Unit 2: Networks of Exchange Flashcards

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

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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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4
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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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8
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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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What is this?

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

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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
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The Mongols were originally _______ people in Central Asia

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

16
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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

17
Q

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

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Malacca/ Swahili Coast

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The Monsoon Market Place
Declined during the Pax Mongolica
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The main reason the Monsoon Market place thrived was due to.....
The wind
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Many more people participated in the Silk Road trading than the Indian Ocean trading
True
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These people dominated the marketplace of the Indian Ocean trade. By setting rules and regulations prices etc...
Muslim Traders
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The _______________ transformed West Africa by connecting it to the larger parts of the world.
Trans-Saharan trade route
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These were groups of traders traveling together, which often protected them from desert raiders.
Caravans
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Cultural Connectivity was the development of Syncretic Languages like Swahili. Which two languages mixed?
Arabic and Bantu
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Many of the Arab advances in Medicine were diffused to......
Europe thanks to the Crusades and Islamic Spain
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When trade is good and money in plentiful what often emerges as a result?
Art and Literature
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What was the major effect of Marco Polo's journey?
He inspired Europeans to get to China