AP world unit two specific

Major nations on the silk roads

China, Japan, Korea

What did Persia/Arabia trade on the silk roads

rugs, books, steel swords

What did India trade on the silk roads

linen, muslin, sugar

what did china trade on the silk roads

silk, spices, porcelain

what religion was spread on the silk roads

buddhism

who was marco polo

a venetian merchant who left europe to travel along the silk roads during kublai khan’s rule and wrote of his stories. his journey was made possible by the mongols

tech used on the silk roads

caravanserai, yokes, saddles, stirups, paper money, banking houses

major nations on the sand roads

mali and ghana (wealthy w african nations)

goods traded from north to west africa

salt and weapons

goods traded from west to north africa

gold, jewelry, slaves

goods traded from the sahara on sand roads

copper and salt

goods traded from the savana on the sand roads

grains

goods traded from forest on sand roads

nuts, yams

religion spread on sand roads

islam

mansa musa

emperor of mali who was famous for his hajj (pilgramige to mecca) where he travelled across the sahara on sand roads and distributed economy-distrubing amounts of gold. he used caravans to travel

Ibn Battuta

moroccan muslim scholar who traveled across africa using trans-saharan routes and demonstrated examples of cultural exchange in his writin

tech used on sand roads

caravans and camel saddles

major nations on sea roads

swahili civilizations

india

china

srivijaya

diasphoric communities

diasphoric communities

settlements of merchants outside their homeland where cultures/traditions were maintained

goods traded by swahili civilizations on sea roads

gold, ivory, slaves

goods traded by china on sea roads

porcelain, silk, paper, tea

goods traded by india on sea roads

cotton, pepper

goods traded by persia on sea roads

carpets, steel swords, silver

religion spread on sea roads

hinduism, buddhism and islam

zheng he

ming dynasty admiral who traveled across the ocean he demonstrated the interest in maritime exploration, naval power/tech, the effect of sea travel on trade and cultural exchange

tech used on the sea roads

dhows, junk boats, monsoon knowledge, astrolabe, compass