mongols
this leader united the mongrel tribes and founded the mongrel empire in 1206.
who is genghis Khan?
a deadly plague that killed millions in europe in the 1300's.
what is the black death?
the empire that captured Constantinople in 1453.
what is the ottoman empire?
in 1324 this very wealthy west African ruler made a pilgrimage to mecca.
who is mansa musa?
this planet is the closest to the sun.
what is mercury?
the Region of Asia the mongel tribes were from.
what is mongolia?
people wore black leather beaks filled with flowers and herbs and wore waxed black leather robes. said to protect them from the plague.
what is a plague doctor?
after becoming the capital of the ottoman empire it was named istanbul.
what is Constantinople?
this empire became one of the richest in history becouse of its control over gold and salt trade routes.
what is the mali empire?
this planet has the most amount of moons in our solar system.
what is Saturn?
the mongels made this trade route safer.
what is the silk road?
fleas living on this animal are responsible for the spread of the plague.
what is a rat?
this sultan led the conquest of Constantinople in 1453.
who is mehmed II?
this city became a major center of learning and trade in west Africa.
what is Timbuktu?
the furthest planet from the sun.
what is neptune?
the mongols were known for riding this thing in battle
what is a horse?
this continent lost about one third of its population during the black death.
what is Europee?
the ottomans control this important water way that connected the mediterranean and black sea.
what is the bosporus strait?
gold and this valuable mineral were among the most important goods traded across the Sahara.
what is salt?
was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006.
what is Pluto?
the grandson of genghis Khan, who founded the yuan dynasty.
who is kublai Khan?
it is believed that the plague spread through trade routes. the most famous one being this one.
what is the silk road?
a elite ottoman military group made up largely by boys recruited through the devshirme system.
who were the janissaries.
this desert had to be crossed by traders going between north and west Africa.
what is the Sahara desert?
the hottest planet in our solar system.
what is Venus?