General Knowledge
3 trading routes we learned about
Silk Roads, Indian Ocean Exchange, Trans-Saharan Trade
Empire that allowed for the growth of the Silk Roads
Mongol Empire
3 major world regions involved in Indian Ocean Exchange
East Africa, East Asia, South East Asia
3 things traded from Africa to Asia/Europe
ivory, gold, enslaved peoples
Definition: part of money economy; made trade more efficient and easier
paper money
leader & creator of Mongolian Empire
Genghis Khan
which is NOT a Silk Roads innovation:
-paper money
-flying cash
-lateen sails
-banking houses
lateen sails
winds that determined when and where merchants could sail
monsoon winds
major city in Mali Empire, hub for Islamic culture & scholarship
Timbuktu
definition: innovation for both horses & camels; helped carry large loads
saddles
blend of Confucianism & Buddhism; becomes official state ideology of Korea & widespread in Japan & Vietnam (great example of cultural exchange)
Neo-Confucianism
3 things that were spread from the East to the West
name 1 of the 2 cities on the west coast of India that become major trading & cultural hubs
Calicut & Cambay
Where did Mansa Musa go on his Hajj?
Mecca
What are 2 innovations from the Indian Ocean exchange?
the emergence & expansion of trade routes leads to 2 big things...what are they?
-world becomes larger/more interconnected
-increased literacy because of paper
2 important cities that develop on Silk Roads
Samarkand & Kashgar
dominant religion among Indian Ocean Exchange merchants
Islam
major Africa empire that grows because of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
Mali Empire
What are 3 innovations from the Silk Roads?
list 3 impacts of the Mongols
-largest land empire
-Pax Mongolica
-cultural exchange/stabilized trade routes
-Black Death:(
-decline of Feudal System
type of goods that grow in demand because of growth of Silk Roads and cities
luxury goods
Muslim admiral who had 7 great voyages during the Ming Empire; opened up Chinese trade to the known world
Zheng He
what world region was the Mali Empire located in?
West Africa
inns for merchants, traders, and travelers to rest that sprang up on the Silk Roads
caravanserai