Period 2 - Economics Flashcards

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Llamas

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The principal pack animal in the Andes and the Americas.

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2
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Transregional Trade

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Trade that occurred between world regions.

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3
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Galleys

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Oared ships with small square sails used for coastal navigation.

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Coastal Navigation

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Navigation that occurs along the coast as opposed to opean oceans or seas.

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Open-Water Navigation

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Navigation that occurs in open seas or water.

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6
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Suez Isthmus

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75-mile-wide strip of land that lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, and is the boundary between the continents of Africa and Asia.

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Indian Ocean Maritime Network

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Sea lanes that connect Eats Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia with China and Japan.

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East African trade goods

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Ebony, ivory, animal products, and wood carvings.

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Arabian trade goods

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Copper, myrth, frankincense, and dates.

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South and Southeastern Asia trade goods

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Porcelain, silk, jewels, cotton textiles, spices, and foodstuffs.

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11
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Dhows

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A ship which uses triangular lateen sails.

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Lateens sails

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Triangular sail that allowed travel even when the wind is not directlyat your back.

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13
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Monsoon Winds

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Strong winds that come durring the Monsoon seasons.

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14
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Daisporic Communities

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A wide spread community around the world. For example: African diaspora, with populations in the Caribbean, North and South America, and Europe.

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15
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Oases

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A fertile area in a desert where water can be found.

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16
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Nubia

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A region of Egypt allong the Nile river.

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17
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Carthage

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A city in North Africa founded by the Phoneicians as a major trade port in the mediteranian. Had a powerful Navy.

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18
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Ghana

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an organized state that began to take shape in the sub-Saharan Africa and wished to trade northward

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19
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Camels

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allowed traders to map out the trans-saharan caravan routes, in both eastern and western halves of Africa. They are vital to trade and large packs of these are called caravans.

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20
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Trans-Saharan caravan routes

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eastern and western half of Africa and were trade routes

21
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Slavery

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poor class of people who would be important for the major part of northbound trade

22
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Silk Road

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this trade route enjoyed two periods of of peak prominence, it’s discovery is attributed to a chinese explorer who crossed the barren lands north of tibet. It is known for the transfer of technology and culture across Eurasia

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Chang’an

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China’s economic center was in this city

24
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Overland Transport

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This type of transport took more time and effort than water transport but was also less expensive as well as the only way to reach places far form rivers and seas.

25
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Wheeled vehicles

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Carts and wagons were usefull on flat ground and roads but worthless on rough terrain.

26
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Domesticated Pack animals (horse, ox, etc.)

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Animals bred and used for transporting items, mainly used for pulling carts or carring goods themselves.

27
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Caravan

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A caravan was a large procession of large pack animals like camels or wheeled vehicles that brought goods over long distances.

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Stirrup

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The stirrup is a buckle for the foot that allows a horse rider to quickly mount the horse. This helped in war, given it was invented by the Han dynasty

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Yokes

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A Yoke allowed an ox the ability to carry heavier loads without choking.

30
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Collars

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The collar was the same as a Yoke, but built for horses

31
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Pack saddles

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Pack saddles allowed horses, camels, and other pack animals the ability to carry loads

32
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water transport

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Before the dhow was created by the Arabians, a sturdy ship that could cross open waters in the mediteranean, people rowed smaller sailboats along the coasts.

33
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Chinese junk

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A ship capabale of open-water navigation and carrying large amounts of cargo

34
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Exchange of foodstuffs

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Trade over long distances that would change the dietary habits of people, as well as farming and irrigation techniques

35
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Intensive Agriculture

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The use of technology to maximize the potential of every square foot of a given area

36
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Swidden Agriculture

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Clearing fields by chopping down trees and bushes, and then burned the area to fertalize the soil

37
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Terracing of Hillsides

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Cutting stepps into mountains to use for the production of agriculture

38
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Rice-paddy Cultivation

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Flooded parcel of land for agriculture, most common in Southeast Asia

39
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Floating Islands

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Elevated land that was surrounded by water for agricultural purposes

40
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Water Management

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Included complex irrigation systems, aquaducts, or qanats

41
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Aqueducts

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Large structures commonly found in Rome that were used to transport water over a long distance using gravity.

42
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Qanat

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This would vertically sink rainwater shafts into the ground.

43
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Water wheels

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This was invented in 300 B.C.E most likley in the middle east and was adopted else where due to its use.

44
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Bubonic Plague

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Also known as the Black Plague killed about 60% of the Population, travelled along the Silk Roads.

45
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Small Pox

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Smallpox struck the Romans as well as Han china in the 100s and 200s C.E. This weakened both empires and contributed to their decline.

46
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<p>Measles</p>

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<p>Measles also struck the Romans and Han China in the 100s and 200s C.E.</p>

47
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Cultural Borrowing

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Spread of culture naturallly between people, spread through trade.

48
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Missionary Activitry

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This was the activity of spreading religion along many trade routes to grow there religion.

49
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Forced Conversion

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The forced conversion of a conqured people to have the religion that the empire wants them to have.