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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Silk Road

Which travel account did Ibn Battuta write after journeys across North Africa, Asia, and parts of the Silk Road world?

Answer

Rihla

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Silk Road

Which medieval empire made Samarkand its capital under Timur and turned it into a major center of scholarship?

Answer

Timurid Empire

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Silk Road

Which language family does Tocharian belong to, based on manuscripts found along the Silk Road in the Tarim Basin?

Answer

Indo-European

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Silk Road

Which Chinese oasis city, known for its vineyards and ancient caves, was called Gaochang in its historical kingdom?

Answer

Turpan

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• The Silk Road

Which religion founded by Mani in the third century spread widely along Silk Road routes?

Answer

Manichaeism

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Silk Road

Which precious stone from Khotan was traded across the Silk Road and became especially valued in China?

Answer

Jade

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• The Silk Road

Which oasis city in the Tarim Basin was an important Silk Road stop and is now known as Kashgar?

Answer

Kashgar

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Silk Road

Which Byzantine emperor received silkworm eggs from monks who reportedly smuggled them out of China around 552?

Answer

Justinian I

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• The Silk Road

Who coined the modern term “Silk Road” in 1877 for the network of routes linking China and Europe?

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Ferdinand von Richthofen

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• Feudal Japan And The Samurai

What was the 1592–1598 war in Korea launched by Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Japan called?

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Imjin War

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Feudal Japan And The Samurai

Who wrote The Book of Five Rings, a famous treatise on samurai strategy?

Answer

Miyamoto Musashi

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Feudal Japan And The Samurai

How many years did Japan’s Edo period last, from 1603 to 1868?

Answer

265 years

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