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1200
Indian Ocean Trade(1)
Links societies by sea. Until 1500 when people started sailing across the Atlantic this was the largest sea based system of communication and exchange that ever existed. Common and luxury goods were traded because a ship could carry much more for cheaper. Wheat, sugar, rice, porcelain, and spices were some goods traded. Since this trade was over seas the weather effected it so different technology was created like the astrolabe and magnetic compass. -
1200
Silk road
The silk roads work best when large empires controlled all the land which it stretched. When the mongols took over the road flourished. Most of the goods traded were luxury goods(like silk,teas,salt,sugar, porcelain,and spices)since it cost so much to transport these items over such a long distance. Besides goods being traded the silk road was important because it influenced culture.Different cultures and religions spread as the goods were spread. A downside of this trade was spread of diseases. -
1200
Trans-Saharan trade(1)
This trade linked North Africa and the Mediterranean world with the interior of West Africa. In North Africa they mainly produced manufactured goods( cloth, glasswork, books). In West Africa they produced agricultural goods( grains, yams, kola nuts). A major turning point in the Trans-Saharan trade routs was the introduction of Arabian camels. Camels could walk up to 10 days without water which makes it possible to walk across the vast stretch of desert between North Africa and West Africa. -
1200
Indian Ocean Trade(2)
Indian Ocean Trade was around way before 1200 but from 1200-1450 it flourished for multiple reasons one being the economic revival in China and as a result of this prosperity china exported buttloads of goods across the Indian ocean. The creation of Islamic empires during this time is also a reason Indian Ocean trade spread widely across the world. -
Period: 1200 to 1400
Trans-Saharan trade(2)
Trans-Saharan trade changed culture just like the silk road and Indian ocean trade except it had political culture change. Between 500-1600 West Africa took shape and this is shown in the rise of Mali. At its highpoint in the 14th century Mali held a monopoly in the trade of horses and metals. And to generate revenue they put taxes on salt and copper. Trans-Saharan trade was important because large numbers of Africans were sent north, generally to serve as domestic servants or slave concubines. -
Period: 1200 to 1450
The impact of culture(religion)
All the people coming together to trade their goods came with lots of changes one of them being cultural changes. From the trading routes came the spread of religions like Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam were transmitted mainly by traveling merchants and missionaries who joined up with merchant caravans. -
Period: 1200 to 1450
The impact of culture(gunpowder)
Trade brought new inventions like the invention of gunpowder. Chemists in China invented gunpowder and didn't know how to effectively use it but when they figured it out, they made bombs and other weapons to use against Mongolia. The Mongols spread the invention of gunpowder across the world after Chinese attacks; they analyzed and figured out how the Chinese made it. Gunpowder was traded over sand, land and water and had a very big impact on war and weapons. -
Period: 1200 to 1450
The impact on the environment
Diseases were a major this that effected the environment. These diseases were picked up and taken back a merchants homeland and from there could spread like wildfire. From the silk road the Black Death was a major disease that mass murdered a great portion of the population. Swine flu commonly effected pigs which were traded then eaten by the people which caused the people to get this disease. A direct impact of trade on the environment was increasing pollution or degrading natural resources. -
Period: 1206 to 1294
The rise of the Mongol Empire(2)
Mongol raids and invasions were some of the deadliest in history. The impact of the Mongol Empire was that The Mongol rulers were able to maintain peace and relative stability in such varied regions because they did not force subjects to adopt religious or cultural traditions.It also helped the Silk Road to flourish. This route allowed commodities such as silk, pepper, cinnamon, precious stones, linen, and leather goods to travel. On the other-hand they caused mass murders. -
Period: 1206 to 1294
The rise of the Mongol Empire(1)
The Mongol Empire began in the Central Asian steppes and became the largest contiguous land empire in history. At its greatest extent it included all of modern-day Mongolia, China, parts of Burma, Romania, Pakistan, Siberia, Ukraine, Belarus, Cilicia, Anatolia, Georgia, Armenia, Persia, Iraq, Central Asia, and much or all of Russia. The Mongol Empire grew rapidly under rule of Genghis Khan and then under his descendants, who sent invasions in every direction.
