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This famous trade route connected East Asia to the Mediterranean.
What are the Silk Roads?
These seasonal wind patterns made Indian Ocean trade predictable.
What are monsoon winds?
This animal and the invention of its saddle made desert trade possible.
What is the camel?
This leader founded the Mongol Empire.
Who is Genghis Khan?
The movement of people from one place to another.
What is migration?
This Chinese luxury good was highly desired across Afro-Eurasia.
What is silk?
This technology improved navigation using stars.
What is the astrolabe?
This empire grew wealthy from gold and salt trade in West Africa.
What is Mali?
The Mongol Empire was the largest this type of empire in history.
What is a land-based empire?
The blending of cultures due to trade interactions.
What is syncretism?
This religion spread along the Silk Roads from India into East Asia.
What is Buddhism?
These large ships were used by Chinese fleets in the Indian Ocean.
What are junks?
This trade network connected West Africa to North Africa.
What is the Trans-Saharan trade network?
This period of Mongol rule brought peace and stability to trade routes.
What is Pax Mongolica?
This type of community of merchants settled in foreign lands.
What are merchant diasporas?
These inns along trade routes provided rest for merchants and animals.
What are caravanserai?
This Chinese admiral led massive expeditions across the Indian Ocean.
Who is Zheng He?
This city became a center of Islamic learning in West Africa.
What is Timbuktu?
The Mongols were known for using this type of warfare tactic.
What is psychological warfare (or terror tactics)?
This crop spread from Southeast Asia to other regions via trade.
What are bananas?
This disease spread along trade routes and devastated populations.
What is the bubonic plague (Black Death)?
This empire controlled key trade routes through Southeast Asia.
What is Srivijaya?
This ruler’s pilgrimage caused inflation in places he visited.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This Mongol khanate ruled over China.
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
This improved communication system was used by the Mongols.
What is the Yam system (relay stations)?