Exam 3 Flashcards
What were the effect of the Silk Road
Diffusion of languages, diffusion of bronze metallurgy, diffusion of horse-based technologies, adoption of silk as a luxury item, spread of the art of making silk, religious adoption of silk, spread of Buddhism, spread of disease
What are examples of religious adoption of silk
Christians buying Islamic silk and a Persian trader named Ramisht commissioned a silk covering for the Kaaba
What did Chinese peasants begin to do once silk started becoming more popular
They abandoned agriculture and started manufacturing luxury goods
What happened in cities where Buddhist monasteries were built
They became places of learning and commerce
Why did the Jie people become Buddhist
Because their leader was converted by a monk from Central Asia
What happened when Buddhism spread to rich oasis towns
It became more focused on the material world
What form of Buddhist spread widely among the masses
Mahayana Buddhism
What is Mahayana Buddhism
A belief in the divinity of the Buddha
What happened when Buddhism spread to Samarkand
It incorporated Zoroastrian fire rituals
What happened when Buddhism spread to regions of India effected by Roman conquest
The Buddha appeared more Roman
How did disease contribute to Christianity and Buddhism
It made them more appealing
What happened to the Roman and Han empires
They were devastated by smallpox, measles, plague, and malaria
What happened along the Mediterranean Coast
It was wiped out by bubonic plague brought from India, Ethiopia, and Egypt
How did disease contribute to the seizure of America
Indigenous people were quickly wiped out by New World diseases
What did Malay sailors distribute to Madagascar
Bananas, coconuts, and taro
What did the sea trade routes cause people to develop
More efficient sails, schools, astronomical instruments, and compasses
Where did the sea trade routes transmit Christianity
Axum and Kerala
What did sea trade routes do in the India Ocean basin and Alexandria
Developed communities of Indian traders
What did the sea trade routes transmit to Southeast Asia
Hinduism, Buddhism, and South Asian political ideas
What did the Tang and Song dynasties encourage
Maritime trade
What was a consequence of the expansion of Islam
Development of a maritime culture around the Indian Ocean
What Indian customs were absorbed into Southeast Asia
Indian alphabets were used to make Southeast Asian languages and Indian artistic forms were incorporated into sculpture and architecture
What was a characteristic Southeast Asian rulers shared with Indian rulers
The assumption of the title of god-king
What is an example of the devotion to Hinduism and Buddhism of the Sailendra kingdom
The building of Borobudur
What is Borobudur
A mountain-shaped structure shaped like a path which represents the journey from ignorance to enlightenment
What is the Angkor Wat
Hindu architecture in the Angkor kingdom
What resulted from demand for East African goods
The development of a merchant class on the East African coast
Who settled in the Swahili civilization
Arab, Indian, and Persian merchants
What language contributed to Swahili most
Arabic
What resulted from the sand roads
Development of the Niger River Valley civilization and development of urban clusters
What allowed trade across the Sahara
The introduction of the camel
What were the two wealthiest kingdoms in West Africa
Ghana and Mali
What was a gender-related result of the growing West African economy
A caste system and gender roles developed and male slaves were present along with female slaves
Who facilitated the spread of the Black Death
The Mongols
What was the difference between the silk and sand trade routes
The silk roads were predominantly east-west routes
What region linked East Asia to the Mediterranean world
Central Asia
What was the purpose of Borobudur
A place to venerate and worship
Where did the western end of the Silk Road traverse through
Persia