Afro-Eurasia
These nomadic people from Mongolia built one of the largest empires in history under Genghis Khan.
Who were the Mongols?
The Inca, Aztec, and Maya civilizations were located on this geographic landmass.
What are the Americas (Central & South)?
The Global Tapestry period lasted roughly from these years.
What is 1200 to 1450 CE?
This peaceful era of Mongol rule allowed trade to flourish and disease to spread.
What was the Pax Mongolica?
This is the belief in multiple gods, common in early civilizations like the Aztec and Hindu traditions.
What is polytheism?
This was the vast network of overland and maritime routes connecting East Asia to Europe.
What was the Silk Road?
This Empire was located high in the Andes Mountains.
What is the Inca Empire?
This term describes systems that connected societies through trade, culture, and technology.
What are networks of exchange?
This belief system spread mainly through merchants, pilgrims, and mystics from 750 to 1700 CE.
What is Islam?
These three monotheistic religions each believe in one God.
What are Islam, Christianity, and Judaism?
This devastating pandemic in 1347 collapsed Afro-Eurasian trade networks.
What was the Black Death (plague)?
This region of modern-day Mexico and Central America was home to the Maya.
What is the Yucatán Peninsula?
This natural phenomenon aided Indian Ocean trade.
What are monsoon winds?
This movement revived Greco-Roman culture in Europe.
What was the Renaissance?
These five major world religions were practiced across Afro-Eurasia.
What are Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism?
Mansa Musa ruled this powerful West African empire known for its gold and trade routes.
What was the Mali Empire?
This city, built on an island in Lake Texcoco, was the capital of the Aztec Empire.
What is Tenochtitlán?
This animal was used on the Trans-Saharan trade route, known as the “ship of the desert.”
What is the camel?
The scattering of people across regions is called this.
What is a diaspora?
This religion teaches the Four Noble Truths and that suffering arises from desire and promotes the “Middle Way.”
What is Buddhism?
This region resisted Mongol invasion due to geography and storms.
What is Japan?
These Europeans ended the Aztec and Inca Empires.
Who were the Spanish conquistadors?
This Mali city became a center of Islamic scholarship, attracting students and scholars from across Africa.
What is Timbuktu?
The blending of belief systems into new ones is called this.
What is syncretism?
This polytheistic religion originated in South Asia and is known for its caste system and belief in karma.
What is Hinduism?