History 1.4.1 Flashcards
To trade one thing for another without using money.
barter
A group of traders who travel together.
caravan
The spread of cultural practices and ideas from one culture to another.
cultural diffusion
The mutual exchange of ideas, goods, or traditions between different cultures.
cultural exchange
The trade routes through the Indian Ocean that brought civilizations in the East and West into contact with one another.
Indian Ocean trade network
Something that represents a standard value and can be traded for goods or services. Examples: Money, gold
medium of exchange
A trader
merchant
The process of becoming an expert at providing one type of product orservice.
specialization
A network of trade routes that crossed the Sahara desert and connected sub-Saharan Africa with the Mediterranean Sea.
trans-Saharan trade network
List the 5 eras (and what trade was like in those eras)
Ancient times, Classical era, Post-classical era, Early modern era, Later modern era