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Srivijaya
A Maritime empire in South Asia (7th - 13th centuries)
- Controlled Trade between China & India
- Major spread of Buddhism
Swahili Civilization
A series of city-states along East African Coast (8th - 16th Centuries)
- Key players in the India ocean trade routes
Great Zimbabwe
An African empire in southeast Africa (11th - 15th centuries)
- Central trading hub for gold and ivory
- connected the Africa interior w/ costal traders
Zheng He
A Chinese admiral + explorer during the Ming Dynasty who lead naval expeditions (1405 - 1433)
- A demonstration of Chinese power and wealth
Ghana
A west African Empire (300 -1200) known for wealth from gold & salt
- Central power in the sub-Saharan trade network
Mali
The Mali Empire (13th Century)
- Ruler = Mansa Musa
- Islamic cultural hub
- crucial to the trans-Saharan trade
Temujin / Chinggis Khan
Temujin then later Chinggis Khan, leader of the Mongol Empire
(Largest continuous empire, early 13th)
- Promoted trade + cultural exchange while also causing widespread destruction + upheaval
- Reshaped the silk road
Yuan Dynasty
(1271-1368) - established by Kublai Khan (grandson of Chinggis)
- integrated into the large Mongol empire
- First non-Han to rule ALL of China (Faced resistance and later got overthrown)
Ming Dynasty
(1368 - 1644) Known for the restoration of traditional Chinese values and the arts + Confucian government too
- Made the great wall
- restored Chinese rule after the Mongol period
- Turned to Isolationism later (after Zheng He era)
Safavid Empire
A Persian Empire (1501-1736)
- Established Shia Islam
- Played a key role in early modern Islam
Khanate of the Golden Horde
A Mongol state that controlled part of Russia, Eastern Europe, & Central Asia
- Influenced the development of the Russian political structure / the rise of Moscow
The Black Death
The Bubonic Plague in Eurasia
- 25 to 50% of Europeans died
- Lead to labor shortages, peasant uprising, decline in feudalism.
- lead to a major swift in power
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