Religions
Before the conversion to Islam in Il-khanate this empire tolerated all religions in Persia. After the conversion, they supported massacres of Jews and Christians.
Mongol Empire
An Italian native from Venice. They wrote extensively about the high levels of urbanization that they saw
Marco Polo
Transportation on the Silk Roads were these two things.
Camels and Horses
A stopping point on the Silk Road, between China and the Mediterranean. In present-day Uzbekistan. Center of cultural exchange as it was diverse in religions, including Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism.
Samarkand
Lateen sails, stern rudder, magnetic compass, and the astrolabe.
Maritime technology
The rise of this religion connected more cities than ever before in the Indian Ocean trade.
Spread of Islam
Muslim admiral, the Ming Emperor Yongle sent this person on the first of seven great voyages. He traveled to Indonesia, Ceylon, etc...
Zheng He (1371-1433)
What was the most precious commodity traded on the trans-Saharan trade routs.
Gold
The plague that spread from southern China to Central Asia, and from Southeast Asia and Europe. A rare but serious bacterial infection that's transmitted by fleas.
Bubonic Plague (The Black Death)
Physical road of high trade and commerce activity. Safety improvements by the Mongols increased the circulation of activities of exchange.
The Silk Road
Buddhism came from it's birthplace in _______ to China via the Silk Roads.
India
A grandson of Genghis Khan. He set his sights on China. He established the Yuan Dynasty.
Kublai Khan
What technology was invented on the Trans-Saharan trade.
Saddles to increase load bearing.
The results of merchants waiting for favorable winds for travel. Merchants interacted with surrounding cultural aspects.
Diasporic Communities
Flying cash, paper money, banking houses, and bill of exchange.
Commercial Exchange/Innovations
The regions that had great influence on Islam because of it's cultural characteristics and aspects such as emphasis on equality.
A Muslim scholar from Morocco. Traveled through Central Asia, Southeast Asia, ect. Traveled the world he read about.
Ibn Battuta
This religion traveled from China to Korea, Japan, and Vietnam
Neo-Confucianism
A heavily walled once-thriving city, in present day Turkey. Also suffering a series of traumatic setbacks.
Constantinople
A specific boat developed by the Chinese in the Han Dynasty. This was similar to the Southwest Asian Dhow. Included multiple sails up to 400 ft long.
The Chinese Junk
Why was Ibn Battuta different from Marco Polo
Marco Polo's point of view of a merchant
Ibn Battuta's point of view of a Muslim devoted to His faith
Khan's oldest son, led a Mongolian army of 100,000 soldiers into Russia.
Batu and the Golden Horde
Where was the Trans-Saharan Trade?
The Sahara Desert.
A religious cult already existed during the Song Dynasty; they began quietly organizing to put an end to the Yuan Dynasty.
The White Lotus Society
The weapons used by the conquering empire that incorporated military weapons and technology from conquered peoples. They used the engineers who had knowledge in creating the weapons for attacking wall fortifications.
Siege Weapons