Cultural Things to know
Name a region that both Islam and Hinduism spread to
Southeast Asia (like Indonesia)
a technology that helped specifically Trans-Saharan trade
improved camel saddle
he united the Mongol tribes and established the largest continuous land empire in history
Genghis Khan
gunpowder
the term for places where merchants settled down and introduced their culture to, away from their homeland
diasporic communities
invention from China that helped Silk Road trade become easier/more efficient
paper money
the king of Mali
Mansa Musa
BOTH NAMES for the disease that spread through trade routes and killed millions
Black Death, bubonic plague
What was the hajj?
the journey to Mecca every Muslim is supposed to do at least once in their life
the improved commercial practice of establishing rest-stops along trade routes
caravanserai
The dynasty of China when it was ruled by the Mongols
Yuan Dynasty
2 cities that were conquered/sacked by the Mongols
Baghdad, Kiev, Bukhara
Name 3 places/regions that Islam spread to (be specific, not just continents)
West Africa, South Asia (India), SE Asia, diasporic communities
the ship Chinese sailors used AND the ship Arab/Indian sailors used
junks, dhows
his travels and writings showed how far spread Islam was across Afro-Eurasia
Ibn Battuta
the super cool center of learning in the Islamic world AND what they did there
House of Wisdom, translating ancient texts into Arabic
Explain the development of Swahili.
Arabic-speaking merchants came to Africa where their language mixed with the local Bantu languages
2 maritime navigational tools AND 2 maritime innovations that help with steering/maneuvering
astrolabe, compass, lateen sail, rudder
he sailed for the Ming Dynasty, had a huge fleet, enrolled states in China's tribute system
Zheng He
Explain how Genghis Khan/the Mongols would go about taking over a city.
offer terms to surrender, if not, destroy it