APWH Unit 2 : MC

Which empire unified the Silk Roads by providing safety and stability in the 13th-14th centuries?

Mongol Empire

In the Trans-Saharan trade routes, which commodities were most important?

Slaves and Gold

Which traveler wrote extensively about Afro-Eurasian trade networks?

Ibn Battuta

What was “flying cash” in China

Paper currency that facilitated long-distance trade

Why are Timbuktu and Samarkand important?

Trade, scholarship, and cultural exchange centers

Luxery goods on the silk Roads Included

Textiles, Silk, Porcelain

The Trans-Saharan trade spread which religion into West Africa?

Islam

Which city became famous through Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage?

Timbuktu

Effect of Mongol conquests on trade:

Expanded + secured routes through (Pax Mongolica)

Role of merchant communities in port cities:

Cosmopolitan cultural exchange hubs

Which empire benefited from Trans-Saharan trade?

Mali

Zheng He’s voyages (1405–1433) showed:

Chinese naval power + diplomacy/trade extension

Indian Ocean vs. other routes:

Larger volume, bulk goods like timber, grain, spices

What helped overland trade?

Saddles, caravanserai, banking, paper money

Marco Polo’s writings are historically significant because they:

Gave Europeans detailed accounts of Mongol China and trade opportunities

Ibn Battuta’s travels are important for historians because they:

Recorded first-hand observations of Islamic societies across Afro-Eurasia

Mansa Musa is most remembered for:

His pilgrimage to Mecca, displaying Mali’s wealth and promoting Islam

Kublai Khan’s rule in China is notable because he:

Established the Yuan dynasty, encouraged trade, and hosted figures like Marco Polo