People
Mongolian leader, defended the Silk Road and made took over many countries
Genghis Khan
Mongols sacked ______ which led to the fall of the Abbasid Caliphate
A pivotal trading hub that connected trade routes and cultures, was later changed to Istanbul
Constantinople
Caravanseri
The mixing of two religions
Syncretism
Leader of the Mali, broke the economy
Mansa Musa
The _____ ______ spreads across Afro-Eurasia, killing many people. (disease)
The Bubonic Plague
Prosperity on the Silk Road, safe traveling, and widespread cultural exchange.
Pax-mongolia
One of the first types of money, replaces heavy copper coins, bank accepted and backed currency.
Paper Money
What was traded along the routes of exchange?
Ivory, salt, textiles, silk, porcelain, disease, religion, culture.
Venetian traveler who went to China and wrote about it
Marco Polo
Mongols conquered which Chinese dynasty by using horses without saddles?
Pivotal trading hub in the Mali empire that was successful due to Trans-Saharan Trade
Timbuktu
Essential financial institutions that accepted the few forms of currency available in this time period.
Chinese Banking Houses
A tax placed by Islamic empires so non-muslims could practice religion safely without pushing or spreading the religion.
The Jizya Tax
Famous Chinese admiral and navigator, traveled the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea during the Ming Dynasty to show Chinese power.
Zheng He
Yuan Dynasty
Trading centers became more important due to what?
(starts with a C)
Centralization
Powered by camels, travelling across the Saharan Desert
Trans-Saharan Trade
Helped Indian Ocean Trade, seasonal reversal of winds used to travel
Monsoon Winds
Batu Khan
Yuan, Ming
(True or False) Nomadic groups -- such as the Mongols -- adapted to the culture around them such as Chinese and Persian
True
Fueled by the rise of wealthy merchant-cities
Indian Ocean Trade
Type of chinese ship characterized by a central rudder. Used in warfare.
Junk Ships