Thanksgiving Chapter 8

Question 1

Why did Chinese emperor Wu command Zhang Jian to cross the western mountains in inner Asia?

Answer 1

To explore the lands of the nomads who lived on China’s NW frontier

Question 2

What was necessary for Saharan trade?

Answer 2

Camel domestication

Question 3

What was the most important cultural product to cross the Silk Road?

Answer 3

The stirrup

Question 4

What happened as the Indian Ocean trade developed?

Answer 4

East African slaves became major trade goods

Question 5

What was sub-Saharan Africa by 1 C.E.?

Answer 5

Culturally similar in many characteristics

Question 6

What provides the best evidence for the spread of the Bantu people across Africa?

Answer 6

Linguistics

Question 7

What do Samarkand, Bukhara p, and Chang’an all have in common?

Answer 7

They were all apart of the Persian empire

Question 8

Why did central Asian trading cities grow?

Answer 8

Silk Road

Question 9

What shows Saharan culture?

Answer 9

Rock paintings

Question 10

What was responsible for the spread of iron and unity?

Answer 10

Bantu migration