Silk Roads
Sea Roads
Sand Roads
Mongols
People, Inventions, and more
100

Where were the Silk Roads

They went through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia

100

What ocean did the Sea Roads mainly take place in

Indian Ocean

100

What animals were used to cross the sand roads

Camels

100

Who was the leader of the Mongols

Genghis Khan

100

What was the name of the invention that helped sailor's know what direction they were going

The compass

200

What empire helped protect and grow the Silk Roads

The Mongol Empire

200

What natural process did people use to travel faster on the water

Monsoon Winds

200

What religion was spread across the Sand Roads

Islam

200

The richest man in history who traveled trade routes and spread his wealth of gold

Mansa Musa

300

Trade center of Mali

Timbuktu

300

How many Khanates did the Mongol empire split into

4

300

How many people died from the Black Plague

25-75 million

400

Name 2 items that were most commonly traded on the trans-Saharan routes

salt, gold, ivory, and/or slaves

400

Which Khanate took over Russia

The Golden Horde

400

What was the blending of religious beliefs and traditions

syncretism

500

Time of peace throughout Eurasia in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Pax Mongolica

500

Zen Buddhism was the blending of what two religions

Buddhism and Daoism