2.7 Comparison of Economic Exchange Flashcards
What were the similarities and differences among the various networks of exchange in the period from 1200 to 1450?
What were the two main purposes of trading and these trade routes?
Economic prosperity, and proselytizing for religion.
What were two effects of trading and these trade routes?
Centralized government and standard currency.
What was the effect of trade on technology?
It resulted in the advancement of naval and navigational technology.
What was the effect of trade on labor?
More labor was required for the production of various goods.
How did the bubonic plague effect major societies?
It lead to the decline of cities, such as Constantinople.
Name 5 cities that were educational centers during 1200 - 1450.
Canton, Samarkand, Timbuktu, Cairo, and Venice.
