Trades
Traded gold, ivory, and slaves from the African interior for Arab/Indian textiles and ceramics.
What is Swahili City-States?
An invention which gives camel riders more stability on the animal and its invention and basic idea traveled along the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade Route.
What is Camel saddle?
Name for a Mongol ruler
What is Khan?
also known as the Turkish Empire was a state that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centered in modern-day Turkey.
What is Ottoman Empire?
connected Africa, South Asia , Southeast Asia and China. The world's' richest maritime trading network in the 13th and 14th centuries (spread of goods
What is Indian Ocean trade?
Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north; use spread through trade networks like Silk Roads and Indian Ocean trade
What is magnetic compass?
talian explorer and author. He made numerous trips to China and returned to Europe to write of his journeys.
What is Marco Polo?
The largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the medieval empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe
What is Mongol Empire?
A system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried silk and other luxury trade goods; known for spreading religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam as well as technological transfers
What is silk roads?
Triangular sails that allowed ships to sail against the wind, crucial for Indian Ocean trade.
What is Lateen Sails?
Muslim ruler of Mali His extravagant pilgrimage through Egypt to Mecca in 1324-1325 established the empire's reputation for wealth in the Mediterranean world. One of the richest people to have ever lived
What is Mansa Musa?
a dominant, highly organized Mesoamerican culture based in Tenochtitlán also known as modern Mexico City
What is Aztec Empire?
trade routes across the Sahara Desert; traded gold, enslaved peoples, ivory and salt; camels, camel caravans, and camel saddles
What is trans-Saharan trade?
steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near, the stern of the boat; improved sea trade
What is Rudder?
Chinese Ming Dynasty naval explorer who sailed along most of the coast of Asia, Japan, and half way down the east coast of Africa before his death. facilitated China's role in the tribute system in the Indian Ocean trade network
What is Zheng He?
the largest pre-Columbian empire in the Americas, spanning 2,500 miles along the Andes
What is Incas Empire
Linked European merchants, particularly from Italian city-states and the Middle East, trading luxury goods, textiles, and spices
What is Mediterranean Sea?
A large flat-bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel and participation in the tribute system
What is Junk ship?
founded the Mongol Empire, while Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty in China
What is Genghis Khan?
Mongol-led imperial dynasty founded by Kublai Khan, marking the first time all of China was ruled by foreign invaders
What is Yuan Dynasty