Ibn Battuta
The name for the wide-ranging, Islamic trade and cultural network
Dar-al-Islam
The mountain range along which the Inca built their empire
What is the Andes
The capital city of the Aztec Empire
What is Tenochtitlan
A city-state which served as a major trading port in the Indian Ocean trade
What is Kilwa
The storytellers and oral historians integral to West African culture
What are griots
The title of the Islamic leader of Delhi
What is sultan
The sun god of the Inca
Who is Inti
The lake in which the Aztec built their capital city and around which their empire was formed
The people group which settled throughout sub-saharan Africa
What is Bantu
The great king of Mali famous for his enormous wealth
Who is Mansa Musa
The regular pattern of seasonal winds crucial to the Indian Ocean trade
What is monsoon
The form of cord-and-knot record keeping used by the Inca
What is quipu
The ancient Mayan temple complex on the Yucatan Peninsula
What is Chichen Itza
The mixed African-Arabian culture and language of East Africa
What is Swahili
The ethnic group of people populating much of North Africa
Who are the Berbers
The sailing vessel used in the Indian Ocean trade
What is a dhow
The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire
Who is Fransisco Pizzaro
The most ancient civilization of Mesoamerica
What is the Olmec
The first major civilization of East Africa, which settled around the Upper Nile River Valley
What are the Kushites
The people and language of West Africa, particularly Nigeria and Benin
What is Yoruba
The name for the type of Islamic school in which Ibn Battuta rested during his journey through Tunis
What is a madrasa
The great leader of the Inca who built the foundations of the empire
Who is Pachacuti
The parcels of land raised from the lake by land fill which the Aztecs used to grow crops
What are chinampas
The name of the great Christian king of Ethiopia
Who is King Ezana
The West African city famed for its Islamic university and libraries
What is Timbuktu