Culture
Two or more clans in African society that share a language, culture, and religious beliefs.
What is a tribe?
A religion that seeks to undo suffering, which they believe is caused by selfish desires.
What is Buddhism?
A line of rulers that typically come from one family.
What is a dynasty?
The largest hot desert in the world.
What is the Sahara?
Known as Temujin as a child, this person went on to start an empire and conquer most of the known world.
Who is Chinggis Khan?
A language that was created from trade between Africans and Arabs.
What is Swahili?
This religion is a form of nature worship that promotes patriotism and loyalty as the emperor is worshipped.
What is Shintoism?
Japanese for "Divine Wind."
What is kamikaze?
This series of trade routes stretched from China to Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
Originally from Venice, this European traveled to the Mongol Empire with his father and uncle and served in the court of Kublai Khan.
Who is Marco Polo?
History and traditions that are passed down through the spoken word.
What is oral history?
This worldview emphasizes the importance of the five basic human relationships.
What is Confucianism?
The name of this dynasty means "the origin"
The narrow strip of land that separates the savanna and the Sahara.
What is the Sahel?
This wealthy king of Mali took a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who is Mansa Musa?
A form of currency first used in China that replaced coins but led to massive inflation.
What is paper money?
This religion practices the worship of the Tengri, "the Blue-Sky god," who supposedly demands for his followers to conquer the world.
What is Shamanism?
A system where land is owned by nobles or kings and commoners only get to stay on it if they work.
What is feudalism?
One of the important rivers that runs through China.
What is the Yangtze or Yellow rivers?
Created in 1192 AD, this title from Japan is translated as "great general."
What is the Shogun
The era between 500-1500 AD in Africa named after the abundance of this popular resource.
What is the Golden Age?
A religious belief that spirits exist all around us and can affect a person's life.
What is animism?
A code of honor that means "the way of the warrior."
What is Bushido
Flat grasslands that roll for thousands of miles across Eurasia.
What is the Steppe?
This Mongol ruler established the Yuan dynasty in China.
Who is Kublai Khan?