Trans-Saharan Trade
This religion was spread on the trans-Saharan trade route
What is Islam
This leader led the Mongols to be the rulers of Eurasia
Who is Chinggis Khan
communities where merchants introduced their own cultural practices into the local cultures
What are diasporic communities
The silk roads helped facilitate the spread of which disease/plague
What is the the bubonic plague or the Black Death
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
This nomadic empire protected and revitalized the Silk Road during the 13th and 14th centuries.
Who are the Mongols?
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
Name of Refuges along the Silk Roads
What is Caravanserai?
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
These were the four Khanates the Mongol Empire split into
What are the Golden Hordes, Yuan Dynasty, Great Khanate, and Il-Khanate
Church in Constantinople converted to a mosque
What is the Hagia Sophia
A major oasis trading cities that flourished in modern-day Uzbekistan or China.
What are Samarkand and Kashgar?
This maritime technology, originally from China, greatly improved navigational accuracy for Indian Ocean sailors.
What is the magnetic compass?
Name 2 items most commonly traded in the trans-Saharan trade route
What is salt, gold, ivory, and/or slaves
This Khanate is known for its widespread adoption of the culture of the conquered.
What is the Il-Khanate
Chan/Zen Buddhism was the blending of these two religions
What is Buddhism and Daoism
This early European banking innovation acted like a modern check, allowing a merchant to present a written promise of payment to a seller rather than carrying heavy bags of gold.
What is a bill of exchange?
Triangular sails that improved maritime naigavation
What is the Lateen Sail