Post-Classical Asia/Africa

Mansa Musa

• Had a lot of money

• Was from Mali

• Went on a trip to Mecca

• Was a Muslim

What is the historical context for the rise of the Mongols?

• Generous spirits of their culture

• a culture that emphasized strong warriors

• a military filled with archery and horsemanship skill

• Trade with the Americas

What achievement is associated with Post-Classical China (Sui, Tang, Song, and Ming Dynasties)

• National Paper Currency

• The wheel

• Stirrups

• onion domes

How did the Umayyad Caliphate gain power and spread Islam throughout North Africa

• Through campaigns to dig wells

• Through trade with Central Asia

• Military conquest

• Through syncretism with Christianity

A golden age is

• A time of prosperity

• A time of terror and destruction

• A time where citizens are typically are given bars of gold

• A timer where most citizens have gold teeth

The Mongols controlled

• North and South America

• Japan

• Land from China to Europe

• Every single inch of land in Asia

Part of the reason why Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great were able to conquer and maintain huge empires was their

• Pure luck

• contact with the Catholic Church

• Buddhism

• toleration

Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and Zheng He were all

• Tik Tok stars

• All Christians

• secondary sources on warfare

• primary sources on culture and travel

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai thrived because they

• were cooler than everyone else

• made use of machine guns

• traded diamonds for ivory

• traded gold for salt

The Mongols

• Discouraged trade

• Promoted trade