Geography of Africa and Asia
This river runs North through Egypt into the Mediterranean
This animal was utilized by Africans to travel across the desert
Camels
The Chinese primarily built this to limit raids from Northern invaders
The Great Wall of China
Today, the Bubonic Plague is believed to have started in this modern-day country
China
This geographic area within the Middle East is sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims
Holy Land
This large physical feature separates Northern Africa from Southern Africa
The Saharan Desert
West African Empires often times became exceptionally wealthy off of these TWO resources
Gold & Salt
This Italian famously visited the Mongols and documented his travels in a book
Marco Polo
The Plague spread West on these
Trade Networks
Many Crusaders used this body of water to travel East
The Mediterranean Sea
This mountain range has long isolated India from China
The Himalayan Mountain Range
This religion spread throughout North Africa in the 700s and 800s CE
Islam
This nomadic-pastoralist group used horses and their strong, discipline military to conquer much of Asia and parts of Europe
The Mongols
This social class in Europe gained a lot of power as a result of 1/3 of the population dying
This social studies concept can be used to describe how Muslims and Christians experienced the Crusades differently
Point of View / Perspective
Because of its physical geography, Japan's modern population tends to live here
Coastlines
This city served as the center of trade for the Mali Empire in the Sahara Desert
Timbuktu
This horseback related innovation gave the Mongols excellent stability while riding
Stirrups
During the 1300s, many people believed the Plague was coming from this
The Water
During the 1st Crusade, Christians were able to conquer this sacred city
Jerusalem
"The Devil's Pool" is at the top of this large waterfall in Central Africa
Victoria Falls
This leader of Mali showed off his wealth during 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca
Mansa Musa
These were used by the Tang & Song Dynasties to fill government positions
Civil Service Exams
This medical treatment was supposed to "flush out" the Plague germs. In reality, it significantly weakened peoples' immune systems and likely killed them faster
Bloodletting
This Pope was responsible for calling the 1st Crusade
Pope Urban II