Name: ____________________________
Date: __________________________________
Travels of the Lute Map Hunt
Created by Sarah Hleyhel, History and English student at the University of Toronto Mississauga.
Using the various features of the GIS Map, find the answers to the following questions.
Cities
1.
This city, previously known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is at the crossroads of two continents:
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2.
_____________________ was the largest town in Scotland during the late medieval and early modern
periods. It was also the economic, political, and cultural centre of Scotland.
3.
Name two cities (one in Iraq and one in Spain) that were important centres of translation.
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4.
What was the eastern capital of the Roman Empire? In terms of geographical location, do you notice
anything special about this city?
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5.
Why was Damascus such an important city?
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6.
Why is city of Mecca (in modern day Saudi Arabia) significant?
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Name: ____________________________
7.
Date: __________________________________
What happened to the city of Karakorum when the Chinese invaded in 1388?
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Empires
8.
What are some important characteristics of the Tang Dynasty in China?
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9.
List one way in which the Mongol Empire differed from other empires.
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10. How are the roots of the Mongol and Mughal Empires connected?
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Rulers
11. Which two monarchs in Britain played the lute? ________________ _________________
12. What was Genghis Khan’s birth name? What does “Genghis Khan” mean?
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13. What religion did the Mughal Emperor Akbar adhere to, and what was his approach to religious
diversity within his Empire?
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Name: ____________________________
Date: __________________________________
14. At the height of its power in the mid-13th century, the Mongol Empire encompassed how many miles
of territory? ________________________________
15. From this list of modern countries, circle those that were part of the Mongol Empire in the mid-13th
century.
France
Spain
Mongolia
Morocco
China
Afghanistan
Iraq
Egypt
Iran
Pakistan
Italy
Germany
Travellers (Humans and Their Music)
16. When did the lute arrive in Scotland?
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17. What is the “qunburi”?
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18. Rabban Bar Sauma had to travel a long distance from Baghdad in order to reach Constantinople. How
many kilometres separate these cities along a straight line?
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19. Marco Polo had to travel a long distance from his home in Venice to the court of Kublai Khan. How
many kilometres separate these places along a straight line?
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20. Do all scholars accept the authenticity of Marco Polo’s observations of China? Why or why not?
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Name: ____________________________
Date: __________________________________
Please cite this resource as:
Hleyhel, Sarah. “Travels of the Lute Map Hunt.”, from Travels of the Lute: A Digital
Humanities Resource for Teaching and Learning World History, directed by
Mairi Cowan and Elaine Goettler. Toronto: University of Toronto, 2014.
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