Silk Roads
What disease spread along the silk road?
The bubonic plague
Who founded the mongol empire?
Genghis Khan
Which group was most predominant in the Indian Ocean trade during this period
Muslim Merchants
This innovation allowed for the ease of ride on camels more comfortable, and allowed for more items to be carried.
Camel Saddle
The spread of this innovation led to increased death as well as a major increase in power for the states that obtained it.
gunpowder
Name the three main religions found in Asia during this time period. (BONUS: triple points if you can name where two religions were located) Options: East Asia, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and South Asia.
BUDDHISM (East and Southeast Asia) HINDUISM (Southeast Asia) ISLAM (Southwest Asia and South Asia)
What was the period of peace in the Mongol Empire known as?
Pax Mongolica
Name the TWO pieces of technology that heavily impacted trade during this time period in the Indian Ocean trade. (Hint: Something you may be thinking of MIGHT not have been around yet........)
Compass, Astrolabe
Name these two innovations. #1. Rest stops along trade routes that allowed for rest and sometimes served as trading hubs. #2. Groups of merchants that increased safety and amount of goods able to be traded along the routes
1. Caravanserai 2. Caravans
These were winds found in the Indian Ocean that impacted tides and the seasons that people would travel.
Monsoon winds.
Name these three people: 1. a Venetian merchant 2. the founder of the mongol empire 3. a Muslim traveler and scholar
1. Marco Polo 2. Genghis Khan 3. Ibn Battuta
Who founded the Yuan Dynasty
Kublai Khan
Name one of three diasporic communities in the Indian Ocean trade. (BONUS: double points if you can name two)
1. Arabs/Persians 2. Malay peoples 3. Chinese merchants
What religion grew as the trans-saharan trade routes expanded in size and popularity.
Islam
This good originated in southeast Asia before spreading to Africa and europe. The growth of this product (hint: food) became popular in Africa as the environment facilitated it and increased diversity in food supply in Africa.
Bananas
Name 3 of the 6 largest trading cities along the silk roads
Beijing, Vijayanagara, Cairo, Hangzhou, Constantinople, Kashgar
Golden Horde, Yuan Dynasty, Chagatai, Il-khanate
There are 10 trading states along the Indian Ocean Trade Routes. Name 5 (BONUS: triple points if you can name 8)
1. Delhi Sultanate 2. Vijayanagara 3. Malacca Sultanate 4. Sinhalese 5. Srivijaya 6. Gujarat 7. Swahili 8. Majapahit 9. Khmer 10. Ethiopia
Name 2 of 4 goods commonly traded along the trans-saharan trade routes (BONUS: double points if you can name all 4)
Salt, Slaves, Gold, Copper
What were TWO goods that heavily impacted states during this time period (foods) (BONUS: double points if you can name all three)
Bananas, Oranges, Champa Rice
Name the four technologies that majorly spread. (Hint. A. P. C. G.)
Astrolabe, Paper, Compass, Gunpowder
What was one of two things (hint: not items) that transferred to the west
1. Greco-islamic medical knowledge 2. Numbering systems
Name 5 items heavily traded in the Indian Ocean.
Name 3 of the 4 empires that were prominent along these trade routes during this time period.
Mali, Mamluk, Hausa, Ethiopia
Name the THREE famous travelers during this period
Zheng He, Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo