Silk, Sea, and Sands
Mongol Empire
Cultural Consequences
Environmental Consequences
Maps
100
These three continents were connected by the silk road.
What is Asia, Africa, and Europe?
100
This was known as the "period of peace" in the Mongol Empire through the 13th and 14th centuries.
What is Pax Mongolica?
100
The blending of beliefs and practices from different faiths is called?
Syncretism
100
Champa rice was favored for its resistance and the fact that it could be harvested how many times in a year?
2.
100
What continent is this?
North America
200
This person is responsible for the economic growth of the Mali Empire and the spread of Islam throughout Northern Africa.
Who is Mansa Musa?
200
This fighting tactic involved deceiving enemy forces by leading them into an ambush.
What is feigned flight (fake retreat)?
200
These three languages combined to create the Batu language
What are Arabic, Hindi, and Farsi?
200
The "Black Death" is also known as?
What is the Bubonic Plague?
200
This collection of North American bodies of water is called
What are the Great Lakes?
300
These two items were India's most valuable exports.
What is cotton and pepper (spices)?
300
Genghis Khan attempted to adopt this alphabet across the Mongol Empire.
What is the Uyghur Alphabet
300
This rigid social hierarchy was passed down through families and offered no way to move up or down.
What is the Caste System?
300
This continent suffered widespread deforestation and soil degradation.
What is Europe?
300
What is this Asian Country?
Japan
400
These two Central Asian cities saw prosperity as they were placed along the Silk Road and hosted caravanserai.
What is Kashgar and Samarkand?
400
The Il-Khanate encompassed the territory of this Islamic Empire.
What is the Persian Empire (Persia).
400
This empire in SE Asia capitalized on trade funneling through the Strait of Malacca.
What is the Srivijaya Kingdom?
400
This environmental event made it more difficult to reliably grow crops and feed growing populations?
What is the 'Little Ice Age?'
400
This European country is?
France.
500
The stability of this Chinese dynasty that lasted from 967-1297 helped revitalize trade along the Silk Road.
Who is the Song Dynasty?
500
The Mongol Empire conquered in rebuilt this capital city on the East coast of present-day China. (+100 for native name)
What is Beijing? (Zhongdu)
500
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam? (+100 for each Arabic translation)
What is Faith (Shahadah), Prayer (Salah), Fasting (Sawm), Almsgiving (Sakat), and Almsgiving (Sakat)?
500
The Mongol Empire used this tactic during the Bubonic Plague where they would hurl infected bodies into fortified cities/villages.
What is biological warfare?
500
What body of water is this?
Strait of Malacca