Silk Road & Mongols
These were traded along the silk routes
The most important commodities traded along the Trans-Saharan trade routes were these
What is salt and gold?
The three Gunpowder Empires were
What are The Ottomans, the Mughals, and the Safavids?
The first large scale trade of goods, ideas, diseases, and people between The Americas and Afro-Eurasia is known as this
What is the Colombian Exchange?
This country notably credited with the invention of gunpowder, silk, porcelain, and paper
What is China?
Two notable travelers along the Silk Road
Who are Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo?
Journey undertaken by Mansa Musa to the Muslim holy city of Mecca
What is the Hajj?
Ottoman system that enslaved Christian boys leading to opportunities in the Janissaries, or as government administrators
What is The Devshirme?
The Middle Passage is
What is the journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas during the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
This notable example of Mughal architecture is now considered one of the Wonders of the World
What is the Taj Mahal?
A nomadic pastoral people, this Mongol policy was rooted in their own beliefs about the land they lived on
What is religious tolerance?
Mansa Musa frequently caused this economic condition in other countries as a result of excess generosity of gold
What is inflation (rapid/sustained increase in price of goods)?
This man of many titles was the most significant ruler of the Ottoman Empire
Who is Suleiman the Magnificent?
For the first time the world had direct and permanent access to all of this major geographical feature
What is the ocean?
This founder of the Muhgal Empire claimed to be the descendent of conquerors Genghis Khan and Timur
Who is Babur?
Historians term for the period of time when Mongol rule led to greater social, cultural, and economic stability that thrived along the Silk Routes
What is the Pax Mongolica?
This West African city developed into a center of trade and culture during the 1200s.
What is Timbuktu?
Main difference between the Ottoman/Mughal and Safavid empires
What is the differing sects of Islam/Shia and Sunni religious differences?
These five countries were the most significant of the European maritime empires in trade and colonization between 1450 and 1750
What is Spain, Portugal, Britain, France, and the Netherlands?
"I went to see the lighthouse on this occasion and found one of its faces in ruins. It is a very high square building, and its door is above the level of the earth. Opposite the door, and of the same height, is a building from which there is a plank bridge to the door; if this is removed there is no means of entrance."
What country does this text take place in
Egypt, at the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
"I went to see the lighthouse on this occasion and found one of its faces in ruins. It is a very high square building, and its door is above the level of the earth. Opposite the door, and of the same height, is a building from which there is a plank bridge to the door; if this is removed there is no means of entrance."
This excerpt is likely from what notable text about journeying through the Silk Routes.
What is Ibn Battuta's travelogue, The Rihla?
This Empire replaced the Empire of Mali with the capture of Timbuktu
What is the Songhai Empire?
Battle against the Ottomans that led to Safavid use of gunpowder in their military
What is The Battle of Chaldiran?
What was traded between continents on each leg of Transatlantic-Slave Trade/Triangular Trade
Europe to Africa (manufactured goods, textiles, rum)
Africa to Americas (enslaved people)
Americas to Europe (Sugar, Cotton, Tobacco)
Who is Genghis Khan (Mongol), Mansa Musa (Mali), and Akbar the Great (Muhgal)?