Cultural Diffusion
What is cultural diffusion?
What is the spread of beliefs, ideas, goods, and cultural practices from one group to another.
What are the key characteristic of sea-based empires?
What is controled seas and trade routes
The time before written records is known as?
What is Prehistory
What river was central to ancient Egypt's civilization?
What is the Nile River
This leader brought all the Mongol tribes together.
What is Genghis Khan
What is the name of the Muslim scholar who documented cultures across Dar-al-Islam?
What is Ibn Battua
What was the empire that was famous for its control of trade in the Indian ocean?
What is Portuguese Empire
The development of farming during this period allowed humans to settle and form villages.
What is the Neolithic Revolution
Name one famous pyramid built during the Old Kingdom.
What is Great Pyramid of Giza
The Mongols made this old trade route safe again.
What is the Silk Road
Where was the bubonic plague originated?
What is East Asia
What is the ocean trade route that was crucial for the spread of sea empires?
What is Indian Ocean trade route
What is the significance of cave paintings in pre-history?
What is early human life, beliefs, and communication.
Who was the Eygptian god of the afterlife?
What is Osiris
A time of peace under Mongol rule that helped trade grow.
What is Pax Mongolica?
What was introduced from Southeast Asia to Africa?
What is Bananas
What was the empire that controlled much of Southeast Asia trade through its maritime network?
What is Sultanate of Malacca
This development in prehistory marked the change from hunting and gathering to agriculture and domestication of animals.
What is the Agricultural Revolution
What writing system was used in ancient Egypt?
What is Hieroglyphics
He was the grandson of Genghis Khan and ruled China.
What is Kublai Khan
What was the Greek art and culture preserved by?
What is Islamic States
Name the sea based empire that controlled much of the Eastern Mediterranean and parts of North Africa?
What is the Ottoman Empire
This site in England is famous for its big stone circle and is believed it was used for ceremonial purposes.
What is Stonehenge
Name the famous female pharaoh of Egypt.
What is Queen Hatshepsut
The Mongols helped spread goods, ideas, and this deadly disease.
What is the Black Death