silk roads
Silk Roads: A network of trade connected through small city-states that traveled through land, and traded luxury goods rather than basic human needs.
Silk Road routes between Asia and and the Mediterranean.
Silk Road routes between Asia and and the Mediterranean.
Black death
Black Death: Plague that came from China and quickly spread through all of Europe through date and wiped out 1/3 of Europe’s population. Major years= 1347-1349.
Black Death was started by the black rat from Chinese trade and it hit Europe majorly around 1347-1351 as show by this picture.
Black Death was started by the black rat from Chinese trade and it hit Europe majorly around 1347-1351 as show by this picture.
indian ocean trading network
Indian Ocean Trading Network: Ocean trading network that traded over sea, far better than the silk roads because could trade basic needs in bulks rather than luxury goods in small amounts.
Main Routes of the Indian Ocean Trading that mariners took to trade with other regions.
Main Routes of the Indian Ocean Trading that mariners took to trade with other regions.
srivijaya
Srivijaya: Malaysian empire that controlled a major choke point in Indian Ocean Trading Network that taxed ships as they came by and did not let ships pass by sometimes. Inherited Indian culture, Buddhism and used Indian scholars for their social and political work.
Indian Ocean Networking trade routes associated with the kingdom of Srivijaya.
Indian Ocean Networking trade routes associated with the kingdom of Srivijaya.
borobudur
Borobudur: A temple in the island of Java where Buddhism was dominant over everything and was of course influenced by Indian Ocean Networking Trade.
Top View of the temple of Borobudur, a Buddhist temple.
Top View of the temple of Borobudur, a Buddhist temple.
swahili civilization
Swahili civilization: African Independent City-states that had rivalry within each other over Indian Ocean Trading Network, and were ruled by monarchy or government.
Geographical location of Swahili civilization, near the Indian Ocean, and Somalia, Zambia and Mozambique, and where it was in terms of the world and African map.
Geographical location of Swahili civilization, near the Indian Ocean, and Somalia, Zambia and Mozambique, and where it was in terms of the world and African map.
great zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe: This civilization was a win win civilization where its geographical landscape was perfect for farming and trading, surrounded by grasslands and rivers.
Map of Zimbabwe, which the landscape was great for farming with grasslands and rivers.
Map of Zimbabwe, which the landscape was great for farming with grasslands and rivers.
sand roads
Sand Roads: Trans-Saharan trade made possible by Camels, 70 day treks, of around 5,000 camels and a couple hundred people.
People traveled the Sand Roads with camel caravans of 1 thousand or more.
People traveled the Sand Roads with camel caravans of 1 thousand or more.
ghana, mali and songhay
Ghana,Mali,Songhay: empires in Africa that were deeply affected by trade and where the wealth grew by trade
The 3 Major trade kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhay in terms of Geographical locations in Africa.
The 3 Major trade kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhay in terms of Geographical locations in Africa.
trans-saharan slave trade
Trans-Saharan slave trade: Slave trade influenced by wealth and for power, where slaves crossed the whole Sahara by foot in camel caravans.
During this epic journey over the Sahara Desert, slaves were forced to walk bare naked while being put into chains.
During this epic journey over the Sahara Desert, slaves were forced to walk bare naked while being put into chains.
american web
American Web: American trade web, where South America and North America did not trade because of geographical and transportation problems but where there were trades within the individual continents.
Because of landscape obstacles and no great transportation for trade, these two landmasses did not trade with each other.
Because of landscape obstacles and no great transportation for trade, these two landmasses did not trade with each other.