Silk Road
What was the main purpose of the Silk Road?
Trading goods and ideas
Religion that believes in only one god.
Monotheism
After the fall of Rome, Europe entered the:
Dark Ages
“God, Gold, Glory” explains:
Reasons for European exploration
Buying and selling Africans for labor in the Americas (full vocab term)
Atlantic Slave Trade
Which items was commonly traded along the Silk Road? (three)
Silk, Tea, Spices
A center of learning in Baghdad
The House of Wisdom was:
What was trade like in Europe during the Dark Ages?
No long distance trade, only short distance (because of dangers)
The Columbian Exchange involved the transfer of:
Plants, animals, people, and diseases
Why did Europeans enslave Africans?
Indigenous populations declined from disease
The spread of cultural elements (ideas, styles, religions, technologies, languages) from one society to another, driven by interactions like trade
Cultural Diffusion
Which subjects was studied at the House of Wisdom?
Algebra, Medicine, Architecture, Engineering
Feudalism was based on:
Land and Protection
Which disease greatly affected Indigenous peoples?
Smallpox
A journey by enslaved Africans across the Atlantic
The Middle Passage
Which continents were connected by the Silk Road.
Europe, Asia, Africa
King of Mali in West Africa who spread wealth and Islam on his Hajj
Mansa Musa
The Catholic Church was powerful because it:
Controlled culture, education, and religion (sacraments)
Conquistadors were:
Spanish soldiers and explorers
What was the impact the slave trade had on both Africa and Americas?
Depopulation
This famous Italian explorer and merchant traveled the Silk Road to China in the 13th century and served under the Yuan Dynasty emperor, later documenting his travels in a widely influential book.
Marco Polo
How did Islamic achievements influence European exploration?
Islamic scholars preserved knowledge Europeans later used
The ranking of members in social groups based on the power, influence, or dominance they exhibit, whereby some members are superior or subordinate to others
Social Hierarchy
Mercantilism is an economic system where:
Colonies enriched (made rich) the mother country
What is this quote referring to? “I was soon forced below the decks, where I encountered a stench I had never experienced before. The loathsome smell and the cries of my fellow captives made me so sick and weak that I had no desire to eat. I wished for death to relieve me, but the white men forced me to eat and severely flogged me when I refused. I had never faced such cruelty, and although I feared the water, I wished I could have jumped overboard.” (:The Life of Olaudah Equiano)
Middle Passage on Slave ship