Problematic Europe
Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road
Who was Marco Polo?
The differences in customs, beliefs, and social practices between cultural groups
What is cultural differentiation?
Founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire
Who was Genghis Khan?
What was/is Jerusalem?
Rich ruler of the Mali Empire
Who was Mansa Musa?
A political, economic, and social system that existed in Europe from the 9th to 15th centuries
What is feudalism?
Native American region known for its towns and vast about of resources
What was the Eastern Woodlands?
A trading route made safe by the Mongols
What was the Silk Road?
Patron saint of France who burned at the stake
Who was Joan of Arc?
Ruler of the Songhai Empire who conquered Timbuktu, Massina, the Inner Niger Delta, and Djenne
Who was Sunni Ali?
40 days of isolation for health reasons
What was quarantino?
Small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes
What were chinampas?
A period of relative stability in Afro-Eurasia
What was the Pax Mongolica?
Hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people
What is anti-Seminitism?
A system that connected West Africa with the Middle East and Europe and created immense wealth
What was gold-salt trade?
Italian or Jewish people who converted currencies
Who were money changers?
Group of messengers in the Inca Empire
What were chasquis?
Muslim conquerers of Palestine during the medieval period
Who were the Seljuk Turks?
A military expedition to reclaim Jerusalem by Christians in Europe
What was the Crusades?
Three Powerful African kingdoms
What were Songhai, Ghana, and Mali?
A medieval Muslim traveler who wrote one of the world's most famous travel logs
Who was Ibn Battuta?
A traditional story, a false belief, or a person or thing that only exists in the imagination
What is a myth?
A large area of flat unforested grassland
What is a steppe?
Christians thought it was the end of the world and blamed the Jewish community
What was the Black Death?
Islam travels to Africa and African salt goes to the Middle East
What is cultural diffusion?