Silk Roads
Mongol Empire
Indian Ocean
Trans-Saharan Trade
Consequences
100

The fall of these two empires caused the Silk Roads to fall into disuse. (you can name just 1)

The rise of this empire revived the Silk Roads.

Roman and Han empires

Mongol Empire

100

This period of Mongol history is characterized by religious tolerance and an increase in trade.

Pax Mongolica


100

What are diasporic communities?

Settlements of people away from their homelands.

100

Name 2 West African exports.

Gold, ivory, and enslaved people

100
Lessons 2.5 and 2.6 on the cultural and environmental consequences of trade will help you...

Answer any question about the impact of trade.

200

The creation of this was fueled by the need for stops along the Taklamakan Desert.

Two examples are....

Caravanserai

Samarkand and Kashgar

200

What impact did Batu and the Golden Horde have on Russia?

Encouraged centralization

Improved military organization

Distinct Russian culture by cutting them off from rest of Europe


200
Indian Ocean trade encouraged the growth of states such as....

Malacca in SE Asia, the Swahili city-states, the Srivijaya kingdom

200

Increased trade encouraged the expansion of states like Mali because...

Expanded trade required administration and maintenance.

200

One example of how religion justified a kingdom's rule. 

the Mandate of Heaven in China

300

Name 2 commercial innovations fueled by increased trade. Name their significance. 

money economy, flying cash, bills of exchange, banking houses, credit

Made trade more convenient 

300

Hulegu and the Mongols ended their policy of religious tolerance once...

They converted to Islam.
300

The main religion spread through Indian Ocean trade.

Islam

300
What was the purpose of Mansa Musa's extravagant pilgrimage to Mecca?

To display Mali's wealth to the rest of the world

300

What two religions originated in China and spread throughout East Asia?

Buddhism and Hinduism.

400

What prompted European interest in East Asian goods?

Exposure thanks to the Crusades

400

Kublai Khan's rule was unique and untraditional because he...

Adhered closer to Chinese tradition, rather than enforcing Mongolian practices of leadership and control

400

How did sea-based kingdoms survive off of Indian Ocean trade?

By imposing fees and customs

400

The kingdom of Mali was preceded by ______. 

It was followed by ________.

Ghana

the Songhai kingdom

400

The migration of these 2 crops resulted in population growth and migration in Afro-Eurasia.

Champa rice and bananas

500

What fueled the need for the Hanseatic League?

Decentralization of Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476

500

Name 2 European practices ended by the Mongols.

Mongol knights wearing armor and the use of European city walls.

500

Advancements in maritime technology that helped traders traverse monsoon winds. 

The lateen sail and the stern rudder
500

This technological advancement aided traders travelling across the Saharan Desert.

Camel saddles

500

How did the spread of the bubonic plague lead to the fall of feudalism?

Less workers = demand for higher wages = decline of relationship-based labor dynamics (feudalism)