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7327633292Silk Roads-Commercial Network across Eurasia -Began as linking China & Central Asia -Merchant communities introduced -Contributed to spread of Bubonic Plague -Spread of Buddhism (especially in China)0
7327633293Sand Roads-Used mostly camels to travel -Connected East Africa to North Africa, and East Africa1
7327633294Indian Ocean Trade-Connected Eastern Hemisphere (through water) -Carried larger cargo than the Silk Road2
7327633295Trade-Motivated creation of states and sustained them -Spread of objects, religion, ideas, & disease3
7327633296Buddhism- Spread to China and Central Asia through Silk Roads -Used silk to represent high honor -Monasteries in Silk Roads - Borobudur largest _______ monument4
7327633297Islam-Raised in 7th century -Big role in Swahili5
7327633298Silk-Symbol of high status in China & Byzantine -Used as currency in Central Asia -Represented high honor in Buddhism -Represented devotion and piety in Christianity -Used as fishing line and to write with in China6
7327633299Black Death- Killed 30-60% of Europe's Population -Rats and Fleas carried it -a.k.a Bubonic Plague -Due to this Tenant farmers & Urban workers demanded higher wages and better terms since there where less workers7
7327633300Monsoons"Common highway of Indian Ocean"8
7327633301Srivijaya-Rich in gold -Funded embryonic societies -Malay kingdom which dominated Indian Ocean trade from 670 to 1025 C.E9
7327633302Swahili-East African Civilization -City-States -Urban -Dominant religion: Islam10
7327633303Inca Roads-Developed no merchant class11
7327633304China-exported silk, porcelain, tea (IOT) - (SR) bamboo, mirrors, gunpowder, paper, rhubarb, ginger lacquer-ware, chrysanthemum -Absorbed Buddhism12
7327633305India-Exported ivory, gold, precious stones, cotton textiles, spices, timber, and tortoiseshells (IOT) -cotton textiles, herbal medicine, precious stones, spices (SR) -where Buddhism originated from -Center of IOT13
7327633306East Africa-Exported Ivory, gold, iron goods, slaves, tortoiseshells, quartz, and leopard skins (IOT) -Swahili -Great Zimbabwe -Sand Roads -Trans Saharan trades14
7327633307Arabia-exported frankincense, myrrh, and perfumes (IOT)15
7327633308Mediterranean Basin-Exported ceramics, glassware, wine, gold, and olive oil (IOT) -gold coins, glassware, glazes, grapevines, jewelry, artworks, perfume, wool and linen textiles, olive oil (SR) -greatly affected by disease16
7327633309South East Asia-Exported tin, sandlewood, cloves, nutmeg, and mace (IOT)17
7327633310Central Asia-Exported furs, walrus tusks, amber, livestock, horses, falcons, hides, copper vessel, tents, saddles, slaves (SR)18
7327633311The Americas-No equivalent to Silk Roads, Sand Roads, or Indian Ocean trade19

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