7848705657 | Silk Roads | Linked civilizations such as China and Rome, flourished from about 1500 B.C.E. to 1500 C.E. | 0 | |
7848705658 | Afro Eurasia | Considered a supercontinent, the majority of commerce and trade take place here. | 1 | |
7848710740 | Black Death | A deadly plague that swept through Europe during the end of the post-classical era. | 2 | |
7848710741 | Hinterland | The outer, surrounding areas or regions of urban centers. | 3 | |
7859318681 | Swahili | Used as a trade language. Still spoken today in East Africa. | 4 | |
7859318682 | Great Zimbabwe | Lots of iron working that goes on here. The only major empire in the Southern part of Africa. | 5 | |
7859321009 | Indian Ocean Trade Route | City-states that traded with inland kingdoms in Africa to obtain gold, ivory, and iron. Sold to places like south-east. Primarily run with maritime technology. Run by merchants. | 6 | |
7882191490 | Trans-Saharan Trade Route (Trans African) | These caravan routes across the connecting trading centers in West, North, and East Africa. Focused on the exchange of salt from mines in the Sahara for gold from the Niger Valley region | 7 | |
7882191491 | Mali | Strong empire in West Africa, major trading cities were Timbuktu and Gao, fell due to lack of strong leadership, animistic and Islamic, one of the conquest states | 8 | |
7882191492 | Ghana | First known kingdom in sub-Saharan West Africa, one of the conquest states | 9 | |
7882194101 | Timbuktu | City on Niger River in Mali Empire, major terminus of trans-Saharan trade, a center of wealth and learning, capital of Mali, developed world's first university | 10 | |
7882194102 | Griots | Professional oral historians, keepers of traditions, advisors of kings in Mali Empire | 11 | |
7882194103 | Ibn Battuta | Arab traveller/scholar, described African societies/cultures in travel records, from Morocco, documented travels during hajj | 12 | |
7882184035 | Arab | Person originally from the Arabian Peninsula, inhabiting much of Middle East and North Africa, usually Muslim | 13 | |
7907736943 | Srivijaya | City state in modern day Indonesia that eventually became a trading kingdom/empire because of its popularity in the Indian Ocean trade route. | 14 | |
7907736944 | Angkor | Southeast Asian kingdom, based on the island of Sumatra that used a powerful navy to dominate trade. Used Maritime trade to garner power. | 15 | |
7920657185 | Cahokia | A northern american empire located in present day southern Illinois that was fairly sophisticated. Close to the Mississippi river to utilize farming. Animistic culture. | 16 | |
7920657186 | Mediterranean Sea Trade Route | An extension of the Silk and Sub-saharan trade routes. | 17 | |
7920659912 | Andes Trade Route | Trade route located in present day Andes mountains that had seemingly developed trails | 18 | |
7920663362 | Mesoamerican Trade Route | Long distance trade route between the Aztecs, Mayans, and Olmec. | 19 | |
7920668144 | Aztec Empire | An empire in mesoamerica that are known for their temples. Near Mexico City. | 20 |
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