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Unit 2: Networks of Exchange, 1200 - 1450

Topic 2.7 - Comparison of Economic Exchange

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What were the similarities among the various trade networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450?

What were the similarities among the various trade networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450?

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Topic 2.1 The Silk Roads

LO: Explain the causes and effects of growth of networks of exchange after 1200.

What were the similarities among the various trade networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450?

KC-3.1.I.A.i Improved commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes - including the Silk Roads - promoting the growth of powerful new trading cities. Examples of trading cities include Kashgar and Samarkand.

KC-3.1.C.i The growth of interregional trade in luxury goods was encouraged by innovations in previously existing transportation and commercial technologies, including the caravanserai, forms of credit, and the development of money economies. Examples of these include bills of exchange, banking houses, and the use of paper money.

KC-3.3.I.B Demand for luxury goods increased in Afro-Eurasia. Chinese, Persian, and Indian artisans and merchants expanded their production of textiles and porcelains for export; manufacture of iron and steel expanded in China.

Topic 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World

LO: Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.

What were the similarities among the various trade networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450?

KC-3.2.I.B.iii Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including the Mongol khanates.

LO: Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.

What were the similarities among the various trade networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450?

KC-3.1.I.E.i The expansion of empires—including the Mongols—facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into their conquerors’ economies and trade networks.

LO: Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.

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Topic 2.3 Exchange in the Indian Ocean

LO: Explain the causes of the growth of networks of exchange after 1200.

What were the similarities among the various trade networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450?

KC-3.1.I.A.ii Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes, including the Indian Ocean, promoting the growth of powerful new trading cities.

KC-3.1.I.C.ii The growth of interregional trade in luxury goods was encouraged by significant innovations in previously existing transportation and commercial technologies, including the use of the compass, the astrolabe, and larger ship designs.

LO: Explain the effects of the growth of networks of exchange after 1200.

KC-3.2.II.A.iii Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers, including during Chinese maritime activity led by Ming Admiral Zheng He.

LO: Explain the role of environmental factors in the development of networks of exchange in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

What were the similarities among the various trade networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450?

KC-3.1.II.A.i The expansion and intensification of long-distance trade routes often depended on environmental knowledge, including advanced knowledge of the monsoon winds.

Topic 2.4 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

LO: Explain the causes and effects of the growth of trans-Saharan trade.

What were the similarities among the various trade networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450?

KC-3.1.II.A.ii The growth of interregional trade was encouraged by innovations in existing transportation technologies. Examples of technologies encouraging interregional trade include the camel saddle and caravans.

KC-3.1.I.A.iv Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes, including the trans-Saharan trade network.

LO: Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.

What were the similarities among the various trade networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450?

KC-3.1.I.E.ii The expansion of empires—including Mali in West Africa–facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into the economies and trade networks.

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Topic 2.5 Cultural Consequences of Connectivity

LO: Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

What were the similarities among the various trade networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450?

KC-3.1.III.D Increased cross-cultural interactions resulted in the diffusion of literary, artistic, and cultural traditions, as well as scientific and technological innovations. Examples of diffusion of cultural traditions include the influence of Buddhism in East Asia, the spread of Hinduism and Buddhism into Southeast Asia, and the spread of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Examples of diffusion of scientific or technological innovations include gunpowder from China and paper from China.

KC-3.3.II The fate of cities varied greatly, with periods of significant decline and periods of increased urbanization, buoyed by rising productivity and expanding trade networks.

KC-3.1.III.C As exchange networks intensified, an increasing number of travelers within Afro-Eurasia wrote about their travels. Examples of travelers include Ibn Battuta, Margery Kempe, and Marco Polo.

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Topic 2.6 Environmental Consequences of Connectivity

LO: Explain the environmental effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

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Topic 2.7 Comparison of Economic Exchange

LO: Explain the similarities and differences among various networks of exchange in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

What were the similarities among the various trade networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450?

KC-3.1 A deepening and widening of networks of human interaction within and across regions contributed to cultural, technological, and biological diffusion within and between various societies.

KC-3.3 Changes in trade networks resulted from and stimulated increasing productive capacity, with important implications for social and gender structures and environmental processes.

Unit 2 Review

What changes in networks of exchange existed in relation to the 1200 to 1450 time period?

Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (c. 1200-1450): Improved commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes—including the Silk Roads, trans-Saharan trade network, and Indian Ocean—promoting the growth of powerful new trading cities.

What were the continuities and changes in networks of exchange from 1450 to 1750?

1450 to 1759 was a period of large-scale change in global trading systems. The Americas joined the Afro-Eurasian trading system, and Europe commercialized and began its global expansion and conquest.

What changes in networks of exchange existed in relation to the 1200 to 1450 time period quizlet?

During the period of 1200 to 1450, the trade routes were expanding as a result of the demand for goods throughout Afro-Eurasia. For example the demand for spices increased trade on the Indian Ocean Trade route and the demand for luxury items increased trade on the Silk Road.

What are the similarities and differences between the Silk Road and the Indian Ocean trade network?

Although they were both trade routes, the Indian Ocean sea lanes traded overseas and the Eurasian Silk Roads were land routes. Indian Ocean sea lanes connect Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, and East Africa. The Eurasian Silk Roads connected East and West China to the Mediterranean.