Unit 2: Networks of Exchange Flashcards

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1
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Historians could also credit this Empire when it comes to the creation of the Silk Roads..

A

Persian

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2
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The main use for the Silk and Royal Roads were primarily for….

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Commercial Trade

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3
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We first fell in love with the Chinese Silk….

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Roman

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3
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These were all goods traded on the Silk Road from EAST to WEST EXCEPT

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Paper

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3
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Paper-Gunpowder

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These were all goods traded on the Silk Road traveling from WEST to EAST EXCEPT..

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Gunpowder

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4
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Many historians also believe that that Silk Road…

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Spread diseases throughout Europe and Asia

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5
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After the Ottomans conquered Byzantium…..1453

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They looked to monopolize the Silk Trade

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5
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After the Ottomans conquered Byzantium and Constantinople fell….

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Europeans looked to the Seas for better trade routes to Asia

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5
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Caravanserai

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Roadside inns along trade routes merchants could rest in

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6
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Bills of exchange…… on the Silk Road…

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IOU’s

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7
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The Mongols conquered more land in 25 years than this empire did in 400

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Roman

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After Genghis Khan’s death the Mongols failed to…which eventually led to the Mongols Empire declining

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Created a central political government

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All of these are true about the Mongols invaders EXCEPT

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They were cannibals

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10
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The Mongols could of done all the following EXCEPT?

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Created Islam

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11
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What is this?

A

Kamakazi

12
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How did the Mongols reinvigorate the Silk Road?

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They were able to tax travelers and keep the roads safe

13
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Mongols were able to tax travelers and keep the roads safe

A

Pax mongolia

14
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The YAM system was

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Was a postal system or supply point route messenger system

15
Q

The Mongols were originally _______ people in Central Asia

A

Pastoral

16
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When Genghis Khan died, the Mongol Empire was split up into four _________

A

Khanates

16
Q

Knowledge of _______ (when they blew at what times) was huge in making Indian Ocean trade happen

A

Monsoon winds

17
Q

These were all examples of maritime technologies EXCEPT

A

Tenletron

17
Q

These were 2 major city states that emerged due to the Indian Ocean Trade Network

A

Malacca/ Swahili Coast

18
Q

The Monsoon Market Place

A

Declined during the Pax Mongolica

18
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The main reason the Monsoon Market place thrived was due to…..

A

The wind

19
Q

Many more people participated in the Silk Road trading than the Indian Ocean trading

A

True

19
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These people dominated the marketplace of the Indian Ocean trade. By setting rules and regulations prices etc…

A

Muslim Traders

19
Q

The _______________ transformed West Africa by connecting it to the larger parts of the world.

A

Trans-Saharan trade route

19
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These were groups of traders traveling together, which often protected them from desert raiders.

A

Caravans

20
Q

Cultural Connectivity was the development of Syncretic Languages like Swahili. Which two languages mixed?

A

Arabic and Bantu

20
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Many of the Arab advances in Medicine were diffused to……

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Europe thanks to the Crusades and Islamic Spain

21
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When trade is good and money in plentiful what often emerges as a result?

A

Art and Literature

22
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What was the major effect of Marco Polo’s journey?

A

He inspired Europeans to get to China