1. deposits of___ a valued commodity were found in the Sahara Items on the Silk Road were transferred from one merchant to the next Along term disease benefit of the Silk Road A luxury good that came to symbolize the Silk Road and Wealth Buddhism spread along the Silk Road mixing with other gods creating? Over land long distance trade in America was difficult because it lacked? The rise of ___ led to a trade network from China to East Africa The spread of customs from ___ to Southeast Asia were voluntarily excepted Type of boats that started Indian Ocean trade

2. Salt Relay Trade Immunity to disease Silk bodhisattvasWheeled vehicles IslamIndiaJunks

3. Their political was similar to the independent city-states of the Greeks Trade across the Sahara was possible because of the ___ He encountered people who shared his faith and often spoke his language. He was also concerned about women and their lack of veils Largest empire during 3rd waveConstantinople now calledfell into the Dark Ages spread by black rats and the flees they carried term used to describe routes trans Sahara trade Powerful African state in the interior- emerged from gold trade

4. Swahili civilization Camel IslamIstanbulWestern Europe Bubonic plague Sand Road Great Zimbabwe Ibn Battuta

5. continued to exist and 1453 when conquered by Ottoman Turks Area encompasses Incan and Aztec empires 13-14th century –____ Empire experiences Bubonic Plague, anthrax or other diseases – ½ the population died Italian city of _____by 1000 CE as center of commerce – connection to merchants Black Sea and Atlantic coast in Java – large structure – 10 levels – 3 mile walkway – largest in world Swahili language came from ___was written in Arabic script

6. Mongols Mesoamerica Venice Byzantine Empire Borobudur Bantu