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Networks of Exchange 1200-1450 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Camels
        
        Allowed for better transportation, mobility, and more cargo load
      - Difference
        
        Africa was a source of wealth from gold and silver, while Europe was a consumer largely importing goods from Africa, China, and India
- - - - Gold and Silver Mines
      - Important Influencers
        
        Swahili City-States
      - Similarity
        
        Very important consumers in the global market
        
        Difference
        
        Europe accepted new technologies and innovations, while parts of Africa accepted the religion of Islam
        
        Europe feared Muslim and Mongol influences since they thought they were against the God
    - - Cotton Production
      - Crystalized Sugar Production
      - Concept of Zero
- - - - Gunpowder
      - Compass
      - Printing
      - Iron Production
      - Silk
        
        Transfer of goods and ideas
        
        Similarities
        
        Actual products that improved the quality of life or goods that people use
        
        Can be calculated into material wealth
        
        Ideas and knowledge contributed to people's understanding of the world and led to further technological innovation
        
        Zero is the most important number concept
        
        Differences
        
        Different uses and applications according to region
        
        ie Gunpower was weaponized in Europe
        
        Compass and printing became more sophisticated in Europe
        
        Different rates and periods of production
        
        China's iron production was unmatched until the Industrial Revolution
        
        Some special spices were only produced in Java Islands for centuries
      - Junks with Lateen Sails
        
        Similarity
        
        Worldwide improvement of trade and the transfer of ideas is accomplished by more advanced means of transportation
        
        Chinese expedition around the world
      - Bubonic Plague
        
        Killed millions around the world, transported through the Silk Road Trade
    - - Cotton Production
      - Concept of Zero
      - Crystalized Sugar Production
      - Similarity
        
        Huge civilizations contributing to global trade and technological innovation
        
        China improved upon India's technologies and spread them around the world
        
        Difference
        
        China was largely based on land-based trade, while India had access to a sea-based trade
  - - - Similarity
        
        Both powers gain power through active trade in their empire's boundaries, collecting enormous wealth and influence over global trade.
        
        Threat to Christian Europe and Regions
        
        Developed huge empires that controlled very big portions of land at levels never seen before
      - Yuan Empire