Unit 2: Networks of Exchange 1200-1450
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Define the Silk Road
Trade route linking China and the West
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3 important points about Silk Road Trade
* under Mongol control→trade flourished because merchants felt safe
* transported luxury items
* produced commercial cities
* convergence of trade routes →major trading city
* carried religions like Buddhism, Islam, Christianty
* transported luxury items
* produced commercial cities
* convergence of trade routes →major trading city
* carried religions like Buddhism, Islam, Christianty
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Define the Mongol Empire (1279–1368)
Largest contiguous land empire
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What did Genghis Khan do?
consolidate Mongols into fearsome fighting force to form empire (nomadic)
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What was the Pax Mongolia?
peaceful, prosperous trade
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Were the Mongols religiously tolerant, and how did they treat women?
Yes, better.
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Lateen sail
triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind; used in the Indian Ocean trade
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Astrolabe
An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets