Unit 2 Flashcards

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Silk Roads

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An ancient caravan trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea and across Central Asia extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi), linking China with the Middle East

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Mongol Empire

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conquering the Abbasid Caliphate and China, unified the Silk Roads in a system under the control of an authority that respected merchants and enforced laws
–improved roads and punished bandits (increased safety)

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Pax Monglica

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period of approximately 150 years of relative peace and stability created by the Mongol Empire, assuring the safety of the Silk Roads and consequently increasing trade and cultural diffusion

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