Silk Road
Identify 4 transportation or commercial technologies/innovations that encouraged the growth of interregional trade on overland routes.
Camel saddle, caravans, caravanserai, paper money, flying cash, bills of exchange, banking houses
Identify 3 regions or empires that the Mongols conquered in the 13th century
China, Song Dynasty, Central Asia, Persia, Southwest Asia, Abbasid Caliphate, Russian city-states, Eastern Europe
Identify 3 transportation technologies or innovations that facilitated exchange in the Indian Ocean.
New ships & ship designs (junks, dhows), stern rudder, lateen sail, compass, astrolabe, astronomical charts, monsoon wind knowledge
Identify an empire that was crucial to the expansion of trade in West Africa.
Mali Empire
Identify 2 new trading cities that emerged from the increased volume and expansion of trade routes.
Kashgar, Samarkand, Dunhuang, Bukhara, Constantinople, Tabriz, Baghdad, Calicut, Hangzhou
Identify 3 effects of the Mongol Empire on the Silk Roads
Safer, movement of more goods, movement of more belief systems, movement of more technology, increased communication (yam), incorporating conquered peoples into administration
Identify 6 luxury goods traded on the silk roads.
Silk, Porcelain, Tea, Spices, Pearls, Precious stones, Linen, Cotton, Furs, Persian rugs, Ivory, Glassware, Sugar, Leather, Silver, Gold, Wine, Perfume
Identify 3 belief systems/religions that diffused more widely as a result of Indian Ocean trade
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism