Trade & Exchange
A period of Mongol peace that revived trade across Eurasia
What was the Pax Mongolica?
The Torah
What is the sacred text of Judaism?
This philosophy shaped China’s civil service exams
What is Confucianism?
united the Mongols into one empire
Who is Genghis Khan?
this religion traces back to Abraham and emphasizes a covenant with God
What is Judaism?
Name one city that thrived as a cultural/trade hub around 1200.
What is Baghdad, Beijing, or Timbuktu.
Name one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
What is Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj?
This dynasty saw the practice of foot-binding spread widely
What is the Song Dynasty?
founded the Yuan Dynasty in China
Who is Kublai Khan?
this religion spread most rapidly through both trade and conquest after 600 CE
What is Islam?
this invention from China transformed European warfare
What is Gunpowder?
the central belief of Christianity about Jesus
What is that Jesus is the Messiah and salvation comes through faith?
Name two Chinese inventions during the Tang-Song Golden Age.
What is the compass, movable type printing, gunpowder, paper money, porcelain?
this European traveler wrote about China under Mongol rule
Who is Marco Polo?
ways that Native American and European views of land ownership differ
What is Natives saw land as communal; Europeans emphasized private ownership?
It connected East Asia to Europe through trade of goods, technology, and ideas.
What was the Silk Road?
the reason Buddhism gained popularity in China after the Han dynasty
What is it offered hope and a way to end suffering during times of instability.
A blend of Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ideas that reinforced traditional roles.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
effects the Mongols had on the Silk Road
What is they revived and secured trade routes, boosting cultural diffusion?
name one similarity between Judaism and Christianity
What is Both are monotheistic, trace roots to Abraham, and share prophets.
Through increased trade and travel along Mongol-controlled routes.
How did the Black Death spread so widely?
the major difference between Sunni and Shia Islam
What is Sunnis believed caliphs should be chosen by the community, while Shia believed leaders should be Muhammad’s descendants.
one dynasty was expansionist and the other was smaller but more technologically advanced
What is Tang = expansionist; Song = smaller but technologically advanced?
Name one positive and one negative impact of Mongol rule
What is Positive: cultural diffusion, trade expansion. Negative: spread of the Black Death, destruction during conquest.
this city was a major trade hub in Arabia and would become the center of Islam
What is Mecca?