The Silk Roads
The Silk Roads were revived in the early 1200's as a major trading route after this nomadic group set up a large empire.
Who were the Mongols?
The "founder" of the Mongol Empire who in 1206 became the leader of the Mongols.
Who is Genghis Khan?
Maritime exploration was aided largely by these inventions which helped navigate the seas (name two).
What is the astrolabe, magnetic compass, stern rudder, and lateen sails?
This Muslim leader of Mali was often considered the richest man in history.
Who is Mansa Musa?
These two explorers were very instrumental in detailing the features of places such as China, Africa, and SE Asia.
Who is Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta?
Flying Cash, banking houses, and paper money were all innovations that developed in this nation.
What is China?
The period of Eurasian history between the 13th and 14th centuries is often called this, or Mongolian Peace.
What is Pax Mongolica?
Navigating the Indian Ocean was made easier by these seasonal winds.
What are the Monsoons?
Great Muslim city that developed into a center for culture and learning.
What is Timbuktu?
What disease led to a massive decline in the urban populations?
What is the Bubonic Plague (Black Death)?
Some of the land routes of the Silk Roads were revived by this Muslim Caliphate in the 8th and 9th Centuries.
Who was the Abbasid Empire.
How did the Mongols treat the religions of the people they conquered?
What is Toleration?
Where are TWO places Islam spread to due to trade on the Indian Ocean?
Where is India, Southeast Asia, and China?
As the use of the camel caravan spread, people developed as many as 15 types of this technology, used for different purposes.
What is the camel saddle?
A dispersion of people from their homeland. At this time period, it was mostly merchant communities of Muslims in India and Southeast Asia
What is Diaspora?
These were "stops" where travelers could rest, trade, and get food and water.
What were Caravanserai?
How did the Mongols promote trade and what trade route was primarily impacted by their rule?
What is Provided protection on the Silk Road?
What was ONE of the most prominant products traded out of India on the Indian Ocean trade routes?
What is Textiles, Cotton, Peppers or Spices?
What major religion was mostly spread by merchants along the Trans-Saharan trade network?
What is Islam?
Few crops had as significant an impact as this quickly ripening crop introduced to China by the Vietnamese.
What is Champa Rice?
A major stopping point on the Silk Roads between China and the Mediterranean, located in present day Uzbekistan.
What is Samarkind or Kashgar?
Who is Ghengis Khan's grandson who controlled Yuan dynasty?
Who is Kubalai Khan?
What were FOUR areas connected by the Indian Ocean trade?
Where is East Africa to Middle East to India to Southeast Asia to China?
What were THREE of the most prominent products traded on the Trans-Saharan trade routes?
What is Gold, Salt, Ivory and Slaves?
Who was the intended audience for Marco Polo's travel accounts? What was the purpose of these accounts?
Who are the Mongols and to prevent them from pillaging east Asia?