Although Mongol conquests initially disrupted the trade and activities of Muslim cities, the medium/long-term aftermath was a period of relative peace, stability, and increased interconnectedness across Eurasia under the unified rule known as __________
Pax Mongolica
Trade activity was dependent on sailor's environmental knowledge of ____________, and because they were seasonal and tended to flow only in one direction, merchants would often have to wait in harbors for long periods of time
Monsoon Winds
This empire was a major hub of gold & salt trade, and its rulers' conversion to Islam facilitated the diffusion of Islam into sub-Saharan West Africa
Mali
After the Mongol Conquests, what disease spread across Afro-Eurasia along trade routes, devasted cities in its path, often resulted in mass burials, and finally reached western Europe in 1347?
Plague/Black Death
What empire's expansion helped unify and secure the Silk Roads, thus connecting more regions and increasing trade?
Mongol
The Mongols conquered which 2 formerly large and influential states
2) Abbasid Caliphate
Trade on the Indian Ocean trade networks was an expensive and complicated endeavor that would only be profitable if the goods traded could be sold at high prices. Only the trade in luxury goods would bring in high enough returns to be worth such large investments.
Name 2 luxury goods being traded at the time
1) Silk 2)Spices 3)Porcelain 4)Precious metals
5) Cotton
there are more
Name 2 innovations that enabled bulk trade across the Sahara
1) Caravans 2) Caravanserai 3)Saddles
Increased intercultural interactions led to more intellectual transfers, such as the ancient _________& _________philosophies valuing logic and observation.
Greek & Roman
A Chinese admiral who led massive maritime expeditions under the Ming Dynasty, expanding Chinese influence across the Indian Ocean.
Zheng He
The Mongol conquerors of China established the _________ dynasty and adopted Chinese court rituals and bureaucratic methods of governance necessary to control their Chinese territories.
Yuan
Navigational and maritime innovations facilitated expanding trade on the Indian Ocean. Name 4 of these innovations
1) Compass 2)Astrolabe 3)Lateen Sails
4) Dhow Ships 5)Junk Ships 6)Stern Rudders
7) Understanding of Monsoon Winds
The trans-Saharan trade networks extended from the coast of the Mediterranean across the Sahara Desert and connected West African states such as _________& ___________ to the wider interregional networks
1) Hausa Sultanate 2) Ghana Empire
3) Mali Empire
Name the 3 trade networks that increased intercultural interactions and helped spread cultural traditions such as Islam to Sub-Sharan Africa and Asia
1) Trans-Saharan Networks/ Sand Roads
2) Indian Ocean Networks/ Sea Roads
3) Silk Roads
Name 3 commercial innovations that facilitated and expanded trade
1) Paper Money 2)Credit (loans) 3) Ortoghs
4) Banking Houses 5)Caravanserais
6)Caravans
In 1258, after conquering _____________ and capturing the Abbasid Caliph, the Mongols executed him to eliminate the political danger he represented
Baghdad
As traders from the Arabian Peninsula sought to expand trade with trusted partners, they established Muslim ________________ across the Indian Ocean trading networks, where members of Islam settled together in foreign port-cities to organize business transactions, acquire products to be shipped, and ensure that the goods brought in would be sold.
diasporic communities
Mali's vast wealth from trade of gold & salt, and the spread of Islam enabled the city of ___________ to construct The Sankore Mosque. It's a prime example of blending Islamic practices with local architectural materials & design. 
Timbuktu
Name the Muslim traveler who wrote informative descriptions of the various aspects of societies he visited.
Ibn Battuta

What is the name for the West Africans who functioned as an oral historian, musician, and storyteller. They were well respected for how well they remembered events without having to write them down
Griots