Chapter Thirteen Flashcards
Human migrations spread many useful plants and animals around the tropics by 1200 like?
Bananas yams and cocoa
The rainy and dry season in the Indian Ocean reflect the influence of?
The monsoons
The form of extensive agriculture that was used in subsaharan Africa?
Shifting cultivations
To accommodate the uneven distribution of rainfall, South Indian farmers?
Constructed elaborate irrigation canals
The empires of Mali in west Africa and Delhi in Southern Asia both utilized?
Islamic administration
The spread of Islam to lands south of the Sahara came about through?
A gradual and peaceful process
The Turkish invaders successfully invaded India due to?
The division of India into small states
The Delhi sultans controlled their empire in India by?
Terror and high taxes
Although the Delhi Sultanate had its problems It did provide?
A centralized political authority in India
The characteristic ship of the Arabian Sea?
Dhow
The largest, most technologically advanced ship in the Indian Ocean was?
Chinese junk
The different regional networks of the Indian Ocean trade were tied together by?
Commercial interests
Because of the trade through the Strait of Malacca, Malacca became an important port and?
also became a meeting place for traders from around the Eurasian world
The cultural blending associated with the expansion and spread of Islam from 1200 to 1500 can be seen by seen by examining
The design of mosques
The role the mosque played in Islamic society?
They were centers of learning and promoted literacy
