Trade Routes 1200-1450
The mongols protected trade route connecting China to the Mediterranean Sea.
Silk Road
This monotheistic religion was founded in the Arabian peninsula by a former merchant turned prophet who lived in Mecca.
Islam
Timbuktu
Population increase was long term effect of this crop in China.
Champa rice
The Eastern half of the Roman Empire that lasted about 1,000 years longer than the Western half.
Byzantine Empire
Islamic merchants used caravans to travel along this treacherous route.
trans-Saharan trade route
During the middle ages, this institution was a unifying force across Western Europe, as the leader held the most political and social power in society.
Catholic Church
We all know Mansa Musa, the Great Malian King, but who was the Moroccan cleric who wrote about his journey, and traveled throughout Dar al Islam?
Ibn Battuta
When Genghis Khan died, his Mongol empire was divided into four __________.
Khanates
Before 1450, this was the largest maritime trade route, stretching from China to the Eastern coast of Africa.
Indian Ocean
This religion originated in India and was heavily persecuted in China under both the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Buddhism
Incan forced labor system. Required work on big state projects and infrastructure.
Mit'a system
Which Dynasty was known for technological innovations and the expeditions of Zheng He?
Ming
The self-sufficient economic system of Western Europe, includes 3-field system and crop rotation.
The most extensive trade system in Pre-Columbian America, containing thousands of miles of roads, was built by this American empire.
Inca Empire
Islam believes in the Five Pillars of faith, which include the belief in one god, charity, fasting during Ramadan, prayer five times a day, and a _____ to Mecca.
Hajj or Pilgrimage
Name 3 empires in the Americas from 1200-1450
Aztec, Inca, and Mayans
The Yuan Dynasty in China was under _____ control.
Mongol
This technological advancement was responsible for the widespread publication of the bible and letter led to an increase in literacy.
Bonus Point: Name the inventor
Printing Press
Bonus Point: Johannes Gutenberg
Caravansari
Sikhism
Aztecs created floating gardens in their capital city named ___________.
Tenochtitlan
The grandson of Genghis Khan who created the Yuan Dynasty.
Kublai Khan
The spread of this disease to Europe via the Silk Road led to the collapse of feudalism and social mobility for the peasantry.
Bubonic Plague or Black Death