The Silk Road (2.1)
This traveller introduced the concept of paper money to Europe.
What is Marco Polo?
Genghis Khan valued _____ over family?
What is loyalty?
Seasonal winds that shift direction twice a year, most significantly impacting the Indian Ocean trade routes
What is Monsoon Winds?
This religion spread the most throughout the Trans-Saharan Trade Route.
What is Islam?
What caused the bubonic plague to spread?
What is transmitted by fleas?
Roadside Inns along trade routes merchants could rest in
What is Caravanserai?
What animal and weaponry did the Mongols use to gain an upper hand?
What is a horse and bow+arrow?
Triangular-shaped, it could easily catch winds coming from many different directions.
What is... Lateen Sails?
What was the trade center of Mali?
What is Timbuktu?
4 main crops that were migrated throughout the trade routes.
What is bananas, Champa rice, sugar, and citrus fruits?
The Silk Road helped facilitate the spread of which disease?
What is the Bubonic Plague?
What is Pax Mongolica
What is... when Genghis Khan instituted peace surrounding his people and those he conquered?
What is a stern rudder?
____ was the most precious commodity traded throughout the Trans-Saharan Trade Route.
What is Gold?
What makes Margery Kempe's account so unique?
What is... she could not read or write at the time, and her findings were recorded by a scriber.
Significant Trading City in modern day Uzbekistan
What is Samarkand?
What is the Golden Horde, and why was it unsuccessful?
What is...an army of 100,00 soldiers, marching into Russia. It failed because Moscow led a revolt against the Mongols?
This city-state became wealthy by building a navy and by imposing fees on ships that passed through
What is Malacca (Melaka)?
This technology greatly increased trade in the Trans-Saharan.
What is the camel saddle?
Why were the travels of Ibn Battuta different from Marco Polo?
What is Ibn Battuta was a Muslim and traveled only to Islamic city-states to develop his knowledge of the religion, whereas Marco Polo traveled everywhere.
What are the 4 main religions that spread using the Silk Road?
What is...Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism.
What contributed to the downfall of the Mongols?
What is...
The development of Mongol cities, planting roots (aka they got comfortable)?
What are the 4 main effects of the Indian Ocean Trade?
What is... facilitated trade, promoted economic growth, encouraged cultural exchange, and shaped politics?
Whose Pilgrimage helped display Mali's wealth to the outside world through the Trans-Saharan Trade Route
What is Mansa Musa?
What contributed to the popularity of Buddhism in China?