Trade Routes
Where was Gold and Salt traded from?
West Africa
Who was the wealthiest man to ever live?
Mansa Musa
What religion were the 3 empires?
Polytheistic
Which language was spread through trade?
Arabic
What were the two Indian empires?
Mauryan and Gupta.
Which ocean were spices traded through?
Indian Ocean
What was the city of trade and learning?
Timbaktu
What were the 3 empires in the Americas?
Maya, Aztec, and Incans
What were the names of the 2 parts that the Islamic faith splits into?
Sunni and Shia
What were the names of the 2 mountain ranges in the Indian Empire?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Which country contributed to the idea of navigation?
China
What were the names of the 3 kingdoms in West Africa?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
What's the name of the sacred religious site in the Incan empire?
Machu Picchu.
Sunni: Believed that the caliph needed to be someone like Muhammed.
Shia: Believed that the caliph needed to be blood-related to Muhammed.
Who was the emperor who changed his ways and turned Buddhist?
Asoka
Which continent were the Silk Roads in?
Asia
Which 2 rivers are associated with Zimbabwe?
Zambezi and Limpopo
What is the name of the mountains in the Incan empire?
The Andes Mountains.
Name 3 achievements from the Islamic Golden Age
Math - Decimal system, Hindu numerals, concept of zero, Geometry, Algebra, Trig
Science - Medicine
Arts - The Dome of the Rock, Music, Art, Painting, Sculpting, Dancing, Arabesque pattern
Other - Established University, Translated ancient texts into Arabic, Advances in maps
Gupta Dynasty.
Which river came from the Northern European trade route?
Dnieper river
What is the meaning of Animism?
Belief that all natural objects in the universe have a soul
What were the 2 Mayan achievements?
Hieroglyphics, and the calender.
Where did the Umayyads and Abbasid Caliphate each move the Muslim capital to?
Abbasids - Baghdad
What language was the literature written in?
Sanskrit.