Silk Road
What natural phenomenon was used in the Indian Ocean Trade?
What were the main items traded in the Trans Saharan trade?
Gold and salt (salt from the north, gold from the south)
Did traders in the americas use the wheel?
No
What type of goods were primarily traded on the Silk Road?
Luxury goods
A trading society in Indonesia that controlled much of the Indian Ocean Trade by controlling the Strait of Malacca and the Spice Islands
Srivijaya
A state that grew wealthy by taxing all people and goods entering and leaving its borders. It also developed iron-smelting early on which increased its power
Ghana
Why didn't trade in the americas flourish as much?
Lack of large animals made it harder to transport large quantities of items long distances.
What is a caravanserai?
A roadside inn, acting as a fortified rest stop for merchants and caravans along major Afro-Eurasian trade routes, particularly the Silk Roads
Lateen sails, bulk ships such as dhows and junks, the magnetic compass, the astrolabe
This state became immensely rich by having control over the goldfields and holding a monopoly on gold. Its city of Timbuktu became a world-renowned center for Islamic scholarship, book trading, and commerce
Mali
What major asset did the Incas have for trading and what did they trade?
Their intricate road system, which facilitated the movement of potatoes, maize, and textiles
What were the two branches of Buddhism and which was more popular?
Theravada and Mahayana, Mahayana was more popular
Its capital, Angkor, was the largest pre-industrial city in the world, utilizing an intricate irrigation system that improved rice cultivation. It housed the Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious monument .
A revitalized Mali empire which exceeded Mali's power. It developed the slave trade, continued Timbuktu's influence, and controlled the gold and salt trade.
Songhai
What was the Turquoise Road?
It connected the Ancestral Puebloans (Chaco Canyon) in the American Southwest with the Aztecs in Mesoamerica. They swapped turquoise for cacao and exotic bird feathers (macaws).
The Silk Road made the East and West interdependent. What did each trade with each other?
The East (primarily China) traded silk, porcelain, and paper. The West (the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Central Asia) traded horses, glassware, and precious metals.
Great Zimbabwe
A powerful, centralized state in Southern Africa that thrived through its connection to the Indian Ocean trade network and developed through its connection to the gold trade. It had massive stone enclosures, taxed its neighbors, and controlled trade routes.
Compare Mansa Musa and Ibn Battuta
Mansa Musa was the emperor of the Mali Empire and famously lowered the price of gold on his hajj through his random generosity. His hajj increased Mali's fame.
Ibn Battuta was essentially the Islamic equivalent of Marco Polo. He traveled the world, also went on a hajj, and documented his adventures in the "Rihla."
What was geography's influence on trade in the Americas?
Moving from North to South means crossing vastly different climate zones (deserts, rainforests, mountains), which made the spread of crops and technology much slower than the East-West axis of Eurasia