Sea-Based Empires
This East African city-state became wealthy from Indian Ocean trade and blended African, Arab, and Persian cultures.
What is Kilwa?
The Silk Road connected China to this region at its westernmost end.
What is the Mediterranean (or Europe)?
The Trans-Saharan trade connected North Africa with these powerful West African kingdoms.
What are Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
The spread of ideas, goods, and beliefs from one culture to another is called this.
What is cultural diffusion?
The Great Pyramids of Giza were built in this ancient civilization.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This European nation led maritime exploration in the 15th century under Prince Henry the Navigator.
What is Portugal
This Mongol ruler created the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Who is Genghis Khan
This valuable metal was traded northward in exchange for salt from the Sahara.
What is gold?
The Black Death spread from Asia to Europe along this major trade network.
What is the Silk Road?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this year.
what is 1776?
The Malacca Sultanate controlled this strategic body of water that connected the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
What is the Strait of Malacca?
This term describes the period of stability and safety along trade routes under Mongol rule.
What is the Pax Mongolica?
This West African emperor made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca, showing his empire’s wealth.
Who is Mansa Musa?
The spread of paper and gunpowder from China are examples of this type of diffusion.
What is technological diffusion?
This famous Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Zheng He, a famous Chinese admiral, sailed during this dynasty’s reign.
What is the Ming dynasty?
This European traveler wrote detailed accounts of his journey to Kublai court.
Who is Marco Polo?
Caravans crossed the desert using these animals, known as the cœships of the desert.
What are camels?
The introduction of new foods like sugar and citrus to Europe from the Islamic world is an example of this process.
What is the Columbian (or interregional) exchange of goods?
This war between the North and South of the U.S. lasted from 1861 to 1865.
What is the American Civil War?
This Southeast Asian empire controlled parts of Indonesia and thrived on spice trade before European colonization.
What is Srivijaya
The Mongols promoted trade by protecting merchants and using this network of relay stations for communication.
What is the Yam system?
This city became a major center of learning and trade during the Mali Empire.
What is Timbuktu?
This religion spread from India to China and Southeast Asia largely due to trade and missionary efforts.
What is Buddhism?
The fall of this European city in 1453 marked the end of the Byzantine Empire.
What is Constantinople?