Explorers
Which explorer spent a large portion of his life serving as an ambassador to Kublai Khan, the leader of Mongol China?
Marco Polo
Name a good traded from the East to the West
Silk
Gunpowder
Spices
Perfumes
Rice
Tea
Which religion spread along the Eastern Coast of Africa?
Islam
What do you call a factor that describes someone's desire to move to a new place?
Pull factor
Which explorer traveled the Muslim world, exposing people to this foreign religion and culture?
Ibn Battuta
Name a major good traded to the East from the West
Bronze items
Wool carpets/rugs/blankets
Grapes
Opium
Wine
What religious was spread from India into China and Japan?
Buddhism
Would lack of jobs be considered a push or pull factor?
Push
Which explorer's expeditions stopped when his empire cut his funding and ultimately ended up forgotten for many years?
Zheng He
Name a major Silk Road city discussed in class
Duanhuang
Samarkand
Mosul
Nara
Bursa
Quanzhou
Baghdad
Which group of people gathered knowledge from many other cultures by copying and translating texts and books from other countries?
Muslims
Abbasids
Baghdad
Name a push factor
Lack of jobs/poverty
Lack of safety
War
Religious persecution
Environmental issues/natural disasters
What was the impact of explorers on the world?
Exposed people to new and foreign cultures
Inspired future travelers and traders
How did the Silk Road begin and end?
Began: Nomadic tribes transported goods between people and developed trade routes
Ended: The growth of sailing technology made it faster and safer than land travel; China cut off contact with the outside world
Name an example of cultural exchange
Religion
Art techniques
Knowledge
Beliefs
Ideals
Name a pull factor
Higher wages/more jobs
Religious freedom
Better education
Safe areas
Family