Trivia
What animated movie features a fish named Nemo
Finding Nemo
This major disease spread along the silk roads
The Bubonic Plague
The mongols used this animal to traverse the asian steppe
Horses
This term describes communities of people living outside their homeland who maintain their cultural and social traditions, such as Little Italy or Chinatown
Diasporic
This domesticated animal would be known as the "Ship of the Desert".
Camel
In Harry Potter, what house is Cedric Diggory in
Hufflepuff
These "roadside inn's" became very popular along the silk roads trade routes
Caravanserai's
The Yuan Dynasty
The ship that the Chinese used to trade on the Indian Ocean trade routes was called a what?
Chinese Junk Ship
A valuable metal that was traded across the Sahara. Mansa Musa would diminish the value of this in Egypt
Gold
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire
Augustus Caesar
This traveler from Venice journeyed across the Silk Roads to China, serving in the Yuan court and later writing about his adventures in The Travels.
Marco Polo
When the Mongols conquered Russia, they established a ________ system
Tribute
This man traveled along the Indian Ocean trade route and returned to China with goods and animals such as giraffes
Zheng He
A Muslim scholar and explorer from Morocco
Ibn Battuta
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination
Cerebellum
This khanate in Persia prospered from Silk Road commerce and gained fame for its luxurious carpets and textiles.
Ilkhanate
The mongols were unable to conquer Africa because they were stopped by what people
The Mamluks
The muslim trading ship were small ships that had lateen sails could not sail more than a couple of miles off shore. What was this ship called?
The Dhow Ship
This empire would grow extremely wealthy by taxing the trade routes through cities. Timbuktu is the capital
the Mali Empire
Which fruit is known as the “king of fruits” in Southeast Asia
Durian
Because of the Silk Roads, previously small or underdeveloped cities grew and prospered as major trade hubs. Name two of these cities
Chang’an, Dunhuang, Kashgar, Samarkand, Bukhara, Merv, Balkh, Karakorum, Baghdad, Damascus, Aleppo, Constantinople
This city would serve as the Mongol capital
Karakorum
The blending of Arabic, Bantu, and Persian influences along East Africa’s coast led to the development of this language and culture that thrived through Indian Ocean trade
Swahili
Spreading over thousands of years, this large-scale migration of people from West Africa would shape the continent’s languages and cultures.
The Bantu Migration