Silk Roads
Paper was invented in China, and this innovation helped make trade on the Silk Roads more efficient
What was paper money?
Name for the collection of east African trading cities that were very involved in Indian Ocean trade
What were the Swahili city-states?
The 2 most significant items traded in the Sahara
What were gold and salt?
Name of the "universal ruler" of the Mongol Empire
Who was Genghis Khan?
This disease spread from China to Europe along the Silk Roads
What was the Black Death (or Bubonic Plague)?
Silk Road merchants travelled in these groups
What were caravans?
An Islamic navigation technology that was heavily used in Indian Ocean travel?
What was the astrolabe?
Main religion that spread across the Trans-Saharan trade routes
What is Islam?
After 1227, the Mongol Empire was divided into 4 of these
What were khanates?
Europeans learned about East Asian culture due to the travels and writing of this person
Who was Marco Polo?
Name for the rest points located along the Silk Roads that served as centers of trade and cultural exchange
What were caravanserai?
Chinese admiral knowledge for his Indian Ocean tribute voyages
Who was Zheng He?
Powerful trading city in the west African Mali Empire
What is Timbuktu?
Name for the Mongol dynasty in China
What was the Yuan?
Historians use the accounts of this person to understand more about the Islamic world during the 14th century
Who was Ibn Battuta?
Central Asian city (modern-day Uzbekistan) that became significant due to its location along the Silk Road and the cultural exchange that occurred there
What was Samarkand?
Environmental factor that dictated when merchants and travelers could voyage efficiently in the Indian Ocean
What were monsoon winds?
An technological innovation, designed for camels, specifically allowing for more weight to be carried
What is the camel saddle?
Name for the period where the Mongols became settled and started protecting the Silk Roads
What was the Pax Mongolica?
Name for the mass movement of people, leading to new communities in new locations
What is diaspora?
System of credit that developed among Silk Roads merchants that helped make trade grow
What was flying cash?
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What were bills of exchange?
What was Sultanate of Malacca?
What is inflation?
The Mongols ended this powerful Islamic empire in 1258 after destroying the city of Baghdad
What was the Abbasid Empire?
This language, a mix of African Bantu and Arabic, was the result of the mixing of peoples during Indian Ocean trade
What is Swahili?