The Mongols!
Identify the title for the king/emperor of the Mongols.
Khan
Identify the continents connected by the Silk Roads.
Asia & Europe
Asia & Africa
Identify the religion spread by Indian Ocean trade (1200-1450).
Islam
Identify the means of travel for trans-Saharan trade.
Camel/Caravan
Identify the direction of the spread of Buddhism in 1200-1450. (Compass)
East
Identify the reason for a 33% decline in European population (~1350).
Identify a major obstacle to Trans-Saharan Trade (1200-1450).
Sahara Desert/Water
Navigation
Identify the shared lifestyle of most Mongols (1200-1450).
Pastoralism
Identify the civilization which revived trade along the Silk Roads in the 13th c.
Mongol Empire
Identify the winds used for Indian Ocean travel.
Monsoon
Identify a stopping point along the trans-Saharan trade route.
Oasis
Identify the direction of the spread of Islam in 1200-1450. (Compass)
East & West
Identify the crop which encouraged a boom in population in East Asia (1200-1450).
Champa Rice
Identify a major obstacle to Indian Ocean Trade (1200-1450).
Navigation/Monsoon
Pirates
Identify Genghis Khan's first target for conquest.
Northern China
Identify a major trading post along the Silk Roads.
Kashgar/Samarkand
Identify one Islamic maritime technological advancement that was used for Indian Ocean trade.
Lateen Sail/Dhow/Astrolabe
Identify the most important African commodity traded along the trans-Saharan trade route.
Gold
Identify the direction of the spread of the Black Death. (Compass)
West
Identify the crop which led to a boom in population in East Africa (1200-1450).
Bananas
Identify a major obstacle to trade along the Silk Road (1200-1450).
Gobi Desert/Mountains/Water
Bandits
Define "pax mongolica".
Peace of the Mongols
Identify the general distance between caravanserai along the Silk Roads.
100 Miles (Camels)
Identify a high demand trade good (and its region) in Indian Ocean trade (1200-1450).
South Asia: Cotton/Steel/Black Pepper
SE Asia: Spices
East Africa: Slaves/Ivory/Gold
China: Silk/Porcelain
Middle East: Horses/Figs/Dates
Identify the African kingdom established by Sundiata.
Mali
Identify the SE Asian empire which syncretized Hinduism with Buddhism.
Khmer Empire (Cambodia; Angkor Thom)
Identify the origin location of the bubonic plague.
China (East Asia)
Identify the religion which spread along all 3 major trade routes in 1200-1450.
Islam
Identify the Eastern and Western edges of the Mongol Empire at its height.
East: Korea/Pacific Ocean (~1231)
West: Kievan Rus/Eastern Europe (~1238)
Identify the credit system used extensively for Silk Road commerce which replaced "unwieldy" copper coins.
Flying Money
Identify a major trading port (and its region) in Indian Ocean trade (1200-1450).
South Asia: Gujarat/Calicut
SE Asia: Malacca
East Africa: Kilwa/Mombasa/Zanzibar
Identify the type of camel saddle used by Somali traders.
Cargo (up to 600 pounds)
Identify one world traveler (1200-1450) who spread cultural knowledge.
Marco Polo/Ibn Battuta/Margery Kempe
Identify how the Silk Road encouraged the spread of the bubonic plague in 1200-1450.
Mongols
Trade
Caravanserai
Identify one similar effect of all 3 trade routes in 1200-1450.
Cities
Centralization
Standardization of currency
Identify ONE lasting impact of the Mongol Empire. (use T.E.A.)
Black Death
Eurasian connection
Religious toleration
Identify ONE major economic impact of the revival of the Silk Road (1200-1450). (use T.E.A.)
Flying Money/Proto-banking
Guns/Gunpowder
Growth of Cities/Urbanization
Kievan Rus/Russia
Identify ONE lasting cultural influence of Indian Ocean trade in 1200-1450. (Use T.E.A.)
Spread of Islam
East African cultural diffusion via slave trade
Zheng He
Identify one way in which Trans-Saharan trade influenced culture in 1200-1450. (Use T.E.A.)
Islam
Travels of Mansa Musa
Ghana/Mali/Songhai
Explain how the crusades sparked the European renaissance. (Use T.E.A)
Crusades => introduce feudal Europe to classical art => Demand increases => Renaissance
Explain how the bubonic plague led to higher wages for European serfs. (Use T.E.A.)
fewer serfs => agricultural decline => demand for labor => higher wages
Explain how Calicut grew to an economic powerhouse in the Indian Ocean. (Use T.E.A.)
Indian Ocean trade => Calicut central location => SE Asian spices => money