AP world unit 2 Flashcards
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Omani Merchants were very good ocean traders, because they understood what?
Weather patterns/environmental issues (monsoon winds)
The expansion of the mongol empire led to what afro-eurasia political development?
The collapse of previously existing states, such as the song dynasty
The breakup of the Mongol empire into separate Khanates during the mid thirteenth century was connected to what development.
Mongol tradition emphasized personal loyalty making it hard to establish long lasting centralized dynasty rule, leading to a civil war.
How did the mongols effect the silk road.
Increased trade because it helped connect more regions of Eurasia economically and commercially.
What main way did the mongols help people on the silk road stay safe.
The provided security to the route,
Increasing regional interactions led to what development in the Indian ocean.
The introduction of new cultural traditions,.
Voyages by merchants were very effective due to.
Their understanding of moonsoon winds patterns.
Rulers in the Indian ocean used expanding trade networks to do what.
Facilitate state development.
A development in the trans Saharan trade networks was
The geographic range f the networks increased because of improved commercial practices.
A reason the trans Saharan trade networks increased was
innovation in transportation technology such as the caravan allowed Merchants to carry larger loads and protect themselves.
Explanation of effects of expansion of the Mali empire on the trans-saharan trade networks
it facilitated commercial growth by expanding how many people participated in the trade networks
China was a ____ society
Patriarchal
China involved a system where ______ ___-bind
Rich women foot
What country had the printing press for paper
China
What country had maritime tech and what tech was it
China, and sailing tech, lateen sails, stern rubber, magnetic compass and astrolabe.
China dominated what water trade
Indian ocean trade.
Trans-saharan trade was thriving because of what two things
camels and caravans (big traveling groups.) (possibly oasis’s too)
What did the crusades lead to
Trade
who wanted each other’s goods they had
Western and eastern people wanted goods they others had,
China and Europe wanted what from eachother
China wanted - silver gems and gold, Europe wanted - silk paper gunpowder
Coastal cities of Mombasa Sofala and Mogadishu exported
Slaves gold and ivory
Mali and Ghana were related closely to what trade and what leader
Gold and Mansa Musa
Islam had three effects which are
Religion spread, trade increase and disease spread
Mansa musa african ruler was what religion?
Islamic
What caused the spread of the black plague
Trade (also fleas and rats)
What were the intellectual advancements
Arabic numerals and decimal system
How were the mongols during war
Devestating military force, ruthless, etc
How were the mongols during peace,
Pax mongolia, security of silk road, and religous tolerance
Mongols spread what disease
Black death
The plague was spread to who?
Everyone mostly cuz of trade
What is synchronism
When two religions mesh into one
What is synchronism
When two religions mesh into one
Synchronism involved what place
Angkor wat
Ibn battuta vs marco polo
Ibn battuta traveled for religous reasons but marco traveled focused on trade routes
Marco polo was ___ and ibn battuta was a ___
Italian and muslim scholar
How did islam affect the indian ocean trade
It made trade increase, because islam supported trade/merchants
What is a diasporic community and what happened in them
they were settlements of people away from their homeland, in these communities people introduced their own cultural traditions into different indigenous cultures.
