Trans-Saharan Trade
This religion was spread on the trans-Saharan trade route
What is Islam
This Mongol leader that led them to be the rulers of Eurasia
Who is Genghis Khan
communities where merchants introduced their own cultural practices into the local cultures
What are diasporic communities
Name of Refuges along the Silk Roads
What is Caravanserai?
Name of Dynasty who commissioned Zheng He's Voyage
What is the Ming
This was the trade center of Mali
What is Timbuktu
This Khanate conquered Russia
What is the Golden Horde
The blending of different religious beliefs and practices
What is syncretism
The silk roads helped facilitate the spread of which disease/plague
what is the the bubonic plague or the Black Death
This Indian Ocean climate pattern determined seasonal the trade directions
What are monsoon winds
This is the richest man in history
Who is Mansa Musa
Time of peace throughout Eurasia during the 13th and 14th century
What is Pax Mongolica
This language is a blend of Arabic and Bantu
What is Swahili
This traveller introduced the concept of Paper Money to Europe
Who is Marco Polo?
Main three religions that diffused across the Indian Ocean Basin
What is Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism
This technology greatly increased trade
What is the camel saddle
This was the dynasty led by Mongols in China
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
Church in Constantinople converted to a mosque
What is the Hagia Sophia
Significant Trading City in modern day Uzbekistan
What is Samarkand?
Main export of the Swahili Coast
What are slaves
Name 2 items most commonly traded in the trans-Saharan trade route
What is salt, gold, ivory, and/or slaves
This society organized in opposition to the Yuan Dynasty.
What is the White Lotus Society?
Chan/Zen Buddhism was the blending of these two religions
What is Buddhism and Daoism
Credit Arrangements used between Chinese merchants that allowed for long distance trade
What is Flying Cash
Triangular sails that improved maritime naigavation
What is the Lateen Sail