2.2 Review
Founder of the Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan
Made it so merchants had to plan their voyages carefully and made it hard to navigate the Indian Ocean
Monsoon Winds
What is Mali known for?
Wealth, universities, and libraries
The world's largest hot desert in North Africa
Sahara Desert
Was transported from sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe
Slaves
Society that organized a way to put an end to the Yuan Dynasty
White Lotus Society
Settlements of people away from their homeland
Diaspora
Mali's founding ruler
Known as the "ships of the desert"
Camel
Was traded to sub-Saharan Africa in exchange for gold
Salt
The period of Eurasian history between the 13th and 14th centuries.
Pax Mongolia
The main reason for this was to display the Ming Dynasty and receive tribute from the people he encountered
Zheng He Voyages
Kingdom that took over after Mansa Musa's death
Songhai Kingdom
As Muslim traders crossed the Sahara Desert, _____ was spread to West Africa.
Islam
West Africa was a major producer of this
Gold
Dynasty created by Kublai Khan
Yuan Dynasty
Thriving center of trade due to interactions with merchants, was known for its spices
Calicut
Mansa Musa took a pilgrimage to Mecca. What is Mecca known as?
Islam's most sacred city
Became a center of Islamic scholarship, with universities and libraries.
Timbuktu
Was transported from sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe
Ivory
Name of Batu's army that had 100,000 soldiers
Golden Horde
Modern-day Malaysia and Indonesia
Spice Islands
Mansa Musa's visit deepened his devotion to Islam. What is one example of what he did when he returned to Mali?
He built religious schools in Timbuktu, built mosques in Muslim trading cities, and sponsored those who wanted to continue their religious studies somewhere else
When different societies share, adopt and adapt ideas, religions, traditions, technologies and goods.
Cultural Exchange
Traded from North Africa into sub-Saharan regions
Textiles and other manufactured goods