Mongols
Explorers
Trade
Indian Ocean Empires
Africa
100

This disease spread through the silk roads

Bubonic Plague

100

The European who traveled the silk roads

Marco Polo

100
This overland trade route was run by the Mongols in the 12th century

Silk Roads

100

This weather phenomenon was important in Indian Ocean Trade

Monsoon Winds

100

The most important city in Mali

Timbuktu

200
The Mongol leader who met with Marco Polo

Kublai Khan

200

Traveled in Dar al Islam land and documented accounts from travels

Ibn Battuta

200
The Tribute System was throughout the Indian Ocean trading route via 

Zheng He

200

This religion flourished among Indian Ocean Empires

Islam
200

The main exports from Africa

Salt, Ivory, Gold

300

The Mongols took over this dynasty in China

Xia
300

The rulers that supported an explorer due to Portugal's success

Ferdinand and Isabella

300

These ideas were spread throughout the world

algebra, religion, numerals, calculus

300

Indian Ocean empire dominated trade near Malacca

Srivijaya

300

These cities emerged as important trading routes.

Swahili City-States

400

The Mongols established this dynasty in China

Yuan

400

Marco Polo stayed in this country for 17 years

China

400

These are two of the agricultural products that spread from trade and changed the world

Champa Rice

Bananas in Africa 

citrus in the Mediterranean 

400

These technological inventions encouraged the success of the Indian Ocean Trade

Astrolabe, Junk Ship, Stern Post Rudder, Lateen

400

The richest man in the world

Mansa Musa

500

This khanate converted to Islam

Chagatai

500
Traders using the Trans-Saharan trade route used the following

camels and camel saddle

500

This important item from China changed the landscape of the world in the fifteenth century

Gunpowder

500

These empires were important to trade in Africa

Mali, Great Zimbabwe, and Swahili City States

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