Chapter 7 Flashcards
The earliest long-distance traders in the Sogdiana area were the
Ferghnaese
General Zhang Jian is credited with introducing what to China?
Alfalfa and wine grapes
Critical to the functioning of the Silk Road were?
pastoralists who provided animals, handlers, and protection along the road
What military technologies did the Silk Road spread?
chariot warfare, mounted bowmen, and the stirrup
Turkish nomads were noted to live in what form of dwelling?
portable felt huts
The mariners involved in the Indian Ocean trade were
a multilingual and multiethnic group
The Indian Ocean Maritime System forged economic and social ties between
East Africa, Arabia, India, China, and Southeast Asia
Ships in the Indian Ocean Maritime System were better prepared for long-distance travel than the Greeks because
they could take advantage of monsoon winds to drive their ships
One difference between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean seafaring was that
Mediterranean seamen rarely sailed far from shore
A significant difference between ships of the Indian Ocean and those of the Mediterranean was
triangular lanteen sails, bitumen calk of boat bottoms, rare use of oars, and pierced planks tied together.
The early inhabitants of the East African island of Madagascar came from
the islands of Southeast Asia
Why was maritime trade better in Southeast Asia than in Western Asia?
Ports had better access to freshwater and could sustain a permanent settlement
Family life in the Indian Ocean coastal areas was considered more cosmopolitan because
blended families were bicultural and bilingual
The best primary evidence of early Saharan history consists of
a vast number of rock paintings and engravings
Which animal was most important to Saharan transportation?
camels
What natural resource provided the incentive to trade for southern Saharan dwellers?
salt
The most convincing evidence indicates that camels were introduced to the Sahara from
Arabia
The agricultural area bordering the Sahara Desert is called the Sahel, which in Arabic literally means
prarie and plains
The importance of trans-Saharan trade was that it
connected North and South Africa.
The savannah region of Africa was characterized by
long grasses and scattered forests
Africa is the home to approximate how many languages, emphasixing its diversity?
250
The most important African network of cultural exchange can be described as
mainly internal folk migrations within sub-Saharan Africa
According to a theory for explaining cultural unity in the sub-Saharan areas, populations moved into the Sahel because of
climate change
The development of metallurgy in Africa involved
iron
