AP world history unit 2

Silk Road

An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending 4,000 mi. Linked China with the Roman Empire. Marco Polo followed this route

Steppe diplomacy

institution that the mongols employed to all empires under its control. paying tribute was one aspect of it

khan

a mongol ruler

Genghis Khan

also known as Temujin, he united the Mongol tribes into an unstoppable fighting force, creating largest single land empire in history

Mongol Peace

The period from about 1250 to 1350 in which the Mongols ensured the safety of Eurasian trade and travel (aka. Pax Mongolica)

Black Death

the epidemic form of bubonic plague experiences during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe

Mongol Empire

an empire founded in the 12th century by Genghis Khan, became the largest land empire in history

Indian Ocean Trade

world’s richest maritime trading network that was essential for the prosperity of East Africa

Srivijaya

A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra, Borneo, and Java. Connected India & China.

Made money by: gold, trade, spices, and taxing those going through the strait

Malacca

Flourishing trading city in Malaya; established a trading empire, became a Muslim port city (became a launching place from spreading Islam through the region)

Trans-Saharan Trade

was located in west Africa and North Africa. Commodities such as salt, gold, textile, and spices were exchange. Camels were the essential transport since they were able to tolerated the dessert environment. it also showed how Islam from the north slowly arrived in West Africa

Camel Caravans

Allowed long distance across the desert, known as “fleets of the desert”

Which religions spread through trade?

Buddhism spread to East Asia, Hinduism & Buddhism spread to Southeast Asia, islam spread to Africa, India, and Asia

Environmental changes changes through trade

spread of: crops (bananas in Africa & new rice varieties in East Asia, Citrus in the Med. Sea), disease (Black Death)