UNIT TWO REVIEW

What improvements in commercial practices contributed to increased trade volume along the Silk Roads?

The inventions of credit, banks, and paper money.

What were the main goods traded on the Silk Roads?

Luxury goods such as textiles, porcelain, jewelry, iron, and steel.

What phenomenon occurred as a result of trade along the Silk Roads?

New cities rose up to provide services for merchants.

What were the major trading kingdoms in the Indian Ocean during the period of Mongol dominance of the Silk Roads?

Gujarat, the Sultan of Malacca, and the Swahili Coast.

What technological advancements made navigation in the Indian Ocean more efficient?

Lateen sails, compass, and the astrolabe.

What important cultural exchange event happened during the 15th century between Zheng He and other communities?

The most significant exchange of ideas occurred between the Chinese explorer Zheng He and the communities of India and Arabia.

Which empires grew as centers of trade for gold, salt, and slaves across the Sahara?

Mali and Songhai.

What were some of the ideas that spread between civilizations due to increased connectivity?

Religious ideas, inventions, technologies, and artistic ideas.

What crop was introduced to Africa from Indonesia during this period of trade expansion?

Bananas.

Which disease was spread as a consequence of increased trade during this period?

Bubonic plague.

What was a significant impact of the Mongol Empire on trade networks?

The Mongols unified trade networks.

What form of Islam developed in Mali and Songhai due to their trade connections?

A highly syncretic form of Islam.

Which two civilizations saw the spread of Buddhism during this time?

China and Japan.

What form of currency spread out of Mongol China?

Paper money.

What mathematical concept spread out of the Middle East due to connectivity?

Algebra.