Term Limits
A person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale
Producer
exchange of goods and ideas from one culture to another
Cultural Diffusion
What was the dominant religion of the Sand Road?
Islam
What is the religion that spread from India and Nepal?
Double Jeopardy: Is it a monotheistic or a polytheistic Religion. What do those words mean?
Hinduism
Double Jeopardy: Polytheistic (Many Gods)
Monotheistic - 1 God.
Who spent 24 years traveling the Silk Road?
Marc Polo
A person who purchases goods for personal use
Consumer
What was the importance of the Silk Road?
It was established primarily to exchange luxury goods between the East and West. It served as a vital link between major powers, such as the Byzantine Empire and China.
What Pack animal did Traders use to travel the Sand Road?
Double Jeopardy: Why were they important?
Camels!
DJ: They could travel for long distances without much water carrying up to 400 pounds.
What religion spread from India and China and is notable for its lack of God?
Buddhism
What Empire did the Crusades take place in?
Double Jeopardy: How did that lead to their decline?
The Ottoman Empire
DJ: The instability during the Crusades led to traders seeking new routes to Asia.
A person who buys, sells, and trades goods; they often acted as middlemen and rarely traveled the entire length of the trade routes.
Merchant
What were items that were traded along the Silk Road? DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Include one item from (1) China; (2) India; (3) Siberia/Central Asia; (4) Rome/Byzantine Empire
Items included silk, gunpowder, paper, and porcelain (China); cotton textiles and precious stones (India); furs, horses, and livestock (Siberia/Central Asia); and glass and gold (Rome/Byzantine Empire).
How did the Ghana Empire rise to power?
Double Jeopardy: How did they fall?
Rise: Became Wealthy by serving as a middle man for merchants from other areas.
Fall: Conquered by the Mali Empire.
How did Trade encourage "Cultural Diffusion?"
Trade encouraged this because as merchants traveled, they brought their religions, languages, and technologies (like math and papermaking) to new regions.
What were the Crusades?
A Series of Holy Wars led by Christian Europe after reports came that the Ottoman Muslims were persecuting the Christians.
A system of making and trading things of value, typically divided into "goods" and "services"
Economy
Why did countries want to trade? How was it beneficial?
Trade allowed regions to learn from one another, resulting in richer, more diverse cultures.
Economically, it made merchants very wealthy and provided access to luxury items not available locally
How did the Songhai Empire Rise to Power?
Double Jeopardy: How did they Fall?
Rise: They broke away from the Mali Empire
Fall: They failed to advance their technology, which left them vulnerable.
The religion of the Byzantine Empire
Double Jeopardy: What is the Capital of the Byzantine Empire
Christianity
DJ: Constantinople
the spread of diseases, the prevalence of slavery, and the danger of the routes themselves, where it was easy for travelers to get lost. What kind of effects?
Negative Effects.
The amount of a good or resource available (e.g., China had a secret supply of silk).
Supply
How did supply and demand influence trade?
Trade began because of specific demands: Romans wanted silk from China, and Asia wanted gold from the Romans. Later, increased demand for Eastern goods like spices encouraged merchants to find more efficient ways to trade, eventually leading to the use of ships.
How did the Mali Empire Rise to Power?
The Mali Empire gained immense wealth and power by controlling the gold trade and consolidating West African state
Tell me about the Mongol Empire:
How did it Rise? How did it fall?
Rise of the Mongol Empire
Lead by Genghis Khan
Stretching from China to Caspian Sea
Gained control through vicious raids and invasions
Results of uniting such a large area
Revival of trade along Silk Road (Pax Mongolica)
Silk Road is more secure and organized
Largest contiguous empire in world history
Nearly 16 Million People today can trace their ancestry back to Genghis Kahn
Fall: The Empire Fell after subsequent leaders were not strong enough to keep it together.
the spread of scientific advancements (astronomy and math), increased literacy to study religious texts (like the Quran), and the introduction of new foods that transformed diets are considered what kind of effects of the Silk and Sand Road?
Positive Effects!
The desire of consumers for a specific good (e.g., Romans had a high demand for silk, while Asians demanded Roman gold)
Demand
How does Geography influence the development of Trade? Double Jeopardy: Tell me about the different Silk Road Terrains.
These different environments produced unique goods that other regions lacked, creating a necessity for trade.
Double Jeopardy: Geography divided Eurasia into environmental zones. Outer Eurasia (China, India, Middle East) was warm and well-watered, making it perfect for agriculture, while Inner Eurasia (Central Asia) was harsher and drier, suited for pastoral people.
What was the importance of Timbuktu in Mali?
Timbuktu was a major destination on the Western trade route and became a center for arts, culture, and education in West Africa.
What are the benefits of Trade? How did trade make people better off?
On the positive side, trade led to cultural diffusion, allowing regions to develop richer cultures through the exchange of ideas like Islamic math and astronomy.
Led to flourishing cultural centers like Timbaktu
Made Merchants and producers incredibly wealthy.What are the drawbacks of Trade? (Did Trade make People Better Off?)
Led to the spread of Disease
Slavery
Conquest of other areas and regions. (The North of Africa became Muslim by Conquest.)