Trade Routes
an ancient network of trade routes in Eurasia connecting the East and West which for centuries was central to cultural interaction between them.
Silk Roads
The religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith that has its origins in Mecca, Saudi Arabia started by the prophet Muhammad.
Islam
An ancient city in Mali, West Africa along the Niger River.
Timbuktu, Mali
The movement of customs, goods and ideas from one place to another.
Cultural Diffusion
Long distance trade in sailboats that made a dynamic zone of interaction between peoples, cultures, and civilizations of India, Southeast Asia and East Africa.
Indian Ocean Trade Routes
A muslim place of worship.
Mosque
An ancient city in Egypt, North Africa situated on the delta of the Nile River.
Cairo, Egypt
The interconnectivity of the world caused by improvements in communication and technology.
Globalization
the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas, Europe and Africa, sparked by the voyages of Christopher Columbus in the late 1400s CE.
Columbian Exchange
The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime.
Hajj
A West African empire known for its control of the Tran-Saharan Trade Routes.
Mali Empire
A group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert.
Caravan
A trade route that traveled across the Sahara desert linking West Africa to North Africa and the Middle East. Not only culture and goods, but religion was traded along this network.
Trans Saharan Trade Routes
A Muslim university
An ancient city in Saudi, Arabia that was the birthplace of Muhammad. It is the holiest city in the Islamic religion and hosts the Hajj, a religious pilgrimage, every year.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
A Muslim King
Sultan
The trade Routes Mansa Musa took on his Hajj.
Trans Saharan Trade Routes
The leader of Islam who is referred to as the "last prophet".
Muhammad
Cairo, Egypt
The legendary king of the West African Kingdom of Mali during the 1300s CE.