Silk Road
Nomadic people who established an empire linking Europe and Asia
Who are the Mongols?
Triangular sails on ships
What are lateen sails?
Mass groups of people travelling long distances, provided sense of community, safety for travelers
What are caravans?
The 2 most important technological advances that spread from 1200-1450 primarily from China were
What are gunpowder and paper money?
The most influential capital city on the Silk Road; it was a wealthy trading center known for decorated mosques and tomb
What is Smarkand?
Ships known for sailing against the wind
What are dhow ships?
Major center of scholarship and commerce in Northwest Africa
What is Timbuktu?
Moroccan scholar that traveled from Spain to China
Who is Ibn Battuta?
Central trading city on Silk Road between Eastern and Western routes.
What is Kashgar?
Seasonal winds that impacted trade
What are monsoon winds?
King of Mali Empire known for connecting West Africa to Mediterranean
Who is Mansa Musa?
Italian traveler to China, easily learned languages
Who is Marco Polo
Mongol leader that united tribes and started their empire
Who is Genghis Khan?
Found on East African coast from Somalia to Mozambique, attracted Muslim merchants, grew rich from trade of African, Indian, Chinese goods
What are the Swahili city states?
An important tool for Berber nomads, allowed for the transportation of goods, esp. salt and gold easier on camels
What are saddles?
Citrus and Bananas were introduced to different parts of the world because of this trade route
What is the Indian Ocean Trade?
The Silk Road spread across these 2 continents
What is Asia and Europe?
Communities of people living away from their homeland, usually set up by merchants
What are diasporic communities?
First major empire, starts Trans-Saharan Trade, replaced by Mali
What is Ghana?
English religious mystic that traveled to holy sites in Middle East
Who is Margery Kempe?