Explain the characteristics of the Mali Empire:
Major city based off of the trans saharah trade routes
Mansa Musa was the ruler - Brought more West Africans into commercial trade
Wealthy taxation from gold
Traded salt and gold
Used goods from the interior of Africa and traded them from the exterior
Who dominated trade along the silk road?
Mongols
Trading along the silk road and trans-saharan trade routes increased because of which technological advancements?
Saddles, caravanserai, camels, caravans
Explain the purpose of developing commercial practices throughout the Islamic world.
Paper money, banking, credit this allows and increase in trade nc the forms of payment started to become common and universal
Explain the characteristics of the Mongol empire.
Vast
Violent killed a lot of people to conquer
Brutal and violent conquerors, forceful, successful, conquered Eurasia, was very large, valued loyalt, created pax mongolia ( peace and prosperity)
After Genghis Khan died Divided into 4 khanates and seperate rulers internal conflict, internal struggle between family, civil war
The expansion of the Mongol empire was made possible by the collapse of which states?
The Song dynasty and the Abbasid caliphate
Which state were the Mongols unable to conquer and why?
Japan because both times the Mongols attempted to invade divine winds typhoons stopped the ships from advancing
Maritime trade happened in which ocean during the 1200-1450 time period? What were some advances that assisted trade?
Indian Ocean
Dhows, magnetic compass, bigger fleets, astrolabe, knowledge of monsoon wind, better sails like the Lateen sail, ship building led to more goods being obtained and traded - the Chinese utilized the extensive maritime trader Zheng He was the explorer
Explain the impact of the Black Death on urban areas.
Urban has more of a population and more death bc of theie heavy population trade became more limited
The plague, which the Mongol trade netwrok helped spread, ravaged populations across Eurasia. This led to a severe disruption of trade, dirsupyed economies, and contributed to social instability.
Feudalism- Serfs at the bottom - black death makes serfdom decline bc serfs were needed to fill vacancies in specialized jobs
Which ideology did Mansa Musa spread during his pilgrimage to Mecca? Which commodities?
Islam, he traded gold and salt on to Mecca
Define Diaspora and explain the significance of a diaspora community.
Diaspora communities happening as indian ocean trade going on ( group of people that spread to a new home but kept their culture from home- ex Chinese merchants would arrive in southeast asia) Cultures introduced to into local practices
