Return to the Silk Roads
Money, money, money
"Mongols Schmongols" (part 1)
"Mongols Schmongols" (part 2)
Epic Journeys
100
What empire took control of almost the entire Silk Roads, reduced the number of bandits and made trade safe again?
the Mongols
100
What is the name of minted precious metals that have a set value?
coins
100
What is the Mongol term for "king"?
Khan
100
What were the names of the four regions set up by Genghis Khan's grandsons after his death?
khanates
100
What was the name of the young man from Italy who journeyed throughout Asia for 24 years, stayed with the Mongols court in China, and brought back many new ideas and products back to Italy?
Marco Polo
200
What was the name of stopping points along the Silk Roads where people could stay, eat, drink and feed and water their animals?
Caravanserai
200
What is the name for a document that states "the holder is legally entitled to an amount of money"?
bill of exchange
200
What was the name for the time period when the Mongols created a peaceful empire that facilitated trade?
the Pax Mongolica
200
What was the name of the Dynasty that ruled China for about a century? The rulers of this Dynasty were Mongols and they neither integrate with the Chinese, nor treaded them well.
the Yuan Dynasty
200
What was the name of the man who left his home in Tangier (today Morocco), traveled to Mecca on his Hajj (Islamic pilgrimage) and then traveled throughout Asia and North Africa? His book, the Rilha, (the journey) was published after the journey.
Ibn Battuta
300
What is the name of this type of building, an Islamic house of worship, that can be found along the Silk roads in central Asia?
mosque
300
What were the name of the European economic buildings that were based on a Chinese financial institution?
banking houses
300
What type of people were typically not killed by the Mongols but were spared and allowed to work for them?
artisans / literate people
300
Which grandson of Genghis Khan ruled China in the Yuan Dynasty?
Kublai Khan (his Chinese name was Emperor Shizu)
300
What were the Chinese trading ships of this time period called?
Junk / treasure ship
400
What was the name of the device that can be placed on a camel to allow it to carry more weight evenly or carry people?
saddle
400
What was the name of the organization of several cities in Germany and Scandinavia that came together to increase trade and protect shipping?
the Hanseatic League
400
What is the desert region of Asia where the Mongols came from?
the Gobi Desert
400
What city in Russia became a good tax base for the Mongols during the time of the Golden Horde?
Moscow
400
What is the name of the weather pattern in the Indian Ocean Basin that changes seasonally? Merchants and explorers used it to plan journeys.
monsoons (monsoon winds / cycle)
500
What is the term for this type of currency issued by the Chinese empire to make it easier to transport money without having to carry heavy coins?
flying cash
500
The islands of what is today Indonesia, produced large amounts of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. What were these islands also known as to foreign merchants?
the Spice Islands
500
What is Genghis Khan's original name? 
Temujin
500
What city in the Abbasid Caliphate was destroyed by the Mongols in 1258 CE resulting in over 200,000 deaths?
Baghdad
500
What was the name of the man born in the Yuan Dynasty of China, who assembled a fleet of 317 merchant ships and lead seven expeditions to explore and trade throughout The Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and the East African Coast?
Zheng He
600
Name a city that developed from caravanserai along the Silk roads in Central Asia.
Samarkand (or Kashgar)
600
Name a major port city in the Indian Ocean Trade network (that we have discussed)?
Calicut / Hormuz / Malacca / Hangzhou
600
What type of weapons did the Mongols use (such as catapults and portable towers) to attach walled fortifications and cities?
siege weapons
600
What was the name of the organization of Buddhist Monks in the Yuan Dynasty, led by Zhu Yuanzhang, that overthrew the Emperor and started the Ming Dynasty?
the White Lotus Society
600
What was the name of the invention that allowed navigators to triangulate their position based on the location of the stars and the horizon?
astrolabe