Geography
This is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on ALL sides
What is an island?
This is a cube shaped building that is the site of prayer for many Muslims on pilgrimage.
What is the Kaaba?
These people served in the army of the King and the Nobles.
What are knights?
This is the largest desert in the world.
What is the Sahara Desert?
Pointy rocky structures. These surround China and served as a natural barrier and protection against outsiders.
What is a mountain or mountain range?
This was a time of great wealth and development in the Middle East, including the invention of algebra, creation of hospitals, and engineering.
What is the Islamic Golden Age?
This was the dominant religion in Europe during the Middle Ages.
What is Christianity?
These were the two most popular items being traded on the Trans- Saharan trade networks.
What is gold and salt?
Ibn Battuta traveled the world over the course of 30 years. During that time he traveled through these three continents.
Africa, Asia, and Europe
This is the most important city in Islam. Muslims travel to this city on their pilgrimages.
What is Mecca?
This is the system of government used in Europe during the Middle Ages. In it the king had the most power and the serfs had the least.
What is Fedudalism?
This empire got really wealthy because they were located in between the sources of gold and salt that were being traded.
The Mali Empire