Uncultured
What were the Silk Roads?
Trade routes across Eurasia
What are the five major religions that spread along the Silk Roads?
Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism & Buddhism
What did Muslims say about education in the Qu'ran?
It is important and a requirement for everyone.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Trade of plants, animals, and foods between Americas, Europe and Africa.
Which group benefitted the most from the Age of Exploration? (Africans, Indigenous, Europeans)
Europeans
What are some ways ideas spread along the Silk Road?
Which religions are most similar to Christianity?
Islam & Judaism
What was the Golden Age of Islam?
Time where Islamic empire was thriving because of education, trade and new inventions.
What was the main commodity that the Americas received from Africa?
Slaves
How were Native Americans impacted by the Age of Exploration?
What are some products that were traded along the Silk Roads? (Name 2)
Silk, spices, glass, plates, dishes, etc
What is the holy book of Christianity?
Bible
What was the "House of Wisdom?"
A place in the Islamic empire where scholars could gather to translate documents and share ideas.
Where did Europeans originally intend to sail to before they discovered the Americas?
What were some of the motivations for the Age of Exploration?
Spread Christianity, find new sources of wealth
How did people travel on the Silk Roads?
Travel was local, they traveled in caravans on horses/camels/donkeys
Which religion(s) believe in reincarnation?
Hinduism & Buddhism
Why was the Islamic empire about to grow and expand so much during this time?
Because of their emphasis on education
Why were Native Americans more susceptible to diseased from Europeans?
Because they had never interacted with Europeans before and were not immune to their diseases.
Why were European mostly isolated from the rest of the world before the 1400s?
Because they had no interest and did not have the technology to do so.
Why did eventually people stop using the Silk Roads?
Invention of better/faster modes of transportation (boats, planes, roads, etc)
Who is the main prophet for Islam?
Prophet Muhammad
What are some fields that the Islamic empire advanced in? (Name 2)
Mathematics, Literature, Medicine, Philosophy, Astronomy
Which country was the first to implement new navigation technology?
Portugal
Why did Europeans have to explore to find their own trade routes?
Muslims had control of routes and made products too expensive