This trade route connected Europe with East Asia
What is the Silk Road?
European explorer who 1st came to the New World and thought he was in India
Christopher Columbus
What was the religion of the Ottoman Empire
Islam
Another name for the 2nd leg of Triangle Trade that went from Africa to the Americas.
The Middle Passage
Ruler of Mali who became famous for his immense wealth and his 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Besides silk, name at least 2 other products that came from China
Porcelain, gunpowder, paper, tea, jade
Which of these foods from the New World helped European and African populations grow: wheat, grapes or sweet potatoes?
potatoes (including sweet potatoes and white potatoes, as well as cassava)
What major trade route did the Ottoman Empire control?
Silk Road
What 4 continents were involved with the slave trade
Europe, Africa, North America, South America
Which of the 5 major religions is polytheistic?
Hinduism
Islam spread to West Africa via this trade route.
What is the Trans-Saharan Trade Route?
The '3 Gs' that Europeans were in search of and which prompted them to explore and reach the New World
God, Gold, and Glory
What is the name of the boys taken from the Balkans and made into elite soldiers
Janissaries
What was brought and traded on the 1st leg of the journey from Europe to Africa?
rum/liquor, firearms, manufactured goods.
Name the Ottoman sultan that conquered Constantinople
Mehmet II
This trade route connected East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
What is the Indian Ocean Trade Route?
Names of 3 diseases brought from the Old World to the New World
Smallpox, measles, flu, malaria, diptheria, tuberculosis
What name did the Ottomans give Constantinople?
Istanbul
Name of 3 cash crops which enslaved people grew
sugar cane, tobacco, cotton, coffee, cocoa
Name the five major religions in order of oldest to youngest
Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam
This good traded along the Silk Road helped the Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople.
What is gunpowder?
Name two advantages the Spanish Conquistadors had over Native Americans?
Horses, steel swords, guns, disease
What was the Ottoman's policy toward Non-Muslim religions within their empire?
As long as taxes were paid, Ottoman rulers were tolerant of other religions
Name one motivation for Africans selling other Africans into slavery
--to gain desired products such as weapons, textiles, alcohol, and luxury items
-- to settle scores (sold captives of war)
-- to repay debts (sold fellow Africans as repayment of debt)
Name five food or animals brought from the Old World to the New World
Horses, cattle, pigs, chickens, sugarcane, bananas, wheat, rice, apples, onion, cabbage, etc.........