Silk Road
What factor made caravanserai essential to Silk Road trade?
Distance between settlements across deserts
The Mongol policy of meritocracy meant:
Leaders were selected based on loyalty and skill
Why was Malacca strategically important for trade?
It controlled the Strait of Malacca, a choke point for Indian Ocean trade
Which Swahili city-state flourished most from its coastal position?
Kilwa
Which network promoted the growth of powerful new trading cities such as Kashgar and Samarkand?
Silk Road
Bills of exchange allowed merchants to:
Deposit and withdraw money across long distances
Which later empire rose after Mongol decline in Central Asia?
Ottoman Empire
Which goods were exported from East Africa in Indian Ocean trade? (3)
Gold, ivory, and slaves
What geographic factor limited farming in the Sahara?
Small oases and lack of water
Chinese, Persian, and Indian artisans and merchants expanded their production of (4) ______ and porcelains for export; manufacture of iron and steel expanded in (5) ______ .
silk, Europe
How did Mongol control improve Silk Road trade?
They reopened routes and made them safer.
Which knowledge spread from the Islamic world to Europe via Mongol trade?
Mathematics and medicine
The growth of interregional trade in luxury goods was encouraged by significant innovations in previously existing transportation technologies, including the use of the compass, the (7) ___________ , and larger ship designs.
astrolabe
The expansion of empires—including (10) _________ in West Africa–facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into the economies and trade networks.
Mali or Timbuktu
Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including the (6) ____________Dynasty and _____________Khanates.
Yuan/Han, Mongol
On the Silk Road, innovations in previously existing commercial technologies included (2) __________, forms of credit, and the development of (3) ________ economies.
paper money, banking
Which part of the Mongol Empire ruled over Russia and Eastern Europe?
Golden Horde
The expansion and intensification of long-distance trade routes often depended on environmental knowledge, including advanced knowledge of the(9) _____________
monsoon winds
Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers, including during Chinese maritime activity led by Ming Admiral (8) __________ .
Zheng He
The devastation of cities like Kiev by the Mongols had which long-term effect?
Weakened city-states and strengthened Moscow’s power
There was continued diffusion of crops and pathogens, with epidemic diseases, including the (12) ___________ , along trade routes.
Black Plague/Bubonic Plague
The fate of cities varied greatly, with periods of significant decline and periods of increased (11) _____________ , buoyed by rising productivity and expanding trade networks.
population