The World in 1300

Geography

100

This geographical feature tends to be sparsely populated due to a lack of water

deserts

200

This geographical feature MUST be present for humans to settle in a place

water

300

These were the two spheres of contact in the 1300's

Western and Eastern Hemisphere

400

This desert spans across the top part of Africa

the Sahara

500

This mountain range divides Europe and Asia

the Ural Mountains

Eastern Hemisphere / AfroEurAsia

100

This was a popular trade good that could be found only in China because they kept the process to make it a secret.

Silk

200

These are the three kinds of transportation available in AfroEurAsia in the 1300's

Boat, walking, animals

300

This was series of land and sea routes that allowed Africa, Europe and Asia to be highly connected by trade

the Silk Road

400

This is the buying and selling of goods and services.

Trade

500

The word Slave comes from this area of the world

Northern Europe / Russia / the SLAVIC region

Western Hemisphere / the Americas

100

We do not have a lot of information about Native American trade because we can't decipher this.

Their writings

200

This plant/food was often used as a form of currency (money) in the Americas and was made into a spicy drink.

Cacao Beans (Chocolate!)

300

This civilization were great road builders (name 1)

Inca OR Maya

400

American trade flowed in this direction.

Vertically / up and down

500

Since we cannot decode writings, Historians tend to think Native Americans traded less due to a lack of these.

Stone roads / large animals

Religion

100

These three religions are sister religions

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

200

This religion calls their god Allah and follows the Qur'an

Islam

300

This religion's religious text is called the Torrah

Judiasm

400

This religion divides people by Caste

Hinduism 

500

This religion's goal is to achieve Enlightenment (Nirvana)

Buddhism

Miscellaneous

100

This is the name of Mrs. Ruckert's husband

Bob

200

This is the combination of religious practices to form new practices

Religious Syncretism

300

This is the division of land in exchange for labor or services

Feudalism

400

This is excessive enthusiasm for one's religion, to the point of intolerance of other

Religious Extremism

500

These were the major political powers (Countries) in Europe in the 1300's (Name at least 3)

England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain