Asian Empires Vocab

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Silk Road

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An ancient trade route extending East to the West some 4,000 miles and linking luxury goods from China to the Roman Empire

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trade route

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A well-defined track or path usually for traders on a caravan

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caravan

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A company of travelers journeying together, as across a desert or through hostile territory

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cultural diffusion

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Refers to the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior to different societies

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China

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The name for a fragile type of pottery called porcelain

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jade

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A type of green stone used for jewelry or other decoration

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Byzantine Empire

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The eastern part of the later Roman Empire that didn't fall but instead grew when Constantine renamed the capital Constantinople. Known for the Eastern Orthodox church and for being in a great trade location in the west.

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Mughal Empire (also Moghul)

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A Muslim Empire in India that used the Hindu caste system as its social class and served as Middlemen along the Silk Road.

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Ottoman Empire

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A small Muslim state controlled originally by the Turks, it spread rapidly and conquered the Byzantines.

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Mongol Empire

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Protectors of the Silk Road routes. Largest land empire ever. Founded by Ghenghis Khan.