China
China's most prominent religion?
Confucianism
Silk roads, Trans-Saharan, Indian ocean
Who was the leader of the Mongols?
Genghis Khan
What natural phenomena paused Viking conquest and decreased crop production?
Ice Age or Mini Ice Age
Gunpowder
What was Confucianism's rival religion?
Buddhism?
Who was the European explorer who went to China and inspired others to go there?
Marco Polo
Why weren't the Mongols able to invade Japan?
Were caught in 2 different storms which defended Japan from invasion
Muslim(s)
What technology helped trade in Africa?
Camel saddle
What exam was required if one wanted to get a job in the bureaucracy?
Civil Service Exam
What would Europeans bring in to trade in exchange for gold?
Salt
How was trade able to flourish during the 13th and 14th centuries?
Mongolian rule made it safer by decreasing the chances of bandit attacks
What allowed disease to spread rapidly?
Trade routes such as the silk roads; and travel
What form of currency did the Chinese invent?
Paper money
What crop helped to multiply China's population
Champa rice
What religion was able to flourish through travelling traders?
Islam
What happened to the Mongol empire after the death of Genghis Khan?
Split up into states called 'Khanates'
About how many Europeans were killed from the bubonic plague?
25 million (about 1/3rd)
What technologies helped trade in the ocean?
astrolabe, lateen sails, rudder steer, magnetic compass
Who was a famous 15th century Chinese sailor and what was his religion?
Zheng He; Confucianism
How many miles did Ibn Battuta travel?
73,000 Miles
What was an unintended consequence of Pax Mongolica?
Disease was able to spread through trade routes
What work structure came to an end during the epidemic?
Feudalism
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