Expansion and Trade
How were goods transported?
By caravan, boats and ships
What are the shared knowledge and items that were shared during the Silk Road?
-Disease
-Religion
-Philosophy
-Science
-Music
-Art
-Politics
What would make a city state a good place for trade?
Near water, surrounded with agriculture, near all the other cities to act as a trade stop and easy travel
Where did the Black Death start/entered
A port through Sicily
Disdain
Unworthy or inferior
What are the middle ages
Medieval period- discovery and invention
What was the Silk Road
A trading network, route wear goods were transported from Northern Italy across the middle east
What is a city state
A city with an independent government and has a rural area around it
What carried the disease, where did it come from
Fleas on rats
Secular
Opposite of spiritual, physical
What discoveries spread through the Middle East
Math, astronomy and medicine
What are the Crusades
Holy war between Christian, Muslims and Jews fighting for a land called Jerusalam
What were all the positives that happened after the Black Death
More room and food, and more opportunities for the poor
Papacy
Office or head of authority for pope
How did art change from the Medieval times to the Renaissance
-The art gets more advanced and detailed
-Exposed to color
What were some ways the disease spread further
The Silk Road, and after when the population fled to the countryside bringing the disease with them
Guild
A group of merchants that set up rules for traders
How were City States so important in trade, what role did they have?
-The city states had trade routes and travelers would stop to trade in the middle
-Competition influenced more ideas and trade strategies
-Resources and goods were being imported and exported
-Not all the cities had the same resources and goods
-Surrounded by agriculture and lumber
How long did it take for someone to die once they have caught the disease
One week of sickness before they die
Mortality
Death rate at a high level