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APWH Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Networks of Exchange | Trade routes |
| Change that occured during 1200-1450 | Trade routes expanded due to new technology and commercial practices |
| Silk Road | Main goods traded was silk, porcelain. Merchants only sold goods that could make a large profit. |
| Impacts of Silk Road | Some Chinese farmers had to scale back farming to produce luxury items. |
| Caravanserai | Guesthouses that merchants of the silk road could stay on, cross cultural connections formed when guests of varying cultures stayed near each other |
| Paper Economy | Made carrying cash/payment easier |
| Flying Cash | System where merchants could deposit money in one place and withdraw in another |
| Banking Houses | In Europe these began to crop up, used things such as credit and checks to hold merchants accountable for money |
| Kashgar | Major city near main Silk Road routes, near water which made it a good stopping point. Became larger and more powerful during the 1200-1450 period. |
| Monsoon Winds | It was critical for merchants to know these weather patterns. |
| Indian-Ocean Network | Bulk items because ships could store large amounts of things in their hull. Spices, textiles, and other common items were traded. |
| Magnetic Compass | Technological invention that helped travelers navigate the ocean using magnetic poles. |
| Astrolabe | Helped travelers know what latitude they were at. |
| Chinese Junks | Large ships that could hold lots of cargo. |
| Diasporic Communites | Communities where people that live there weren't always born there. Began to crop up due to Indian-Ocean Trade in Africa. |
| Zheng He | Sailor sent by Ming dynasty to enroll more states in Chinese's tributary system. These expeditions led to transfers of culture. |
| Camels | Greatly advanced the Trans-Saharan Trade networks. Camel saddles helped further domesticate these animals and they could hold cargo |
| Empire of Mali | Grew very powerful due to TST, had many connections with Dar-Al-Islam, the gold trade, also taxed trade routes in parts of Africa. |
| Mansa Musa | Emperor of Mali for a period, extremely wealthy and helped expand trade networks. |
| Baghdad's House of Wisdom | Place where intellectuals got together and translated ancient literature. Works translated here would later spur the Renaissance. |
| Gunpowder | Invention that traveled all the way from China to the west. Spread by Muslims and Mongols. |
| Hangzhou | City in China that urbanized and grew due to its proximity to the Grand Canal. |
| Baghdad | Declined during the 1200s and was eventually destroyed by Mongols. |
| Ibn Battuta | Traveler who documented his travels across Dar-Al-Islam . His accounts gave a firsthand account of what life was like during this time period. |
| Bubonic Plague | Example of a disease that spread through the networks of exchange. |
| Mongols | Group of people that dominated territory control from the 1200-1450s. Their huge empire controlled many trade routes |
| Empires that fell to the Mongols | Song Dynasty in China, Abbasid Empire in the Middle East. |
| Khanates | What Mongols called states, were ruled by Khans. |
| Pax Mongolia | Peace of the Mongols. The Mongols made trade routes safer and paid high prices for good, stimulating trade. |
| Uyghur Script | Language of Mongols. |
Created by:
Camille G
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