GEOGRAPHY
SILK ROAD
IOTN
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
BONUS
100
Peninsula that lies at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
100
gold, silk, ivory, spices
What are luxury goods?
100
boats used to sail on the IOTN
What is dhow?
100
term for "global interaction"
What is globalization?
100
epidemic that was a negative consequence of globalization
What is the Black Black Death or Bubonic Plague?
200
the geographical feature that divides Africa into north and south
What is the Sahara Desert?
200
Italian merchant and author who traveled to China
Who is Marco Polo?
200
predictable and reliable seasonal winds for sailing the Indian Ocean
What are monsoon winds?
200
contact and spread of knowledge, ideas
What is cultural contact/cultural diffusion?
200
melting down of metals and iron ores is called____________
What is metallurgy?
300
the three bodies of water that surround the Arabian Peninsula
What are the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea?
300
reason it's called the "Silk" Road
What is silk produced in China was traded all around the world?
300
two dangers when trading and traveling on the IOTN
What are natural disasters and piracy?
300
mosques located in Northern Africa show this specific type of cultural diffusion
What is spread of Islam?
300
Italian author who described the conflict between Mongolian Muslims and Italian Christians (name and occupation/job)
Who is Gabriele de Mussi and what is notary?
400
the topography of Central Asia mostly consists of _____________
What are mountains and deserts?
400
known for providing security on this network of land routes
What is Great Khan and the Mongol Army? (also accept Mongolian army)
400
two East-African city states that became wealthy from luxury goods (Hint: K______ and S_______)
What are Kilwa and Sofala?
400
Two authors who wrote about their travels to China ______________(from Italy) and _______________(from Morocco)
Who are Marco Polo and Ibn Batutta?
400
GEOGRAPHY! country in West Africa where Ms. Emelue is from and any of her favorite rappers (bonus point if you name a rapper or artist from that country)
What is Nigeria? Who is J. Cole/Kanye West/Kendrick Lamar? (artists from Nigeria are Wale, Jidenna, Wizkid)
500
In Africa, _____________ are found near areas that produce gold, while _____________ are found near areas that produce salt
What are rivers(or forests) and deserts?
500
two main types of transportation on this network of land routes
What is Bactrian camel and wagons?
500
tool for navigation that uses knowledge of astronomy (Hint: one of the Islamic contributions/achievements)
What is astrolabe?
500
Statue of an Italian merchant is located in a Chinese city. Name the merchant and city where the statue still stands today
What are Marco Polo and Quanzhou?
500
the three names for the time period/context of this unit (must name all three)
What is Middle Ages/Medieval Period/Post-Classical Period?