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This city in Iraq was the capital of the Muslim world and was called " the harbor of the world"
Bagdad
What role did cartographers play
They made maps
What was the only church in Europe during the Middle Ages
Catholic Church
What terrible disease killed millions of people in Europe
Black Death
What European nation settled in Africa
Portugal
Traders on the Indian Ocean had to plan around these seasonal winds that impact India
Monsoons
What empire took the Silk Road away form the Muslim traders
Mongol Empire
What are the years of the Middle Ages
150- 1500 AD
Where in Europe did the Renaissance began
Italy
What is the purpose of a plantation
they grew cash crops
What sailors used "junks"
Chinese
What are the two main trade items in West Africa
Gold and Salt
What was the name if a wealthy noble
Lords
Who was the man who created the telescope
Galileo
How did the African Kingdom like Benin make most of their money
Trade
What two languages were combined to form Swahili
Arabic and African
What river helped the main empires move trade and become rich
Niger River
What was the name of the common people
Peasants
What job did Louis X have in the church
Pope
How many African slaves arrived in the New World
What is the main role of a diplomat
They go to other nations to negotiate treaties
What title was used by leaders of the Mali Empire
Mansa
What is the social system in Europe
Feudal System
What English scientist is know for formulating the theory of gravity
Isaac Newton
What year did Great Britain stop taking slaves
1807