Whap unit 2 vocab

Question 1

Indian Ocean trade

Answer 1

Relatively safe routes connecting ports in western India to ports in the Persian gulf and Eastern Africa; dominated by the Persian and Arabs and required technology resilient to the regions monsoon season

Question 2

Silk road

Answer 2

An ancient network of trade routes that connected the East and the West, utilized under the reign of the mongols to trade important goods such as silk and porcelain, and acted as a hub for cultural and religious exchange

Question 3

Bubonic plague

Answer 3

A deadly epidemic transmitted through new forms of commerce and trade; destroyed traditional social structures in Europe, facilitating the shift towards a commercial economy