Unit 8: Trade Routes- Asia, Africa, and the Americas Flashcards
What were the major trade routes that connected the Easter Hemisphere?
- Silk Routes across Asia to the Mediterranean basin
- Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean
- Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa
- Northern European links with the Black Sea
- Western European sea and river trade
- South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
What trade goods came from West Africa?
Gold and salt
What trade goods came from the Indian Ocean?
Spices
What trade goods and technology came from China?
Textiles (silk), Paper, porcelain, and compass
What trade goods and technology came from India?
Textiles (cotton), new crops, spices, and Latten sail
What technology came from the middle east?
waterwheels and windmills
Which major religions spread along the the eastern hemisphere trade routes?
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam
What is shintoism?
the state religion of Japan that emphasized the importance of natural features, forces of nature, and ancestors
Where is Japan located?
on a Mountainous archipelago, in the sea of Japan/the east sea close to Korea and China
Which civilization heavily influenced Japanese writing, architecture, and beliefs?
Chinese
Axum
African kingdom located relative to the Ethiopian Highlands and the Nile River and Christian kingdom
Zimbabwe
African kingdom located relative to the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers and the Indian Ocean coast. The City of “Great Zimbabwe” as capital of a prosperous empire
West African Kingdoms
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires, all located near the Niger River and the Sahara. They were very important to the gold and salt to trans-Saharan trade. City of Timbuktu as center of trade and learning. Animism and Islam were very important to both these religions.
Mayans
- Located in the Mexican and Central American rain forests
- Represented by Chichén Itzá
- Groups of city-states ruled by kings
- Economy based on agriculture and trade
- Polytheistic religion: Pyramids
Inca
- Located in the Andes Mountains of South America
- Represented by Machu Picchu
- Ruled by an emperor
- Economy based on high-altitude agriculture
- Polytheistic religion
- Road system
