The Mongols
Who is the founder of the Mongol Empire?
Ghengis Khan
Which prominent religion spread along north and west Africa due to the Trans-Saharan Trade Network?
Islam
Knowledge of these allowed trade to flourish around India
monsoon seasons (or wind patterns)
Which disease was most devastating to the world during the use of the Silk Road?
The Black Death / Bubonic Plague
During the period 1250-1350, the Mongols revitalized trade along the Silk Road. What is this peaceful period called?
Pax Mongolica
Giddy up! These innovations helped travelers smooth out the "humps" along the road.
What are camel saddles
Name three advances in maritime technology that made the Indian Ocean network so successful.
dhow ships, lateen sails, compass, & the astrolabe.
Name ONE city along the Silk Road that grew due to the trade route - these cities were centers of Islamic worship, bustling markets, and sources of food and water for merchants.
Samarkand or Kashgar
4 - Not 8 - regional Mongol kingdoms that arose following the death of Genghis Khan.
Khanates
Mali made a fortune trading in these two things.
What was gold and salt?
What were two causes for the growth of trade in the Indian Ocean Region?
(1) economic and political revival of China (2) spread of Islam or (3) Spread of navigational tech
What nutrient-rich fruit spread from Indonesia to Africa due to Indian Ocean Trade?
Bananas
Batu, Genghis Khan's grandson, led the Golden Horde into this geographically both Eastern and Western country
Russia
Someplace to stop "inn" while traveling along the Silk Road.
What are caravanserai
Why was it more cost effective to trade along the Indian Ocean than the Silk Road?
Ships could carry more than animals
The largest religious structure in the premodern world, located in modern Cambodia. Built in the 12th century to express the Hindu understanding of the cosmos. It was later used by Buddhists
Srivijaya
The Yuan Dynasty was established by this Khan. Name him.
Kublai Khan
Mali was ultimately replaced by this empire.
What was the Songhai Empire?
This empire profited off of sea trade but was overrun by the Portuguese in 1511.
Malacca
This syncretic language is a blend of Arabic and Bantu and spoken in Africa (even today!)
What is Swahili