Mongols? Mongols!
A Mongol leader is called?
A Khan, or Cham
Who was the richest man in history?
Mansa Musa of the Mali Kingdom
Does the plague still exist?
YES
Why could single travelers and small groups suddenly make trips to different regions, countries, or continents?
Trade routes had solidified and been mapped out, making it (relatively) safer to travel.
One of the negative attributes of urbanization is...
Overcrowding in cities leads to a larger spread of diseases, like the plague.
Strengths of Mongol warfare included...
Archery, horseback riding, and fear tactics
Ghana was a West African hub of the Trans-Saharan Trade Route, making the region rich and influential. What goods from Ghana made this possible?
Salt and Gold
What were the effects of the plague?
Patients develop fever, chills, extreme weakness, abdominal pain, shock, one or more swollen, painful lymph nodes (called buboes), and possibly bleeding into the skin and other organs. Skin and other tissues may turn black and die, especially on fingers, toes, and the nose.
Part of the reason for the success of the Indian Ocean Basin Route was the faster rate of travel ships could achieve. This was due to the...
Monsoon Winds
What were some of the most common goods traded along the Silk Road, Trans Saharan Trade Route, Indian Ocean Basin, Mediterranean, and European Routes?
Textiles, Spice, Metal, and People
Part of the Mongol method of politics was...
Situating Mongol leaders in different areas of the empire after new land had been conquered
What is a griot?
An oral storyteller, musician, poet, and historian of the African tradition.
How many people did the Black Plague kill in Europe?
The plague wiped out up to 1/3 or 1/2 of the European population.
A trailer or cover wagon used to house and pull travelers along trade routes.
A caravan
Religious journeys and documentation of the differences between practice in different countries
The Mongols were responsible for solidifying and strengthening which trade network?
The Silk Road
Ibn Battuta, often called the "Greatest Traveler", was on the road for...
over thirty years. He, and other travelers, knew they would likely never return home.
What were some of the other effects of the Black Plague, besides the deaths of millions?
With major diseases that kill millions, many aspects of culture are lost. Science, history, and inventions are lost with the Scientists, Historians, and Inventors. Farmers die, so there is no food to eat. Builders die, so the buildings crumble.
Cultural Diffusion means...
Spreading of different ideas, beliefs, and technologies between regions.
Travelers like Marco Polo documented their journeys to show how different and often amazing different lands were. How did his book "The Travels of Marco Polo" effect travel to China?
People were amazed and skeptical of the riches and wonder that were said to be in China, and they wanted to see the land themselves. This started travel to China that we would call "tourism" nowadays.
The most famous of the Mongolian leaders, and the Khakan (Great Khan), was...
Genghis Khan
The Middle East is an term for a region that was once called Arabia, and is now called...
Central Asia
What are the three different types of the Plague?
Bubonic, Septicemic, Pneumonic
After the 1200 to 1450 CE Period, China fell off the race of global travel and extending trade networks. Having almost reached the Western Hemisphere on their own, this was shocking! Why did the Chinese leave the trade race?
New Chinese emperors grew more concerned with domestic issues, like making sure their was a surplus of food at home and building border defenses. They also grew more isolationist and distrustful of the outside world.
We have seen land and sea routes. What is a modern method of travel and trade we have today?
Air!