2.1 and 2.4
The famous Mali ruler who traveled to Mecca.
Mansa Musa
The leader of the initial Mongol conquests.
Genghis Khan
A triangular sail that caught wind from multiple directions.
Lateen Sail
Muslim Scholars
A crop that is harvestable twice a year and drought-resistant
Champa Rice
An innovation that made traveling with camels easier.
Camel Saddle
A trade route that was revitalized by the Mongols.
The Silk Roads.
Strong seasonal winds that impacted the timing of merchant travels in the Indian Ocean.
Monsoon Winds
An Italian merchant who visited the court of Kublai Khan and wrote about his experiences.
Marco Polo
A disease that wiped out 1/3 of Europe during the 1350s.
Black Death
Two cities that grew from trade and became culturally diverse.
Kashgar and Samarkand
A period of peace, trade, and toleration under a unified Mongol Empire
Pax Mongolica
A community located away from its native home.
Diasporic Community
The two major religions that spread along the Indian Ocean, Silk Road, and trans-Saharan trade systems.
Buddhism and Islam
A group that aided in the spread of the Black Death.
The Mongols
A rest stop for travelers along the Silk Roads.
Caravanserai
A secret society that overthrew the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.
The White Lotus Society
An African state that benefited from the Indian Ocean trade and experienced Islamic cultural influences.
The Swahili city-states
A Muslim traveler who journeyed to different places in Dar al-Islam and documented his travels.
Ibn Battuta
Bananas
A type of credit developed in China, where a bill could be exchanged for money in another location.
Flying Cash
The three descendants of Genghis Khan who formed their own khanates.
Batu, Hulegu, and Kublai Khan
A Ming admiral who left China to explore the world and demand tribute
Zheng He
Two major cultural and economic outcomes of the European Crusades.
The spread of new knowledge and the connection of Europe to global trade routes
An event in Europe where temperatures declined, crop production decreased, and urban centers lost influence.
The Little Ice Age