Silk Roads
This type of goods dominated Silk Road trade.
What are luxury goods?
This leader united the Mongol tribes.
Who is Genghis Khan?
These seasonal winds powered Indian Ocean trade.
What are monsoon winds?
This animal made desert trade possible.
What is the camel?
This term describes the blending of cultures.
What is syncretism?
All three trade networks spread this major religion.
What is Islam?
These roadside inns supported merchants and trade.
What are caravanserai?
This term describes the peace that allowed trade to flourish.
What is Pax Mongolica?
This Chinese ship design carried large amounts of cargo.
What are junks?
This empire grew wealthy from gold trade.
What is the Mali Empire?
This crop helped increase China’s population.
What is Champa rice?
These types of goods dominated long-distance trade.
What are luxury goods?
This empire made Silk Road trade safer.
What is the Mongol Empire?
This system used relay stations for communication.
What is the yam system?
This tool helped sailors determine latitude.
What is the astrolabe?
This city became a major center of trade and learning.
What is Timbuktu?
This traveler documented the Islamic world extensively.
Who is Ibn Battuta?
This network relied on camels and desert routes.
What is the Trans-Saharan trade network?
This financial tool allowed merchants to avoid carrying cash.
What are bills of exchange
This deadly disease spread partly due to Mongol trade routes.
What is the Black Death
This port city controlled a key trade chokepoint.
What is Malacca?
This valuable mineral was traded north from West Africa.
What is gold?
This disease killed about one-third of Europe.
What is the Black Death?
This network used monsoon winds for navigation.
What is the Indian Ocean trade network?
This city became a major Silk Road cultural and trade hub.
What is Samarkand?
This was the main long-term impact of Mongol rule on trade.
What is increased Eurasian connectivity?
This was the biggest advantage of Indian Ocean trade over land routes.
What is the ability to transport bulk goods?
This religion spread through trade in West Africa.
What is Islam?
This was a major environmental impact of increased trade.
What is deforestation (or overgrazing / soil depletion)?
This was the most important shared effect of all trade networks.
What is cultural diffusion?