Trade Routes
This 4,000-mile network connected China to Europe, trading luxury fabrics and spreading religions like Buddhism.
What is the Silk Road?
This city, formerly known as Byzantium, served as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
What is Constantinople?
This group of Central Asian nomads eventually conquered Constantinople in 1453, renaming it Istanbul.
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
This "explosive" invention was created during the Tang Dynasty, originally for fireworks but later used for war.
What is Gunpowder?
The turning point in history where humans went from hunter-gatherers to farmers and settlers
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
Unlike the Silk Road’s camels, this trade network relied on monsoon winds to move bulk goods like spices and cotton.
What is the Indian Ocean Trade Complex?
This Emperor is famous for "restoring" the empire and creating a uniform Code of Laws.
Who is Justinian (Justinian’s Code)?
This Russian leader, known as "The Great," stopped paying tribute to the Mongols and became the first "Czar."
Who is Ivan III?
The Tang and Song used this system of exams to ensure government officials were hired based on talent, not family name
What is the Civil Service Exam
This is the country that Mr. T traveled to over the February break
What is Iceland?
This animal, nicknamed the "Ship of the Desert," revolutionized trade across the Trans-Saharan route.
What is the Camel?
This massive domed church in Constantinople is considered the masterpiece of Byzantine architecture.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This city became the center of early Russian culture due to its trade links with the Byzantine Empire.
What is Kiev (Kievan Rus)?
Born "Temujin," he united the Mongol clans and built the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This is Mr. T's favorite type of chip
What is a purple dorito?
These were the two most valuable resources traded across the Sahara Desert, often traded "pound for pound."
What are Gold and Salt?
The Byzantine Empire was actually the eastern half of this famous ancient empire that didn't collapse when the western half did.
What is the Roman Empire?
The Seljuk Turks famously defeated the Byzantines at this 1071 battle, opening up Anatolia to Turkish settlement.
What is the Battle of Manzikert?
This period of "Mongol Peace" allowed trade to flourish safely across the Silk Road.
What is the Pax Mongolica?
What number comes next in the set of Pi: 3.141????
What is 5?
This body of water was the "Roman Lake," later controlled by the Byzantines and Italians to trade olive oil and wine.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Instead of being Roman Catholic, the Byzantines practiced this branch of Christianity.
What is Eastern Orthodox?
After capturing Constantinople, the Ottoman Turks renamed the city this—a name it still holds today in modern-day Turkey.
What is Istanbul?
The Mongol Empire was eventually divided into four large administrative regions. What was the general term for these regions?
What is Khanates?
The name given to a group of Panda's
What is an embarrassment?