technological advances
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Silk Roads
Student Questions
100

What did the magnetic compass help with? Where was it invented? 

A: It helped with maritime navigating and allowing for longer sea voyages

B: Invented in China 

100

What religion did most Mongols convert to?

Islam

100

Name 3 trade routes that improved commercial practices and transportation technologies

Silk Roads, Indian Ocean and Trans-Saharan Trade network 

100

What disease spread in the Silk Roads and hit population very hard 

Black Death (bubonic plague)

100

What Empire became known for trading gold & salt 

Mali Empire 

200

These ships improved trade and allowed heavy cargo to exchange goods to be traded between distant regions? 

Junk Ships, Rudder, Lateen sails

200

The blending of culture and religious traditions is called

syncretism

200

Where does paper money come from?

China 

200

What two regions was China connected to by the Silk Roads

Europe and the middle East

200

What sort of labor became more widespread due to the increase of trade

slavery

300

These "safe havens" provided an inn for people that trade along the Silk Road. People expressed their culture to other people, thus different technology, cultures, and religions spread. This also allowed camels to rest.

Caravanserai

300

Religions spread along the silk road, what were 3 of the religions that spread through the trade network?

Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism and Hinduism

300

Financial instrument that allowed for merchants to make transactions from further regions 

bill of exchange 

300

One specific trade that was very popular within this trading system 

Silk

300

Mongol leader that created the largest empire in the world; created tribal alliances and defeated neighboring groups.

Genghis Khan

400

Arab invention that helped sailors find the latitude of the sea 

Astrolabe 

400

The rise and protection of caravanerais and commercial cities is due to what empire?

The Mongol Empire

400

These European developed these during the Middle Ages to aid trade. Along with innovations such as bills of exchange, or bank drafts, and credit, the rise of ? supported the development of interregional trade in luxury goods.

Banking Houses

400

Innovations that enhanced the Silk Road Trade Network. Name 2 of them.

camels, caravans, astrolabe, and camel saddles

400

Era of relative peace and stability created by the Mongol Empire

Pax Mongolica

500

The Mongolians had three technological fighting innovations that influenced future war and western fighting, what are 2 of them?

Siege Weapons

Pony Express (horseback fighting)

Knights in Armor 

500

Venetian merchant who traveled to China and inspired European interest in Asia 

Marco Polo

500

Africa possessed two valuable resources and others as well. Name the two most valuable and one of their other resources they traded

Gold and Salt

Ivory and Slaves

500

What Dynasty established the Silk Roads

Han Dynasty

500

City that led trade and spread of Islam in the Mali Empire

Timbuktu