{Interactions along the Silk Road from 200 B.C.E to 1450 C.E. shaped and changed many religions‚ technologies‚ cultures‚ and goods. However‚ the continuous flow of all these things never stopped.} The Silk Roads helped open up the the East Asia to Western culture‚ which allowed the spreading of ideas‚ religions‚ technologies‚ etc. This was the start of globalization‚ different countries could now trade with each other and learn new things. The change in social hierarchy within women and merchants
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Between Humans and Environment As part of the Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trade networks‚ technology‚ ways of farming‚ and diseases spread. For example‚ Bantu people spread from central to southern Africa along with iron and agriculture. One of the revolutionary technology that spread was Arabian camels that could survive 10 days without water‚ making it possible to travel across the Sahara. Large groups of merchants traveled together forming early caravans. Also‚ irrigation systems allowed produce
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led to the development of more complex economic and social systems 2. Compare and contrast the locations of first Agricultural societies‚ the plants and animals they domesticated and their impact on the environment (Mesopotamia‚ Nile River‚ Sub-Saharan Africa‚ Indus River‚ Huang He valley and Mesoamerica) Agriculture and Pastoralism began to transform human societies 3. Describe and evaluate the changes in demography‚ social structure and technology that accompany
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much better trade networks and especially much more trade routes then Classical Era. Pastoral and Nomadic groups played a huge role because they kept everything moving spreading culture and technology. Q. What Classical era trade networks continued during the post-classical era‚ and which new cities were added during the post-Classical era? A. Existing trade routes flourished including the Silk Roads‚ the Mediterranean Sea‚ trans-Saharan and the Indian Ocean Basin‚ and promoted the growth of powerful
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attempts across the Sahara with camel caravans. They used India as a “middle-man” for trade to China‚ and they also had limited trade with the Islamic nations. Islamic traders were to the north of the Saharan Desert; but since it was rather dangerous to trade‚ they didn’t do trans-Saharan trade as often. The introduction of Islam in around 800 C.E. changed Western Africa. Islam entered Africa through a variety of ways; traders came in Africa from the Saharan desert and sometimes through the coast
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continuities involving their methods of trade. Among these changes and continuities technological advancements were made and cultural and political aspects were also affected. At the beginning‚ there were primary trade routes and the exclusive trade they had. Primary trade routes were between Europe and North Africa and through the Indian Ocean. In Africa‚ soon Egypt rose in power and become an empire. It was at the top of the trade because of how much power and control it had. However‚ Eurasia was
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based on the coeval book created concerning the journey of Ibn Battuta. Ibn Battuta hailed from the Province of Tangier in Morocco in which he had education in legal matters. The travels of this young scholar spanned some countries and regions; Sub-Saharan Africa; the Northern parts of Africa; the Middle East; Palestine; Persia; China; and India. The Sultan of Morocco assigned a writer who went with Ibn Battuta during his adventure. With the help of this writer‚ Ibn Battuta was able to describe his
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300 C.E.‚ there was limited trade between Africa and Eurasia. The dominant civilizations involved in trade were China Rome‚ and India. Shortly after the classical civilizations fell‚ more trade networks were established involving Trans-Saharan trade‚ Islamic trade routes‚ and Indian Ocean trade as well as Mediterranean Sea involvement. These trade networks established a base for European trade to rise as a dominant force and African trade to become more centralized instead of being focused in the
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PERIOD 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies‚ c. 600 BCE to c. 600 CE The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions I. Codifications and further developments of existing religious traditions provided a bond among the people and an ethical code to live by. A. The association of monotheism with Judaism was further developed with the codification of the Hebrew Scriptures‚ which also reflected the influence of Mesopotamian cultural and legal traditions
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CHAPTER 18 The Atlantic System and Africa‚ 1550–1800 I0.Plantations in the West Indies A0.Colonization Before 1650 * 10. Spanish settlers introduced sugar-cane cultivation into the West Indies shortly after 1500 but did not do much else toward the further development of the islands. After 1600 the French and English developed colonies based on tobacco cultivation. * 20. Tobacco consumption became popular in England in the early 1600s. Tobacco production in the West Indies was stimulated
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