African Trade
What were the main two items traded in the African trade system?
Gold and Salt.
Mansa Musa was king of was empire?
The Mali Empire.
Which was worse Covid or the Black Death?
The Black Death.
Who is at the top of the Feudal System?
The King/Queen
Name the invention designed to protect knights from swords and arrows.
Plate Armor.
What was the main animal used to carry goods in the caravans?
Camels.
What did Mansa Musa hand out on his journey.
Gold.
What are the religious wars started by the Catholic Church called?
Crusades.
What did Kings and Lords trade for loyalty from those below them?
Land.
What invention was designed to destroy the walls of enemy castles?
The Trebuchet.
What kind of climate covers much of the trade routes in Africa?
Desert.
What two pillars of Islam was Mansa Musa following during his journey to Mecca.
Pilgrimage and Charity.
In what empire did the Nika Riots take place?
Byzantine Empire.
How does trade help small towns?
Trade helped towns expand and increase their wealth.
What invention do billions of people still use today to see?
Glasses.
Why was salt traded so important?
It was used to preserve meat.
What new types of techniques did the Mali Empire make under Mansa Musa.
Architecture and Agriculture.
How many people died during the Black Death?
50 Million.
List the order of the Feudal system.
King, Lords, Knights, Peasants
What medieval invention is heavily used today to unload cargo ships and construct buildings.
Cranes.
What benefit is there for expanding trade routes?
Increasing wealth and influence.
Why was education so important under Mansa Musa's rule?
To improve and advance society.
What was the main religion of the Byzantine Empire?
Christianity.
Describe the effects of the Magna Carta.
It reduced the King's power.
Name the invention designed to make farming better.
The three crop/field rotation system.