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This group of waring nomads was headed by Genghis Khan
The Mongols
The administrative regions of the Mongol empire were called
Khanates
This kind of new Chinese ship allowed for more raw materials to be transported at one time
Junk Ship
The religion that was spread into Africa via trade routes
Islam
This was the disease that wreaked havoc in Europe as it spread from the other trade routes
Bubonic Plague
Name one societal/cultural reason the Mongols were successful in their conquests
Their use of horses and bows
Name one way that the Mongols protected their empire
Protecting trade routes, constant expansion, religious tolerance
This kind of sail, attributed to the dhow ship, allowed for extra speed when sailing on the open ocean
Lateen Sail
What was one cultural exchange that occurred in the Mongol Empire?
Religious Syncretism
Why was the Bubonic Plague called the Black Death?
It turned skin black and killed people
The time of peace in the Mongol Empire
Pax Mongolica
Name 3 commodities that were traded along the Indian Ocean Trade Route
Salt, Gold, Slaves
This was the system of paper money being used along the silk road and trans-saharan trade routes
Flying Cash
Why was Ibn Battuta seen as an important historical figure?
His documentation of the realities of Dar al-Islam
Monsoon winds helped merchants travel throughout which ocean?
Indian Ocean
Define Diasporic Community
A community of people that are displaced to a new location while keeping their culture
The leader of the Yuan Dynasty after the rise of the Mongols
Kublai Khan
This innovation was the writing system that the Mongols adopted after they began administering their empire
Uyghur Script
What were two outcomes of the Crusades?
Knowledge beyond Europe increased
Demand in Europe for new goods and information
Spread of the Bubonic Plague
This strait was, and still is, one of the most trafficked body of water in the world, making this the most important waterway in SE Asia
Malacca Strait
Name a Swahili City-State
Kilwa, Mombasa, and Zanzibar
What secret society was responsible for resisting the Mongols for not being Chinese?
The White Lotus Society
This language was an innovation that combined local African Bantu languages with Arabic
Swahili
Give one example of how Indian Ocean Trade impacted cultures in SE Asia
Hinduism and Buddhism spread, Urdu Language
After the collapse of the Mali empire, which empire took over western Africa?
Songhai Empire