WH - Ch. 3
This road connected Asia to the Islamic Civilization.
What is the Silk Road.
The camel made this possible?
What was the Sand Road.
List 3 new navigational technologies that allowed for the Sea trade to expand.
This road connected Interior Africa to West Africa to the Mediterranean Sea.
What were the Sand Roads.
What was silk and other luxurious items because only items that were valuable would be taken along the route due to only small loads being carried. The luxurious items showed high status.
List 3 major items that were traded along the Sand Road.
What was salt, gold, copper and many other items.
The Green Revolution (agriculture products and irrigation techniques) that was part of the Islamic civilization spread through what source?
What was the Silk Road.
List 3 areas that were Arabic inventions.
What was algebra, radius of earth (astronomy), and medical standards.
What civilization ruled much of Asia during the Black Death?
What was the Mongol rule. Not only did the black death spread but ideas, people, goods were spreading from Asia to Europe
What was sea trade routes. Ships could carry items in bulk.
The city had a strategic geographic location, stable government, low custom duties and welcomed all groups of people.
What was the city of Melaka (Melacca).
This prevented trade routes to develop in the Americas.
What was... no horses, camels, ships, wheeled vehicles
This weather pattern affected sailing in the Indian Ocean.
What are monsoons.
During the 800s, China persecuted this religion and closed many of its temples.
What was Buddhism.
What civilization influenced the building of Angkor Wat?
What was India. It was originally a Hindu temple.
This group practiced Islam in West Africa.
What were the West African rulers and merchants in order to build trading relationships with the Islamic civilizations. Many still practiced their traditional religions or blended the two.
These countries sent people to study at Chinese schools and modeled cities after Chinese cities.
What was Korea and Japan; Korea was the only one to model their cities after Chinese cities.
This dynasty and ruler wanted to trade in order to expand its tribute system.
What was the Ming dynasty whose fleet of 300 ships was led by Zheng He. He is credited with opening up China and exporting many goods and ideas.
What was The Crusades. Trade continued with the Islamic nations and other countries. Ideas and technology flowed into Europe where they eventually led Europe to advance out of the Middle Ages.
How did the Mongol empire allow for cultural diffusion to take place throughout its empire?
Skilled workers were relocated from one region to a different region of the empire. This allowed for ideas, goods, technology, and culture to pass from one group of people to another.
What is Swahili civilization.
Who was Mansa Musa.
How did Buddhism change due to the Silk Road.
In this civilization, the government controlled much of the trade rather than individual merchants.
What was the Inca empire.
Why did China close trade after Zheng He died?
It closed trade due to: 1) elite saw it as a waste of resources, 2) believed that China had superior culture and if it was worth something, it would be brought to China, and more focus on the dangerous north border