Africa, Mongols, Japan.

Savanna

A large flat area of land with very few trees in Africa.

Caravan

A group of people, animals, traveling together, long voyage

Quran

Islamic holy text

Trans-Sahara

Across the Sahara

Islam

Monotheistic beliefs based on teachings of Muhammad

Niger River

River ran though west African kingdoms (trade and transportation)

Salt and gold

Two most valuable goods traded trans - Sahara

Mansa Musa

Leader of Mali, famous pilgrimage to Mecca

Timbuktu

major trading city located along the Niger River

Yurt

circular tent of felt/skin on collapsilable.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

three ancient west African kingdoms in order of existence

Nomad

people with no permanent home, follow food, and water

Steppe

large flat area of land with very few tress in Asia

Clan

a group of people who are close knit and interrelated families

Gob I desert

vast desert in northern china/Mongolia

China and gunpowder

Mongols wanted to conquer china due to advancements such as gunpowder

Genghis kahan

leader of the Mongol empire at its peak

Marco polo

venetian explorer who wrote “II milione” about his experiences with the mongols

archipelogo

A chain of islands

Bushido

Feudal Japanese code of conduct for samurai

Feudalism

Political and social system where land is exchanged for services

Yayoi

First inhabitants of Japan

Origami

Paper folding art popularized in Japan

Shogan

Feudal Japanese military leader

Silk Road, where?

Through Asia from the East Coast into Western Europe

Silk Road, what was traded?

All types of goods; silk slaves, spices ideas and religion

Silk road, why was it significant?

It allowed for new ideas to be spread from one area of the world to another. This includes inventions and religions, arming techniques, and much more, including cultural diffusion.