Mongol Empire
The Mongols used this Chinese concept to legitimize their political authority over China.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Siddhartha Gautama and the Eightfold Path are both related to this religion.
What is Buddhism?
Religious studies scholars would view this trade route as the most significant factor in the spread of Buddhism into China.
What is the Silk Road?
The spread of religions is an example of this broader phenomenon.
What is cultural diffusion?
This civilization was located in the Andes Mountains.
What are the Incas?
Unlike their direct rule in China, the Mongols exercised this type of control over Russia.
What is indirect rule? (Russia was not occupied or ruled directly)
This term means belief in one God.
What is monotheistic?
DAILY DOUBLE - These seasonal winds dictated the timing of trade voyages across the Indian Ocean.
What are monsoon winds?
This practice in China was an indicator of increasing patriarchy and confined women to their homes.
What is foot binding?
Marco described traveling to this Chinese Dynasty.
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
DAILY DOUBLE - The Moscow princes gained political experience by serving in this role for the Mongols.
What are tax collectors?
Followers of this religion are known as Muslims.
What is Islam?
This famous Venetian Traveler wrote about his journeys to China and the marvels of the East.
Who is Marco Polo?
This language developed as a lingua franca on the East African coast as a result of the Indian Ocean trade.
What is Swahili?
This continent is home to the Sahara Desert and was connected to Asia and Europe through the Indian Ocean and trans-Saharan trade routes.
What is Africa?
The Mongols promoted trade by constructing these facilities and treating merchants with respect rather than oppressing them, as in traditional Confucian society.
What are postal stations/what is the pony express?
This belief system was based on strict laws and harsh punishments in ancient China.
What is Legalism?
The Yuan Dynasty was led by this grandson of Genghis Khan, who controlled China and the Korean Peninsula.
Who is Kublai Khan?
This devastating disease killed about one-third of the people in affected areas and spread along trade routes.
What is the Bubonic Plague (or Black Death)?
This ritual was performed as an offering for the "nourishment" of the gods.
What is human sacrifice?
They tried to conquer this country but failed twice.
What is Japan?
DAILY DOUBLE - Followers of this philosophy would agree that society is best organized around five fundamental relationships, including the ruler-subject relationship.
What is Confucianism?
Trade between 1200 and 1450 led to cultural changes, including the spread of religions, the development of new languages, and this phenomenon in cities.
What is urbanization?
This was built in the Khmer Empire as a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.
What is Angkor Wat?
This could be sent as tribute, but also used for clothing, dressing sacrificial victims, and creating books.
What is paper?