Unit 2: Networks of Exchange

Flashcards covering the key concepts related to the expansion of trade networks, including the Silk Roads, Indian Ocean Network, and Trans-Saharan trade.

Networks of exchange expanded in ___ scope and led to the increasing interactions between states.

geographical

Mainly along the Silk Road routes, ___ goods were traded for elite markets.

luxury

Two cities that grew in power and prominence along the Silk Road routes were ___ and ___.

Kashgar, Samarkand

___ was a series of inns and guesthouses all along the Silk Road.

Caravan Sarai

The development of ___ economies greatly facilitated and increased trade.

money

Up till about 1500, the ___ was the world's most significant sea based trade network.

Indian Ocean Network

Goods like Chinese porcelain, Indian cotton and and pepper, spices from Southeast Asia spurred the growth of the ___.

Indian Ocean Network

Innovations like the Latine sails, the magnetic compass, the Astrolink spurred the growth of the ___.

Indian Ocean Network

The spread of ___ facilitated the growth of the Indian Ocean network.

Islam

The ___ city states in Eastern Africa acted as brokers for goods originating from the African interior.

Swahili

The ___ controlled the Strait Of Malacca.

sultanate of Malacca

A ___ is a settlement created by people living apart from their homeland.

diaspora

The voyages of ___ during the Ming dynasty visited distant places throughout the Indian Ocean and enrolled them in the Chinese tribute system.

Zheng He

The ___ trade connected North Africa and the Mediterranean with the interior and West Africa.

Trans Saharan

The introduction of the ___ further increased interregional trade and expanded the geographical range of those existing trade routes in Africa.

Arabian camel

Islam was introduced to ___ in the ninth century connecting them commercially to Muslim merchants across Afro Eurasia

Mali

___ was easily the most powerful and influential ruler in Mali.

Mansa Musa