Unit 2.3 Review

What is the blending or joining of cultures, religions, and languages?

• Neo-Confucianism

• Syncretism

• Cultural Infusion

• Blending

This made the Silk Road stable as it provided merchants inns for water, rest and resources.

• Caravan Stop

• Abumashi

• Caravanserai

• Rest Stop

This man made a pilgrimage to Mecca with a wealth of riches. Due to this trip the world learned of the riches in Africa, namely gold.

• Abud Abi

• Mansa Musa

• Marco Polo

• Muslim

Select three technological innovations that made sea travel safer and easier.

• Astrolabe

• Rutter

• Magnetic Compass

• Lateen Sail

• Stern

Kublai Kan was served by this man for 17 years before he returned home to sell his book that sparked European interest in Asia.

• Mansa Musa

• Ibn Battuta

• Malacca

• Marco Polo