Trade
What are the 3 most traded through the Trans-Saharan Trade?
Salt, gold, and slaves
Who was the founder and first emperor of the mongol empire?
Ghengis Khan
who was Kublai Khan?
he was the first non-han emperor to unite all of china
what is neo-confucianism?
the revival of the Confucian religious, social, and ethical thought that eventually dominated Chinese official culture from the 13th through the 19th century.
Where were the spice islands?
South East Asia
What was the trans Saharan trade?
Trade routes in the Sahara Desert that exchanged things from food to culture
What was the longest contiguous empire in history?
The Mongol empire
who wrote a book about their travels through china and asia?
Marco Polo
what was the cause of the dispute amongst the Suni and Shia?
Shia believed that Ali should have been muhammad’s successor and the Suni believed that Abu Bakr should’ve been the successor.
Who led the Normans to England?
William the conqueror
Where did the Silk Road start and end?
Started in China and ended in Rome
What were the names of the 3 main Chinese Dynasties during that time period?
Song, Ming, Yuan
Who was Mansa Musa?
A mansa of the Mali Empire most known for his wealth and gift-giving.
What impact did the Spice Islands have on European Explorers?
The spices and other goods thrived in the Far East and impacted European food and medicines.
Who was the most feared emperor during the 12 century in East Asia?
Syncretism is…?
The altering or attempted altering of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.
what did the mongols worship?
The blue mighty eternal heaven
What were Ibn Sina, the father of medicine,impacts on the world?
created a philosophical encyclopedia, discovered new medicine, and made astronomical instruments more precise.
What is one of the largest diseases spread throughout Europe in this time period?
The Black Death or “Bubonic Plague”
What philosophy did the Song Dynasty of china believe in?
Confucianism
Who was an Italian traveller that exploded through Asia along the Silk Road?
Marco Polo
Who was the Song Dynasty founded by?
It was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song.
Who was the founder of the of the Mali Empire?
Sundiata Keita
Who was Urcuchillay and why was he important to the Incas?
He was their Llama God that watched over animals.
How did the bubonic plague move from Central Asia to crimea?
The mongol warriors