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Unit 2 (Trade networks (Trans-Saharan (spread of Islamic scholarship…
Unit 2
Trade networks
Silk Road
Responsible for spread of plague
attributed to Mongol power
unity across continent
system of relayed horses
medallion system
Pax Mongolica
connected China to Mediterranean
porcelain, expensive Chinese goods
gunpowder
in China
credit system
flying money
standard currencies
minted coins
paper money
Grand Canal
Indian Ocean
role of tech
lateen sail
dhow
Chinese junk ships
astrolabe
magnetic compass
connected with Swahili city-states
goods
gems
salts
cotton cloth
silk
porcelain
paper
silver
Trans-Saharan
camel caravans
gold
salt
cloth
slaves
kingdoms of Ghana, Mali
spread of Islamic scholarship
universities in major trading cities
new Islamic leadership
tech
camel saddles
improvements to overland transport
Hanseatic League
Baltic, North Sea area
common trade practices
helped start middle class
standardized trade practice
start for intra-European trade
change in social
specialization of labor
skilled labor needed
guilds
craftsmen
artisans
unskilled labor in cities
shopkeepers
lower classes
also farmers, peasants
lacked ownership of land