WHAP Review: Ben Puckett

Use of Camel Saddles

1200

This is very important because camel saddles greatly helped the trans-Saharan trade by helping traders ride for longer periods of time. Which in turn greatly helped the trading within the region.

Pax Mongolica

1201

This is very important because this period of peace started tons of trade between all of Europe and Asia.

Yam System

1210

This was important because it was a way how people could communicate over such far distances in a short time.

Mali Empire created

1235

The creation of the Mali Empire is extremely important because it was the hub of gold, ivory, and trade.

Creation of Great Zimbabwe

1250

Great Zimbabwe is important because it emerged from the growing trade in gold, and it expanded to the East-African Coast.

Mamluck Sultanate Created

1250

The Mamluk Sultanate is important due to how close it was to Baghdad. Also, because the Mamluk Sultanate was as well a big trading nation in Africa.

Creation of Ottoman Empire

1299

This is important because the Ottoman Empire eventually became one of the gunpowder nations and traded it in the Indian Ocean.

Caravanserais on the Silk Road

1300

These were very important to the silk road because traders could be able to rest here, and the threat of merchandise being stolen was lowered.

Mansa Musa Pilgrimmage

1324

This is important because he was able to show especially the Islamic world his culture along with the number of riches he had acquired through the gold trade.

Champa Rice to China

1400

This is an important event because once the rice was brought back to China it greatly helped with starvation and as well influenced a population increase.