Who am I
Famous European Explorer who traveled from Italy to the court of Kublai Khan
Who is Marco Polo
Prosperous empire that produced luxury goods and used the civil service exam, fell to the Mongols in the 13th century
What is the Song Dynasty
Points north which helps people navigate
What is the compass
What is the Caste System
Trade network in North Africa
What is Trans-Saharan
Famous Moroccan Explorer who wrote about the different social and cultural traditions of Dar-Al Islam
Who is Ibn Battuta
Very wealthy west African empire with the capital of Timbuktu
What is the Mali Empire
Type of ship that utilized the Lateen Sail in the Indian Ocean
What is the Dhow
Site of pilgrimage as part of the Haj
What is Mecca
Disease that killed between 1/3 and 2/3rds of Europes population
What is the Bubonic Plague
Very wealthy leader of the Mali Empire
Who is Mansa Musa
Empire in Meso-America that built its capital on an island in the middle of a lake
Technology that helps carry more on the backs of animals and allows for riders to be more secure
What is Saddle
Religious sect based on mysticism and was very successful in converting people in Southeast Asia
Sufism
Strain of rice that led to Chinese population growth
What is Champa Rice
The great unifier of the Mongolian Tribes
Who is Genghis Khan
First Muslim Empire in Northern India
What is the Delhi Sultanate
Allowed for new siege warfare and explosives
What is gunpowder
Founder of Buddhism
Who is Siddhartha Gautama
Floating Gardens in the Aztec Empire
What are chinampas
Chinese explorer who used his fleet of treasure ships to gain tribute
Who is Zheng He
Empire that was formed from formerly enslaved persons that also defeated the Mongols in North Africa
What is the Mamluk Empire
Technology that helped tell the user the geographic latitude
What is the Astrolabe
Church of the Byzantine Empire
What is Greek Orthodox Church
Internal waterway used in China to expand trade and commercial activity
What is the Grand Canal