Wait for it...The Mongols!
A kind of people who, like the Mongols, move from place to place in order to obtain resources.
What is a nomad (or nomadic tribe)?
This class of people was trading along what was known as the Silk Road and carried various goods for people to buy.
What is a merchant?
Referred to as "ships of the desert" this was the primary way that people carried goods through sub-saharan Africa in the early world.
What is a camel?
This river gave the Egyptians a geographic advantage when it came to the use of agriculture to survive.
What is The Nile?
The Aztec Empire was maintained primarily through what?
Tributes, conquering and expansion, fear
This system that helped the Mongols quickly spread and gather information, some call it a "medieval pony express"
What is the Yam System?
When beliefs and ideas are spread across a long distance over time through trade and human travel.
What is cultural diffusion?
This group of people lived on the edge of the desert and were essential to Trans-Saharan trade. They commanded the "ships of the desert" and often rented them out to travelers and merchants.
Who were the pastoralists?
This class of people had much power in Mesopotamia, almost as powerful as kings.
Who are priests?
This system required subjects of the Incan Empire to pay taxes to fund public projects.
What is the mit'a system?
The trade route that was revitalized by the Mongols, partially through taxes.
What is the Silk Road?
Name two items traded on the Silk Road that were NOT silk.
Correct responses can include but aren't limited to:
Wine
Olive oil
Spices
Gems/minerals like jade, gold, silver, bronze
This religion was spread far and wide by the Trans-Saharan trade routes.
What is Islam?
The Mesopotamians were the first civilization we have record of practicing this skill.
What is writing or record keeping?
This enabled the Incans to maintain a vast network of trade and control much like the Romans.
What are roads?
The name for promoting people based on their skills and abilities instead of their background.
Meritocracy (Merit-based system)
Name two of the innovations that came about as a result of trade.
Correct responses can include:
Improved Saddles
Better silk production techniques
Compass
New medical knowledge
New math concepts
Printing technology
Military technology (improved guns, gunpowder)
Islam was most popular among this group of people, and because of this local religions stayed important long after its arrival.
Who were urban elites?
The Maya empire was organized through a collection of these autonomous areas working together.
What are city-states?
Name two ways that the Mongols used adaptability to expand their empire.
(Multiple correct responses including but not limited to):
Meritocracy (Merit-based system of promotion)
Adopting weapons/tactics from conquered people
Egalitarianism
Being tolerant of conquered people's religions
Give at least two examples of how increased contact with other groups has affected ancient civilizations.
Correct responses include but not limited to:
Spread of innovations like gunpowder
Spread of different religions
Mixing of society and culture
Increased resources
Name two of the changes that caused the trade routes to reach their peak from the twelfth to fifteenth centuries.
Correct answers can include:
Political Stability
Economic Growth
Technological Advances
Camel Caravans
Demand for gold, salt, other trade items
Name two similarities between the Maya, Inca, and Aztec.
Religion
Trade
Agriculture