maritime empires
This Ming Dynasty admiral led seven massive voyages with "treasure ships" to demonstrate Chinese prestige across the Indian Ocean.
who is zheng he?
This "booming" powder allowed empires like the Ottomans and Mughals to blast through stone walls.
what is gunpowder?
These land-based trade routes connected China to Europe and the Mediterranean.
What are the Silk Roads?
This grandson of Genghis Khan welcomed Marco Polo to his court and was the first Mongol to rule all of China, protecting trade during the Yuan Dynasty.
who is kubali khan?
This massive French palace, with its famous Hall of Mirrors, was built by Louis XIV to show off his absolute power and keep a close eye on his nobles.
what is versailles?
Chinese invention that let sailors find direction without the sun or stars.
what is the magnetic compass?
This famous white marble tomb was built by a Mughal emperor for his favorite wife.
what is taj mahal?
Travelers stayed at these "roadside inns" to rest and protect their animals while crossing the desert.
What are caravanserai?
This North African traveler survived shipwrecks and pirate attacks while visiting the Swahili Coast and India to see how different people practiced Islam.
who is ibn battuta?
This city in the Mali Empire was a famous "oasis" for travelers crossing the Sahara and became a world center for Islamic books and learning.
what is timbuktu?
Fast Portuguese ship with angled sails that could sail into the wind and explore Africa.
what is caravel?
This Russian leader forced his nobles to shave their beards to look more like Western Europeans.
who is peter the great?
This deadly disease traveled along the Silk Roads, wiping out a large portion of the population in Europe and Asia.
What is the Black Death
This Portuguese prince started a school for navigators to help find new trade routes to Africa and Asia.
who is prince henry?
this city was the capital of the Ottoman Empire and served as the ultimate bridge for trade between Europe and Asia.
what is constantinople?
perfected by Islamic scholars, allowed mariners to determine their latitude by measuring the position of stars.
what is the astrolabe?
These elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire were originally Christian boys taken from their families.
what are janissaires?
This Chinese invention allowed people to carry less heavy metal coins
What is flying cash?
This first European explorer sailed around the tip of Africa to find a direct sea route to India.
who is vasco da gama?
this city featured massive stone walls and grew wealthy by controlling the flow of gold to the coast.
what is great zimbabwe?
Knowledge of these seasonal wind patterns was essential for merchants traveling between East Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
what is monsoon winds?
a "Janissary" in this empire, you technically belonged to the Sultan, making you the most powerful "slave" in the world.
what is the ottoman empire?
This king of Mali was so wealthy that he gave away enough gold on his trip to Mecca to decrease the value of gold for years.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This English woman wrote a book about her religious travels to Jerusalem and Rome, showing that women also traveled trade routes.
who is margery kemp?
Tsar Peter the Great built this "modern" city on the Baltic Sea to give Russia a warm water port for trading with Western Europe.
what is St.petersburg