Trans Saharan Trade
What was the main form of currency during the Trans-Saharan trade?
Cowry shells
What is the name of the communities that formed when traveling merchants stayed in the places they traded in?
Diasporic communities
What empire brought peace and stability to the Silk Roads?
The Mongols
What is Indian Ocean trade and the Silk Roads trade?
Indian Ocean was meritime based while the Silk Roads were on land.
What was the main religion spread through trade in Africa?
Islam
Why is trade across the Sahara desert more difficult that other trade routes?
Extreme and adverse weather.
What are 2 innovations that helped merchants travel across the Indian Ocean?
Lateen Sails, stern rudder, or the astrolabe
Caravanserai
They all employed a form of credit system, this allowed merchants to travel without currency.
What is another name for the Islamic trading community?
Dar al-Islam
What is one innovation that made trade easier along the Trans-Saharan trade routes?
The saddle.
The 3 goods that came from the Swahili coastal cities of Mombasa, Mogadishu, and Sofala
Slaves, ivory, and gold
What type of goods were transported along the Silk Roads?
Chinese porcelain and silk
How did culture diffuse differently in the Indian Ocean Trade Vs. the Silk Roads?
Indian Ocean trade created diasporic communities and inter-marriage that spread culture while Silk Roads spread through caravanserai.
Why were most merchants Islamic or converted to Islam?
Merchants were held in high regard (Because of Muhammad) which made Islam more appealing.
What commodities were traded across the Trans-Saharan trade routes?
Salt, gold, ivory and slaves.
What was the name of the Muslim city-state that became wealthy with a large navy that imposed fees on ships that passed through the Strait of Malacca?
Malacca (also spelled Melaka)
What was the effect of the increased demand for high quality products along the Silk Roads?
Proto-Industrialization (Producing more products for export than a given states population could use.)
What is the difference in cargo carried by Silk Road merchants and Indian Ocean merchants?
Silk Roads carried more valuable items while Indian Ocean carried less valuable commodities.
What religion did the leaders of trade-heavy states convert to?
Islam because of the connections with Dar al-Islam
Mali
The islands of modern-day Malaysia and Indonesia were known as the ______ islands
Spice Islands
This innovation, spread along the Silk Roads from China to Europe during the 13th century, significantly impacted literacy rates and paved the way for advancements in knowledge sharing, ultimately fueling movements like the Renaissance. What is it?
Papermaking (or printing technology)
These two empires both facilitated trade but used different systems: one maintained safety through a Pax, and the other through naval control. What are they?
The Mongol Empire and Srivijaya Empire.
How did religion/culture spread due to delayed ships?
Merchants would marry local women and convert the women to the merchant's belief system?