AP World Unit 2 SPICE chart (1200-1450)

Social

Social

<b>New social structure in Mongol Empire/States</b>
- Greater autonomy for women
- Promotion of merchants, craftsmen and artists

Political

<b>Trading Centers</b>
- East Asia: Kashgar and Chang'an
- Southeast Europe: Constantinople
- Central Asia: Samarkand
<b>States that promoted trade</b>
- Malacca, Sultanate of Gujarat
- Swahilli city states

Enviormental

- Spread of the diseases (Black Death/Bubonic Plague)
- Spread of crops:
- champa rice to China from Vietnam
- bananas from South East Asia to Africa (Bantu)
- also cotton and citrus
- Spread of camels into North Africa

Cultural

<b>Diasporic Communities</b>
- Arabs and Persian in East Africa
- Chinese merchants in South East Asia
- Malay in Indian Ocean Basin
- Mongol transfer of administrators caused spread of cultures

Economic

<b>Trading Practices</b>
- Bills of Exchange
- Use of paper money
- Banking houses in Europe and Islamic World

Technology

<b>Trading Tech</b>
- 2 camel saddles
- Adoption of Uyghur (Mongolian writing system)
- Caravan(serai)