The Mongols! 🐉
The mongols were fantastic ___________ that enabled them to take over their opponents quickly and efficiently.
warriors
Identify what was used to travel across the Sahara?
Camel
True or False. The silk road was an actual road traveling from East to West.
False. it was a series of road
name 3 characteristics of a civilization
answers vary
_____________ is considering others point of view to interpret the accuracy of a story
perspective
Identify the shared lifestyle of most Mongols (1200-1450).
Nomads
Identify the means of travel for Trans-Saharan trade.
Africa
Identify the direction of the spread of Islam in 1200-1450. (Compass)
East & West
identify this characteristic of a civilization: Roads, buildings, sewage and maintenance.
public works
___________ sources include diaries, letters, photographs, government records, speeches, and interviews
primary
Identify Genghis Khan's first target for conquest.
Northern China
Identify the two major items traded along the Trans Saharan Trade routes?
Gold and Salt
People traveled in __________________ to travel across the silk road: hint (power in numbers)
Caravans
identify this characteristic of a civilization: leonardo da vinci, mozart, van gogh, sistine chapel
art and architetchure.
What term describes the floating gardens used by ancient Aztecs for farming?
Chinampas
Identify the title for the king/emperor of the Mongols.
Khan
Identify the African kingdom established by Sundiata.
Mali
Identify one main religion spread along the silk road
Buddhism or Islam
What system of government involves citizens participating in decision-making?
democracy
Which method of farming involves creating stepped levels on hillsides to maximize agricultural space?
terrace farming
True and False. The mongols were directly responsible for spreading the Black Death by throwing infected dead bodies at their enemies.
False. They have been blamed but it was spread through fleas and rats. not them directly
When mansa musa and others travel to Mecca it was (and still is today) is called a .....
Pilgrimage
Identify one technology that was invented ad a result of the silk road.
“Frame and mattress” saddle
Gunpowder
Medicine
Which characteristic describes a system that passes laws, collects taxes, etc.?
Centralized government
_____________ sources are sources that are accurate and not changed by opinions or points of view
Reliable
Identify ONE lasting impact of the Mongol Empire. (use T.E.A.)
Black Death
Eurasian connection
Religious toleration
Which was not a Major Empire involved in the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?
a. Mali
b. Byzantine
c. Songhai
d. Ghana
b. Byzantine
List Three items consistently traded along the silk road, besides silk.
answers may vary : porcelain, spices, and paper, gold, salt
Name all 8 characteristics of a civilization
Cities
Complex Religions
Art & Architecture
Organized Central Government
Public Works
Job Specialization
Social Classes
Record Keeping/writing
Explain one consequence of trade amongst these empires.
sentence should include. spread disease, spread religion, spread goods