https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37 en-us 2020-09-08 23:33:32 UTC 2020-09-10 00:08:21 UTC hello@padlet.com mamiller43_1 https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733229812 The Tang Dynasty had invented printing, however then it was called woodblock printing. The practice involved blocks of wood that contained patterns within them, then they would be pressed on to the paper to print.]]> 2020-09-09 22:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733229812 mamiller43_1 https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733231698 Mainly practiced in the Middle East, Islam is one of the largest religions practiced in the world. About 24% of the world practices Islam, which is roughly 1.9 billion people.]]> 2020-09-09 22:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733231698 mamiller43_1 https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733232520 After uniting the nomad groups that had invaded China, he became a strong and ruthless leader for their military. By the end of the empire they had amassed 9 million square miles throughout Asia.]]> 2020-09-09 22:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733232520 mamiller43_1 https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733234014 The libraries had over 20,000 original manuscripts. Timbuktu had also become a large and popular city for trading in the Silk Road.]]> 2020-09-09 22:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733234014 mamiller43_1 https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733236249 Starting in China the Black Plague travelled to Europe from 12 boats that were docked in a Sicilian port. The plague had amassed 75 to 200 million death, becoming the largest and most deadly pandemic in history, finally ending in 1353.]]> 2020-09-09 22:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733236249 mamiller43_1 https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733239890 The Ottoman Empire was one of the strongest and long-lasting empire to exist, starting in 1299 to 1922. Throughout their rule they managed to end the Byzantine Empire, and many advances in science and the arts. Their land included countries like, Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Syria, a large portion of the North African coastal strip, and many more countries. They finally fell in 1922, due to their failed efforts in World War I aiding the Central Powers.]]> 2020-09-09 22:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733239890 mamiller43_1 https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733243546 The Crusades were a series of wars between Christians and Muslims in order to gain control of more holy sites throughout the Middle East. The end of the Crusades is marked by the fall of the city of Acre into the hands of the Muslim Mamluks. They had lasted from 1095 to 1291.]]> 2020-09-09 23:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733243546 mamiller43_1 https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733244950 The Roman Empire had become a role model in political affairs and many ideas involving modernized plumbing, their military, and foreign policy.]]> 2020-09-09 23:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733244950 mamiller43_1 https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733246931 At first Polo was a merchant in Italy, then at the age of 17 he travelled with his father and uncle through the Silk Road, meeting the ruler Kublai Khan when reaching the Mongol Empire. He inspired the next generation of travelers after his death in 1324.]]> 2020-09-09 23:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733246931 mamiller43_1 https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733249330 The Silk Roads allowed for people to travel within Eurasia for over one thousand years. The primary mode of transportation were camels because of their ability to travel days without having to stop for water. ]]> 2020-09-09 23:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mamiller43_1/kzo10jsn6hr7fw37/wish/733249330