Unit 2

Question 1

Silk Roads

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Mongol Empire

Answer 2

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)

Question 3

Pax Monglica

Answer 3

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