Unit 2

Question 1

The most important trade routes in Afro-Eurasia from 1200-1450 BCE were..?

Answer 1

…The Indian ocean trade route, the Trans-Saharan trade route, & the Silk Roads.

Question 2

The Silk roads lead into..?

Answer 2

…China, Europe, & North Africa.

Question 3

The silk roads best product was..?

Answer 3

…Silk.

Question 4

The Silk Roads & Indian Ocean Route were there since..?

Answer 4

…Before 1200 BCE.

Question 5

The empires that traded across & owned the Silk Roads in the 200’s were..?

Answer 5

…The Han & Roman empires.

Question 6

The transportation manner in which goods were carried along the Silk Roads was..?

Answer 6

…The camel caravan.

Question 7

The products transferred along the Silk Roads were typically..?

Answer 7

…Luxury goods, such as silk.

Question 8

The Silk Roads also spread..?

Answer 8

…Religion & culture (like Buddhism), & diseases/illness (Like the Black death).

Question 9

Mahayana Buddhism was different from traditional Buddhism in that it..?

Answer 9

…Wasn’t Atheistic, The Buddha was a deity, emphasise on compassion, merit, & Zoroastrianism fire rituals.

Question 10

The Bubonic plague..?

Answer 10

…Killed a third of Europe, & had similar affects on the Islamic world & China from 1346-1348 CE.

Question 11

The Indian Ocean Route was..?

Answer 11

…The biggest sea based trade route at the time.

Question 12

The Indian ocean route streched from..?

Answer 12

…China to East Africa.

Question 13

The I.O.R had both..?

Answer 13

…Common & luxury goods.

Question 14

On the I.O.R ships would typically carry..?

Answer 14

…Wheat, sugar, rice as common goods & porcelain from China, spices from south east Asia, cotton+pepper from India, as well as Ivory & gold from East Africa.

Question 15

The annual storms in the Indian Ocean were..?

Answer 15

Monsoons (Summer=North East & Winter=South West).

Question 16

Some of the inventions for sailing were..?

Answer 16

…The magnetic compass which would point north, the astrolabe which was used to calculate latitude, & finally Chinese Junks which were ginormous flat ships with 6 masts each sprouting from the belly of the ship.

Question 17

During 1200-1450 BCE the I.O.R experienced massive growth because..?

Answer 17

…Of the economic revival of China because of the Tang & Song Dynasties, The rise of Islam which was favourable towards merchant activity & their connections.

Question 18

The I.O.R changed culture in..?

Answer 18

…SouthEast Asia due to their placement. This however created competition through the straits of Malacca, which in-turn created competition for merchants & inevitably led to the creation of The Kingdom of Srivijaya. As well as in Africa the Swahili civilization.

Question 19

Srivijaya was..?

Answer 19

…The product of merchant competition which dominated trade from 670-1025 BCE.

Question 20

The Swahili country was..?

Answer 20

…Born in the 8th century this set of city-states had a merchant class which flourished alongside the urban commercial centres during 1000-1500 BCE. During this time as well Islam became the dominate religion due to the traders.

Question 21

A city-state is..?

Answer 21

…just as it sounds, a city which is practically a state.

Question 22

The Trans Saharan Routes linked..?

Answer 22

…North Africa & The mediterranean world with West Africa.

Question 23

The goods traded along the T.S.R were..?

Answer 23

…Glasswork, books, & cloth from North Africa, Grains, yams, & kola nuts from Southwest Africa. As well as cultural politics.

Question 24

The Arabian Camel was important to the T.S.R because..?

Answer 24

…Of their low input high output diet.

Question 25

Africa between 500-1600 BCE was undergoing..?

Answer 25

…Political changes.

Question 26

During Mali’s peak in the 14th century they had..?

Answer 26

…To levi taxes on copper & salt, as well as the monopoly on horses & metals.

Question 27

To levi taxes is to..?

Answer 27

…Place all tax burden on the costumer.

Question 28

The Mali civilization’s hierarchy went..?

Answer 28

…Royalty>Elite classes>Merchants>Military/Religious blokes>Peasant mates>Slave mates.