Silk Road
One luxury good traded along this route.
porcelain, silk (spices, tea)
Name 2 leaders (khans) of the Mongols.
Genghis, Kublai, Ogedai, Hulegu, Ghazan
What type of good, such as timber or cotton, was traded along the Indian Ocean?
bulk goods
The number 1 invention that facilitated trade along Trans-Saharan routes
camel saddle
The ONE main religion that spread along all 3 routes of Unit 2
Islam
the state at the eastern end of the Silk Road
China!
Something the Mongols did that resulted in increased trade
protected the Silk Road
THE number 1 most important thing to know about if you're sailing in the Indian Ocean
monsoon winds
What does "trans" mean?
across
Zheng He <3
the term for a group of merchants who travel together AND the term for a rest-stop along a trade route
caravan, caravanserai
A positive element of Mongol rule/culture
religious tolerance, egalitarianism
ONE maritime technlogy/innovation of CHINESE origin AND ONE maritime technology/innovation of ARAB/INDIAN origin.
Chinese (compass, stern-post rudder, junk) Arab (astrolabe, lateen sails, dhows)
the term for spots in the desert where water could be drawn up, often creating towns or rest-stops for travelers
oases
Name 1 language that developed from the cultural mixing due to trade.
Swahili, Urdu
BOTH names for the disease that spread along the Silk Road and killed 1/3 of Europe
Black Death, bubonic plague
Name the 2 major cities they destroyed.
Baghdad, Kiev
THESE developed as merchants traveled around and settled down in new areas away from their homeland
diasporic communities
The 3 main "goods" traded along Trans-Saharan routes
gold, salt, slaves
Name one important city/location for each of the 3 trade routes.
Silk Road (Samarkand, Kashgar), Indian Ocean (Calicut, Malacca Strait), Trans-Sahara (Timbuktu, Cairo, Gao, Mogadishu)
With an increase in interregional trade of goods also came an increase in...
cultural exchange
Describe how the Mongols under Genghis Khan expanded.
conquering, allowed to surrender but would brutally attack if they didn't
This is the body of water in the Spice Islands (Indonesia) that many trade ships had to sail through
Strait of Malacca
The major Trans-Saharan trade route kingdom, the name of one of their kings, and the religion he practiced
Mali, Mansa Musa, Islam
Name all 3 travelers we talked about
Ibn Battuta, Margery Kempe, Marco Polo