extremely rich thanks to this.
What is the Silk road trade?
This city, located in modern-day Uzbekistan, was the most famous and powerful city along the silk road.
What is Samarkand?
This grandson of Genghis Khan was ruler of China when Marco Polo arrived there in 1275
Who was Kublai Khan?
This was the main religion of Majapahit
What is Hindu-Buddhism (mixed with some Indonesian folk religions)?
The Theodosian Walls, considered impenetrable by most people, were destroyed by this
What were the Ottoman cannons?
This Mughal ruler was a devout Muslim who made strict changes to the tolerant Mughal empire
Who was Aurengzeb?
Besides silk, these other products were on the silk road
What are papermaking, woodblock printing, gunpowder, glassmaking, astronomy, and advanced metallurgy
What is the Pax Mongolica?
When Majapahit was destroyed, this island preserved its cultural influence
What is Bali?
Over time, due to decline and decadence, the Ottoman empire became known as this.
What is "The Sick Man of Europe?"
The Savafid Dynasty practiced this branch of Islam
What is Shia Islam?