Leaders
Who founded the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
The Mongols
What three continents was the Silk Road on?
Africa, Asia, and Europe
What does unify mean?
To join together
What is the term that describes a person who trades for a living?
Merchant
Who was the grandson of Genghis Khan that continued expanding the Mongol Empire?
Kublai Khan
What two countries were unified in the 13th and 14th centuries because of the Mongol Conquests (hint: they used to be dynasties)?
Korea and China
This term describes an effect of the silk road: it is the spread of ideas, technology, and products between two cultures
Cultural Diffusion
What is a stone slab with writing or drawings on it used to commemorate important events in history?
Stele
What are two costs of trading?
Takes a long time, bandits, diseases
How did Genghis Khan communicate quickly across his empire?
Smoke signals
How did Kublai Khan rule the government?
He created a strong, central government and listened to Chinese advisors
What are two religions that were shared on the Silk Road?
Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Taoism, Confucianism,
What word means the quality of being more merciful or forgiving than necessary
Lenient
What are two benefits of trading?
increased wealth, getting new goods, learning new ideas, sharing religion/culture
Even though Khan was ruthless, what freedom did Genghis Khan give the people that he ruled?
religious freedom
What traveler from Italy shared stories about his time visiting the Mongols and Kublai Khan's palace?
How did the improvements from the Mongols lead to cultural diffusion?
With travel conditions safer and less expensive, more people traveled and exchanged cultures/ideas/goods
Having no pity or care for others; cruel
Ruthless
What is the EFFECT (outcome) of exchanging ideas and technological advancements on the silk road?
Advance your own society/leads to new inventions/more efficient ways of doing things
What are two military strategies that made Genghis Khan so successful?
Saddlebags that also were used as life preservers, spies, smoke signals, using conquered leaders as generals, mixing his men in with conquered men for his army
Why did the Mongols see value in trade? (think about what their life was like before the empire)
They started as nomads who saw value in the diverse goods from different places.
What are two things the Mongols did to improve the silk road?
Lower taxes/tolls on the road, guard the road from bandits, improve road conditions
What does commemorate mean?
To remember and show respect for something
What is the EFFECT (outcome) of spreading religion on the Silk Road?
Cultural diffusion/people are connected by a belief