Trade Routes
What was the major trade route that traded gold and salt?
What is Trans-Saharan trade route?
Who was the richest person in the world?
What is Mansa Musa
Were the religions monotheistic or polytheistic?
Polytheistic
What are the two main types of Islam
Sunni, and Shia
Who invaded?
Aryans
What was the major trade route that traded amber, furs, and timbers?
What is Northern European.
What empires were located near the Niger river?
What is Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires.
Who invented terrace farming?
Incans
Where did the Abbasids family move the empire?
Baghdad
What were the two empires
Mauryan & Gupta
Where was the compass made?
China
What was the center of trade and learning?
What is Timbuktu.
Who made an extremely accurate calender?
Mayans
Where did the Umayyad family move the capital?
Damascus
What two mountain ranges protected them from invaders?
Hindu Kush, and Himalayas
Where did Buddhism spread?
China to Korea to Japan
Zimbabwe was near what rivers?
What is Zambezi & Limpopo
Where were the Mayans located?
Mexican & Central American rainforest
Which battle halted the spread of islam into Europe?
Battle of tours
What religion developed here?
Hinduism
What was the major trade route that traded spices?
South China
What religion was Axum?
What is Christanity?
What was the biggest city in the Aztec empire?
Tenochtitlan
Created a decimal system based on what type of numerals?
Hindu numerals.
What did the Gupta achieve/invent (name two)?
Math: Advanced Astronomy, concept of 0, Decimal system, Arabic Numerals
Medicine Herbs, Setting bones, Plastic surgery
Literature: Recorded fables in Sanskrit