Who unified the Silk Roads, making trade more efficient across Eurasia?

Goods on the Silk Roads were often packed in the saddlebags of a ______ caravan.

Buddhism spread widely throughout central and east Asia through merchants and changed as it spread.

Buddhist monasteries began to use lavish products despite the Buddhist ideal of rejecting material value.

Which form of Buddhism developed and spread across trade routes, emphasizing Buddha as a deity and compassionate works?

In the Sogdian city of Samarkand, Buddhists used ______ fire rituals into their religion.

The Black Death/bubonic plague led to nearly half of the European population dying between 1346-1348.

The Silk Roads acted as a conduit for both culture and ______.

Who were the Mongols (1206-1368)?

Who was Temujin better known as?

Instead of destroying or enslaving enemies, the Mongols ______ them into their military.

Which of the following was NOT a Mongol tactic for organizing their army?

The Mongols allowed conquered people to keep their religion.

Which region was the most difficult for the Mongols to conquer, according to the text?

The Mongols unified China into the ______ dynasty (1271-1368).

What was one reason the Mongols were eventually forced out of China?

How did the Mongol conquest of Persia differ from that of China?

What was the largest sea-based trade network before the Atlantic in the 1500s?

Ships in the Indian Ocean trade were larger so they could also trade ______ goods.

Which of the following were bulk goods traded in the Indian Ocean?

Which maritime innovation calculated latitude?

The monsoon winds were used to power ships in the Indian Ocean trade by using seasonal wind patterns.

Which dynasties saw great economic prosperity and export in China during the growth of Indian Ocean Trade Routes?

Islam was positive to merchant activity in the Indian Ocean trade.

What was the name of the kingdom that was important in the Indian Ocean Trade Routes around c.600-c.1200?

The 1258 sacking of ______ killed 200,000 people during the Mongol conquest.

Which goods were traded by the Swahili Civilization in the 8th century?

What was the dominant religion in the Swahili Civilization area due to Muslim merchants?

The Swahili language is a fusion of native _______ language and Arabic.

Which animal facilitated trade across the harsh deserts of the Sahara?

What were the main agricultural products of Southwest Africa during the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes period?

Which kingdom peaked in the 14th century and had a monopoly on the trade of horses and metals?

In the social hierarchy of West African civilizations, which group was at the bottom?

What is the term for when religions mix with others to create something new?

Which two belief systems combined in China to form Zen (Chan) Buddhism?

Which Chinese philosophies influenced moral, ethical, and metaphysical thought during the Song and Ming Dynasties?

The Swahili language is a fusion of which two languages?

Muslim merchants brought Islam to the ______ from the Indian Ocean.

Many Bantu people became Muslim due to the influence of Muslim merchants.

Which technological advancement allowed sailors to tack into the wind for more flexibility in travel?

What was the main consequence of medical advances in Cairo?

Physicians and pharmacists began to ______ their profession, requiring medical examinations and licensing.

Which city in China became one of the largest and most metropolitan cities with a population over 1 million due to increased trade?

Name one poet from Hangzhou whose poetry and literature flourished during the period of increased urbanization.

Who was the Muslim traveler that made a pilgrimage to Mecca and traveled through Persia, East African Coast, India, Mali, Spain, and elsewhere?

What are the two major categories of things that spread through trade networks during 1200-1450?

Champa rice spread from _______ to China and was drought resistant with faster harvests.

What was one environmental impact of the spread of Champa rice to China?

Bananas from Southeast Asia spread to Africa where _______-speaking people learned to plant and cultivate it.

Yams were a food staple for Bantu, but could now move to areas where yams couldn’t grow.

What was a major environmental effect of overgrazing in Great Zimbabwe?

Land in Europe was changed through deforestation and the Little Ice Age in the 1300s, resulting in large erosion of soil.

How did the Black Death primarily spread through trade networks?

What was a function of caravanserai along the Silk Roads?

Which trade network was a land-based route across Eurasia and North Africa for over 2,000 years and was significant in transporting ideas, technologies, and religion?

What type of goods were mostly exchanged on the Silk Road?

The decline in influence of the Silk Road, Indian Ocean Trade, and Trans-Saharan Trade was due to the rise of what?

Which trade network connected coastal regions of the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia and was facilitated by monsoon winds?

Which of the following was NOT a luxury item exchanged on the Trans-Saharan Trade routes?

The Trans-Saharan Trade was dominated by Arab and Berber traders.

What animal was important for facilitating trade across the Sahara desert?

All trade networks exchanged which of the following?

Trade networks were important in the economic development of the regions they connected.

Which religion was primarily spread on the Silk Roads?

Which religion was primarily spread on the Indian Ocean trade routes?

Which religion was primarily spread on the trans-Saharan trade routes?

Innovations in pre-existing transport and commercial technologies impacted the growth of trade, such as ________, forms of credit, and development of money economies.

Which geographical region did the Silk Road primarily cover?

Land-based transportation using _______ was important for the Silk Road and Trans-Saharan trade routes.

Which type of ships were used in the Indian Ocean trade?

Who controlled the Silk Road during its peak?

Chinese, Persian, and Indian merchants expanded the supply of _______ and porcelains for export.