AP World Chapter 7; Trade Routes

Linked China to Med. Sea, started in Chang'an

Outer Eurasia= warm, well watered. Inner Eurasia= harsher and drier climate. Steppes and oases

Camels and horses(stirrup)

China= silk, bamboo, rhubarb. India= cotton, spices. Middle East= almonds, dyes. Med. Basin= gold coins, olive oil, grapes. Central Asia= furs, horses, saddles

Linked pastoral and agricultural people, relay trade, focused on luxury trade= limited impact on most people, Buddhism and Islam spread, diseases spread

Provided animals, protection, food and drink, Silk Road could not have functioned without them

Traveled Silk road, gained knowledge of Nomad lands, got to Fergana

Linked lands bordering Indian Ocean basin and South China sea, connected China and East Africa

Sailors could cover long reaches at sea without oars

China= silk,tea. SE Asia= tin cloves, spices. India= grains, cotton, spices. Arabia= myrrh, pecans, perfume. East Africa= ivory, gold, exotic animals. Med. Basin; wine, olive oil

Cheaper goods, Christianity spread into Ethiopia, Islam spread, cultural diversity with children and women

Med Sea; stayed close to shore, sails were square, used oars. Indian Ocean trade; monsoon winds, triangular sails, wider routes, didn't have to stick close to shore, no oars

Largest desert in Africa, dry little water

Grassland, some trees, extensive

"Coast," southern borderlands of the Sahara

Treeless plains, good lands for nomads and their herds

High rainfall, lower Niger and in Zaire basin

Could travel long distances without water, allowed to roam free

Ghana and Mali= kingdoms that prospered bc of gold/salt trade, Timbuktu controlled trade

South of the Sahara

Great; Written language, common legal and belief systems, shared by majority of the population. Small; local customs and beliefs, ex. blue and gold day

Spread iron and Bantu language