The Mongol Empire
What does the name Genghis Khan mean?
"Ruler of the universe."
How did the "Silk Road" get its name?
The name "Silk Road" comes from China's most important export: Silk.
Only the Chinese knew how to make silk. They guarded the secret closely.
The Chinese exchanged silk and other luxury goods for a wide range of other products.
What were the Crusades?
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the Holy Land.
What does OPCVL stand for?
Originally, Amazon only sold what kind of product?
Books
What year did Genghis Khan die?
1227
What are two goods that were brought to China along the Silk Road?
- Silk
-Horses
- Rare animals
- Paper
- Religions
- Pottery
- The Printing Press
- Technologies
How long did the Crusades last?
Waged over a span of 200 years, the Crusades were actually a series of short wars, most lasting no longer than three years.
"We ask God’s forgiveness for our souls’ bad inclination; the plague is surely part of His punishment..." This is a quote from what type of source? The person who wrote this quote in 1348 was from what country?
Primary, Syria
Which American president appears on a one-dollar bill?
George Washington
The Mongols divided their empire into _______ (number) parts called ________.
Four
Khanates
What regions did the Silk Road connect?
China to Central Asia and Europe.
What is one example of a feature that can be found in 13th century Italian architecture that reflects an Islamic architecture influence?
- Pointed arches
- Eight-pointed stars in mosaic walls and floors
This is an example of what type of source? Fill in the missing piece of information.
"The disease is transmitted... by _____, mainly from black rats and certain other ________, ... It produces high fever, agonizing pain... and it is usually fatal within five or six days... [T]he 14th-century pandemic clearly began in _________ (year) in the ports of Italy... brought in by merchant ships from Black Sea ports."
Secondary, fleas, rodents, 1348.
What is the name for a group of porcupines?
A prickle
How did the Mongols change Chinese society?
- Declared a new dynasty, with Kublai as the ruler of the Yuan.
- Changed China's government. Reduced the power of scholar-officials. Suspended civil service exams and placed his own followers in office. Game more power to regional officials.
-Creation of new social order. Society was divided into four groups. Mongols, Other Foreigners, People from Northern China, People from Southern China.
Who was a famous European explorer who traveled along the Silk Road with his father and uncle from 1275 to 1292?
Marco Polo
How many people are estimated to have died during the Crusades?
1.7 million
Fill in the blanks:
Plague is... caused by a specific organism (Bacillus pestis)... known in three forms… pneumonic (the ______), bubonic (the ________) and septicemic (the ________).
The disease is transmitted... by _______, mainly from black rats and certain other rodents
Lungs, lymph glands, blood, fleas.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
How did Genghis Khan organize his troops?
He organized his troops in groups of 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000 men. An officer chosen for his abilities led each group of fierce warriors.
How long would it take to travel the entirety of the Silk Road? Is this how trade along the Silk Road occurred?
The land route from Rome to the Chinese capital of Chang’an (modern Xi’an) was roughly 4,300-4,500 miles. A single traveler could make the journey in around a year. This is NOT how most trade occurred along the Silk Road.
Pope Urban II had two key goals with the Crusades. What were these two goals?
2. To get Christian kingdoms to stop fighting each other.
What were two examples of medical practices that took place during the Black Death that were dangerous and unsanitary?
- Bloodletting
- Boil-lancing
What is the most-ordered item at McDonald’s?
French fries.