Unit 2 - Networks of Exchange Flashcards
(41 cards)
What was the purpose of the compass and astrolabe?
To help navigators know their location and direction
What was the purpose of new sail designs in 1200-1450?
To allow for more direct travel
What was the purpose of larger ship designs in 1200-1450?
To allow a greater volume of trade
What was the impact of the compass/astrolabe?
Navigators could more accurately reach their destination; sped up the rate of trad
What was the impact of new sail designs in 1200-1450?
Sailors were no longer held at bay by winds; sped up trade
What was the impact of larger ship designs in 1200-1450?
Increased amount of regional trade
What was an effect of the voyages of Ming Admiral Zhenghe and his Treasure Fleets?
Voyages were canceled after Ming died - He came to the conclusion exploring the Indian Ocean was too costly and provided the Middle Kingdom no benefit
Timbuktu
A trade city that travelers would enter into to trade after crossing the Sahara Desert.
Caravans
A group of people and animals traveling together over long distances.
How did advances in tech. (ie. camel saddles) benefit Trans-Saharan merchants?
They increased the amount of goods that could be traded.
Mansa Musa
An emperor of the Mali Empire
Why did the Mali Empire flourish in 1200-1450?
Access to major trade routes (the Trans-Saharan trade route)
Gold and salt trade
_____ was that religion that played the largest role in linking Sub-Saharan Africa to the rest of Afro-Eurasia
Islam
How did Buddhism spread to East Asia?
Spread across the network of exchange
________ and ________ laid the cultural foundation in Southeast Asia.
Buddhism; Hinduism
Where did Ibn Battuta travel?
Middle East
Central; South; Southeast; East; North Asia
West; East Africa
Where did Marco Polo travel?
Europe
Middle East
Central; South; East Asia
What were the effects of Ibn Battuta’s travels?
Rihla - the most complete travel log of any other traveler of his time
Describes life in Africa/Asia
Provides historians a lot of knowledge
What were the effects of Marco Polo’s travels?
Gave outsiders insight on Mongolian and Kublai Khan life/culture
Bubonic Plague
A plague spread from Central/East Asia into the rest of Afro-Eurasia that killed millions.
Diasporic
A group that has been dispersed/moved outside its traditional homeland
What effect did the introdution of new foods to different regions have?
It helped increase and diversify caloric intake
What crops were introduced into Africa from Southeast Asia in 1200-1450?
Bananas and Citrus fruits
What were the three main trade networks in 1200-1450?
The Trans-Saharan trade network
The Silk Roads
The Indian Ocean trade network
