Silk Roads
This Empire was the earliest in reviving the Silk Roads as a major trade route
What are the Abbasids
Yuan Dynasty leader who replaced the Song Dynasty
Who is Kublai Khan
The Indian Ocean helped spread this religion to different parts of Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
What is Islam
China exported these products/technologies through the Silk Roads
Name at least two
Compass, paper, gunpowder, porcelain, tea, silk.
Period of flourishing Eurasian history between the 13th and 14th centuries led by the Mongols
What is the Pax Mongolica
The Indian Ocean increased demand for specialized products including... (name at least 2)
spices, fabrics, carpets, steel, leather, and stonework
Most precious commodity traded by West African Kingdoms into Eastern African and then into the Indian Ocean
What is gold
This Empire controlled most of the trade in the Silk Roads making a unified system under which an authority was respected and laws were enforced.
This skill AND technologies (2) allowed the Mongols to conquer the majority of Eurasia.
What is horse-riding, stirrup, and bow & arrows.
What are monsoon winds
14th century ruler, grand-nephew of Sundiata, who's conversion to Islam and subsequent pilgrimage to Mecca destabilized the economy of Europe because of the amounts of Gold he introduced.
Who is Mansa Musa
Traveling through the Silk Roads in these would make it safer for merchants to travel.
What are Caravans
This dynasty rebelled against the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and reestablished the Civil Service Exam after Kublai Khan removed it
The slave trade in the Indian Ocean as well as connections to the Middle East, East Africa and Western India contributed to these communities as a result of increased trade
What are Diasporas
Kingdom that replaced the Mali Kingdom in the 1400s
Name at least one city that was considered an oasis that was established along the Silk Roads and became a booming cultural center
Samarkand, Kashgar
What is the bubonic plague
This Chinese Muslim admiral is a reflection and exemplar of the transfer of knowledge, technology, commerce, and religion intensified as a result of thriving trade in the Indian Ocean.
Who is Zheng He
Great city that accumulated wealth and developed into a center of Muslim life in the region and a huge Islamic learning center.
What is Timbuktu