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Silk Road: Explain the causes and effects of growth of networks of…
Silk Road: Explain the causes and effects of growth of networks of exchange
after 1200.
Effect
cities and oases
Water is imporant
Kashgar in western edge of China
fertile for crops
artisans produces textiles, rugs, leathers good and pottery
once primarily buddhist became a Islamic center
Samarkand
diverse religions
Christianity
buddhism
Zorostrainism
Islam
Caravanserai
100 miles apart
rraveler rest and trade animals for fresh one
Commercial Innovations
Paper money
flying cash: a system of credit
banking house
bill of exchange: a document stating the holder was legally promised payment of a set amount on a set date—and receive that amount of money in exchange
Hanseatic League: drive out pirates and monopolize trade in goods such as timber, grain, leather, and salted fish
Increase in Demarnd
luxury goods leads to increase in the supply
craftworkers expanded their production
expansion of iron and stell manufactured in China
Cause
Transportation
compass
rudder
junk (large with compartments
Caravans is better than alone
Saddles for camerl
Rise of New Empires
Background: Arab merchants from Abbasid revived the Silk Road, and the sea routes
Chinese offer: compass, paper, and gunpower
China imports: cotton, precious stones, pomegrannates, dates, horses, and grapes
improve roads and punish bandits (road safety)
Backgroud
Silk Road: First golden age
Second golden age: 14-15th Century
Europe: need luxury goods
Chinese/persian/indian: texitiles and porcelain