Unit 2: Networks of Exchange
The Mongol Empire
Split into khanates
Golden Horde
led by
Batu
took over
Russia
Yuan Dynasty
led by
Kublai
took over
Song Dynasty
Ilkhanate
led by
Hulegu
took over
Abbasids
Chagatai
Like the Orginal
Had its best era in
Pax Mongolica
Era of Peace
13th-14th century
Religious freedom
Protected Silk Road
Was originally led by
Genghis Khan
Used
Cannons
Siege Towers
Catapaults
Spread Plague
Environmental Effects of Connection
Trade
Caused
Spread of Disease
Black Death
Facilitated
Spread of Crops
Champa Rice
From India
Citrus
From Dar-al Islam
Spread by
Expansion
Bananas
From Indonesia
To Sub Africa
Farming
Caused
Overgrazing
Caused
Deforestation
Caused
Soil Erosion
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
Had powerful country
Mali
Taxed all trade
Founded by
Sundiata
Famed by
Mansa Musa
Pilgramige to Mecca
Important city of
Timbuktu
Replaced by
Songhai Kingdom
Used
Camels
Goods and provisions
Transported with
Walking
The Silk Roads
Facilitated
Silk Trade
Were made travelable by
Caravanserai
Began with
Han Dynasty
Indian Ocean Trade
Were Influenced by
Monsoon Winds
Gave rise to (and was influenced by)
Swahili Coast(al city-states)
Facilitated
Spice Trade
Inspired
Maritime Innovations
Astrolabe
Magnetic Compass
Lateen Sails
Stern Rudders
Was Traveled by
Zheng He
Brought Fame to China
Had powerful cities
Calicut
Important trade connection
Melaka
Imposed ship taxes
Gujarat
Cultivated innovation
Cultural Effects of Connectivity
Trade
Facilitated
Spread of Religion
Islam
Spread through
Trade
Expansion
Hinduism
Buddhism
Allowed
Cultural Diffusion
Diasporic Communities
Facilitated
Innovation
Medicine
Technology
Astronomy
Math
The Arts
Allowed
Travelers
Marco Polo
Ibn Battuta
Margery Kempe
Affected
Cities
Hangzhou
Urbanization
Kashgar
Islamic Trade
Samarkand
Islamic Trade
Constantinople
Was weakened by
Crusades