The Rise of Islam
The founder of Islam, A prophet of God
A long overland trade route from Asia to Europe
The Silk Road
True or False: It is ok to copy and paste from the text to create your claim.
FALSE
The basic law of all economics
The law of Supply and Demand
The disease that killed up to 1/3 of Europeans
The Black Death/Bubonic Plague
The guidelines for life in Islam
The water based trade route south of Asia
The Indian Ocean Trade Network.
Which two continents (not including Australia) make up what we call the "New World"
North and South America
Which of these is not an example of a "need"
- Water, food, shelter, a car
A car
The process of the world becoming more connected
Globalization
The First Caliphate that we studied, famous for expanding it's territory through war.
The Umayyad
The Name of the Famous European trader who had his story published after his journey along the Silk Road, where he lived in China for many years.
Marco Polo
What was the topic for this year's National History Day projects?
Turning Points in History
When the Supply of a product is low, what happens to the price
It increases
Leads to the spread of religion, technology, disease and ideas
Cultural Diffusion
The Second Caliphate we studied, famous for its emphasis on learning
The Abbasid
The overland trade networks that connect North Africa to West Africa, across the Sahara Desert
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
How many pieces of evidence does a completed CER need?
Three pieces of evidence
If the price of a product increases, what usually will happen to the demand for that product?
It will decrease
Predictable winds that helped traders navigate the Indian Ocean
Monsoon Winds
A place of learning where people from around the world came to study
The House of Wisdom
The siege of this Silk Road city by Muslim armies was supposedly the starting point for the plague reaching Europe in the 1300s
The Siege of Caffa
Why isn't the Age of Exploration called the Age of Discovery anymore?
Europeans didn't discover anything.
When the Supply and the Demand are equal, what is this known as?
Equilibrium
The type of industry where each person is responsible for creating a completed product, no use of mass production.
The Cottage Industry