chapter 3 terms Flashcards
silk roads
trade routes that went from China to the Mediterranean caravans traveled along the routes as well as merchants
Sea Roads
trade routes that traveled over the seas from China to India the cost to get transportation were lower than the silk roads because boats could carry out more people
srivijaya
A place in which buying and selling, building, and religious change occurred this was a kingdom which dominated the sea roads
angkor wat
A temple complex for Hinduism which was the largest religious structure at the time located on Mount Maru
swahili civilization
emerged in the 18 century with commercial city states located along the eastern Africa coast
great zimbabwe
A powerful state which peaked in 1250 to 1350 cause of its connection to trade gold. The state was wealthy 
Arabian camel
an animal that could survive 10 days without needing any water causing it to be able to travel long distances across the Sahara
Trans Saharan slave trade
slaves had to go on a trek across the Sahara desert about 5500 slaves made the travel in order to be placed under new ownership in Islamic north america
timbuktu
A major trading city where Muslim teachers judges scholars are living there they are wealthy city with a king
house of wisdom
an academic center establish in Baghdad by al-mamun with Greek text mutazalites and philosophies
chaco phenomenon
in Chaco canyon settlements began to emerge in 25,000 mi.² they were 150 settlements and great houses
pochteca
aztec professional merchants who took on large trading expeditions they had wealth and became higher up in the social hierarchy and were magnates of the land
American web
in 1000 to 1504 wide connections began to emerge at Cahokia, chaco canyon, meso america, and the inca empire. they were all connected by trade and commercial activity
