Miscellaneous
This river runs North through Egypt into the Mediterranean
The Tang & Song continued the Chinese tradition of adding to this northern barrier
Great Wall of China
The Aztecs inhabited this modern day country
Mexico
Today, the Bubonic Plague is believed to have started in this modern-day country
China
This geographic area within the Middle East is sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims
Holy Land
This large physical feature separates Northern Africa from Southern Africa
The Saharan Desert
This cherished Chinese commodity helped name this trade network
Silk (Roads)
Because of the mountainous terrain, the Incas used this innovation to create more farmland
Terraces
The Plague spread West on these
Trade Networks
Many Crusaders used this body of water to travel East
The Mediterranean Sea
This mountain range has long isolated India from China
The Himalayan Mountain Range
In China, they have long used these, based on merit and skill, to fill government positions
The Aztecs delt with their land issue by creating chinampas, which are
Artificial islands
Today, we know the plague was actually a bacteria on fleas that was hosted by this rodent
Rats
This social studies concept can be used to describe how Muslims and Christians experienced the Crusades differently
Point of View / Perspective
Because of its location, Korea served as a cultural "bridge" between these TWO countries
China & Japan
Because of the lack of rivers that ran North & South, the Chinese built this that helped increased trade
Canal (The Grand Canal)
The Incas built a vast network of these throughout their empire
Roads
In Eastern Europe, this religious group was often blamed for the spread of the Plague
Jews
During the 1st Crusade, Christians were able to conquer this sacred city
Jerusalem
This Indian religion spread rapidly into China via the Silk Roads
Buddhism
The Chinese are credited with developing this, which was later adopted by Europeans in the West and transformed the spread of ideas
Printing
The Aztecs and Incas famously never developed this Old World innovation, probably because they did not have large domesticated animals to power it
The wheel
This social class in Europe gained a lot of power as a result of 1/3 of the population dying
This Pope was responsible for calling the 1st Crusade, he famously promised remission (forgiveness) for all sins
Pope Urban II