AP World History Unit 2 Flashcards (Heilmers Unit 2 Review Video)

Networks of Exchange

Major trade routes including the Silk Roads, Indian Ocean Network, and trans-Saharan routes that facilitated trade and cultural diffusion.

Expansion of Networks

Networks expanded due to innovations, leading to economic growth and the rise and fall of states and cities.

Silk Road Goods

Luxury goods like Chinese silk and porcelain were traded due to the high costs of long-distance transport.

Innovations Supporting Silk Road Trade

Caravan Sarais, paper money system, and banking houses.

Indian Ocean Network

Expanded through knowledge of monsoon winds and involved a wider variety of goods like textiles and spices.

Swahili City-States

East African city-states that became powerful brokers in the Indian Ocean trade, exchanging goods like gold and ivory.

Cultural Consequences of Trade Networks

Spread of religions like Buddhism and Islam, literary and technological transfers, and the rise and fall of cities.

Environmental Impact of Trade

Transfer of crops like Champa rice, which increased food production, and the spread of diseases like the Bubonic plague.

Mongol Empire's Influence (Pax Mongolica)

Enhanced trade and communication between empires and facilitated cultural and technological exchanges.