Crops Places People Goods Traded Ideas and Culture
100
What is Rice?
A crop traded on the Silk Road. A special variation came into China from Vietnam and caused a population boom.
100
What is Banking House?
A building where one could go to withdraw paper money for credit.
100
Who is Marco Polo?
A Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who traveled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.
100
What is Steel?
An alloy made from Iron and carbon, which was used for tools and weapons,
100
What is Islam?
A Monotheistic Religion that spread all over the silk road, and is now the second largest religion in the world in terms of followers.
200
What is Banana?
A yellow berry traded on the Silk Road that we associate with Monkeys today.
200
What is Caravanserai?
A place where travelers could rest themselves and their animals.
200
Who are the Mongols?
A group of Nomadic peoples who conquered most of Asia and are called the exception to almost everything in history by John Green.
200
What are Chinese Goods?
Examples of these are: Silk, Porcelain, and Paper
200
What is Sinification?
The process of other cultures becoming similar to that of China's
300
What is Tea?
A crop that you can boil the leaves of in water to make a popular drink by the same name.
300
What is Samarkand?
A city in Modern Day Uzbekistan known for its mosques and mausoleums.
300
Who is the Abbasid Caliphate?
The third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who's capital was Baghdad.
300
What are Indian Goods?
Examples of these are: Spices, Precious Stones, Dyes, and Ivory
300
What is Chan (Zen) Buddhism?
A Syncretic Religion formed by Mahayana Buddhism meeting Daoism in China
400
What is Citrus?
A type of fruit that includes but is not limited to; lemons, limes, oranges, and grapefruit.
400
What is Constantinople?
The capital city of the Byzantine Empire, the Latin Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
400
Who is the Delhi Sultanate?
An Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years.
400
What are Persian Goods?
Examples of these are: Valuable Metals, Carpets and Rugs, and Textiles
400
What is Sikhism?
A Syncretic Religion formed by Islam meeting Hinduism in India
500
What is Grain?
A food Group that consists of the seed or fruit of cereal crops.
500
What is Xi'an
A large city and capital of Shaanxi Province in central China. Once known as Chang’an (Eternal Peace), it marks the Silk Road’s eastern end and was home to the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties' ruling houses.
500
Who is China
A country which is named after one of its dynasties, and also was a big power in Trade on the Silk Road.
500
What are Ideas?
Exists only in thought and Intangible, but spread far and wide. Some could even argue that they are better than any of the physical goods traded.
500
What is The Black Death?
This Primary source shows what event in history that influenced culture along the Silk Road
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Giacomo Borlone de Burchis, The Triumph of Death with The Dance of Death, 15th century






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