Unit 2: Networks of Exchange
Schedule
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2.2 DUE
2.1 DUE
2.3 DUE
General Contextualization Between 1200 and 1450, economic activity along existing trade routes
increased in volume and scope. Technological and commercial innovations, imperial expansion, and
demand for luxury goods were key factors in the ongoing expansion of trade. Growing trade networks
accelerated cultural, biological, and technological diffusion across Afro-Eurasia.
2.1 The Mongols and the Silk Roads
DUE 9/16
Objectives:
● Explain the causes and effects of growth of networks of exchange after 1200.
● Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
● Explain how the expansion of empires influence trade and communication over time.
Readings: AMSCO 2020, 2.1 The Silk Roads and 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Modern World
Key Terms:
1. Define and explain the significance of each of the key terms using the table below.
a. A definition should include important facts, dates, ideas, people, etc. Significance refers
to the way in which the term is affected by or affects history. Use the AP historical
reasoning skills (causation, comparison, CCOT) to frame your thinking.
b. Collaboration is permitted, but all notes should be in your own words. No two
assignments should be exactly identical.
Term
Definition
Significance
Silk Roads
A trade route through Asia that aided
the growth of countries in it.
The silk roads spread physical
goods, religion, and ideas.
Mongol empire
An empire created and led by
ganghis khan in the 12th century.
Empire that facilitated safe trade
throughout the silk road.
magnetic
compass
Chinese invention that used the
earth's poles for navigation.
The magnetic compass made travel
through the sea much easier.
caravanserai
A resting point for caravans, people
and animals.
Caravans could travel farther now
that they could stop and rest.
Hanseatic
League
An alliance formed by cities in
northern Germany and Scandinavia.
This allowed protection for trading
that was mutually beneficial
Genghis Khan
First Great Khan and founder of the
Mongol empire.
Genghis Khan's leadership allowed
the Mongols to expand and
conquer lots of land.
Pax Mongolica
A period of stability in Eurasia from
the 13th to 14th century.
Trade between Europe and China
became available.
Yuan dynasty
Kublia khan established the yuan
dynasty in 1271.
Ended more than 300 years of
division and reunified China.
Multiple Choice Practice:
2. Respond to the following multiple questions using the map provided.
1.
A
2.
B
3.
C
Questions 1-3 refer to the image below.
“The road you travel from Tana to Cathay [China] is perfectly safe, whether by day or by night,
according to what the merchants say to who have used it…. Cathay is a province which contained a
multitude of cities and towns. Among others there is one in particular, that is a vast amount of
trade; and this city is called Cambalec. And the said city hath a circuit of one hundred miles, and is
all full of people and houses and of dwellers in the said city.”
Franceso Pegolotti, The Merchant’s Handbook, c. 1471
1. Which statement about China and trade does this passage best support?
A. Trade between Europe and Cathay was greatly enhanced by the security established by the
Mongol Empire.
B. Merchants rarely traveled between Tana and Sara because the road was more dangerous than
the route between Tana and Cathay.
C. Cambalec was an important trading hub, but it was not a large city.
D. The author felt the risks of trade with China outweighed the rewards.
2. Which development was the turning point that led to the expansion of trade between Asia and
Europe?
A. The formation of the Silk Roads by Marco Polo allowed goods from Asia to be imported into
Europe for the first time.
B. The conquests by Mongols, which led to improved trade routes and reduced trading costs.
C. The invention of silk cloth during the early Mongol rule allowed the Mongols to trade for
pottery, wool, and other European goods.
D. The invention of paper money by Venetian bankers helped to facilitate trade between Europe
and Asia.
3. Which objects or ideas was the author most likely writing about that represented continuity or
change in Chinese trade?
A. silver, gems, and gold went from Europe to China; wool, horses, and ideas of Islam went from
China to Europe.
B. silk, paper, and Christianity went from Europe to China; gunpowder, silver, and Buddhism
went from China to Europe.
C. silver, gems, and gold went from Europe to China; silk, paper, and gunpowder went from
China to Europe.
D. paper and Christianity went from Europe to China; silk, gunpowder, horses, and wool went
from China to Europe.
2.2 The Renaissance, the Mediterranean, and Trans-Saharan Trade
DUE: 9/28
Objectives:
● Explain the causes and effects of growth of networks of exchange after 1200.
● Explain the process of state building and decline in Afro-Eurasia over time.
● Explain how the expansion of empires influence trade and communication over time.
Readings: AMSCO 2020, 1.6 Developments in Europe and 2.5 Cultural Consequences of Connectivity
Key Terms:
1. Define and explain the significance of each of the key terms using the table below.
a. A definition should include important facts, dates, ideas, people, etc. Significance refers
to the way in which the term is affected by or affects history. Use the AP historical
reasoning skills (causation, comparison, CCOT) to frame your thinking.
b. Collaboration is permitted, but all notes should be in your own words. No two
assignments should be exactly identical.
Term
Definition
Significance
Marco Polo
middle class
(bourgeoisie)
antisemitism
Renaissance
humanism
Constantinople
Black Death
Multiple Choice Practice:
2. Respond to the following multiple questions using the map provided.
1.
2.
3.
Questions 1-3 refer to the image below.
1. Which explanation for the cause of the rapid spread of the Black Death is best supported by this
map?
a. the migrations of Central Asians into Europe
b. the spread of rodents through trade
c. pollution caused by growing concentrations of people in cities
d. poverty among Europeans resulting from feudalism
2. One significant long-term impact of the Black Death was
a. the end of the Indian Ocean as a viable trade network
b. the decline of the feudal system in Europe
c. the increased use of camels in the Silk Roads trade
d. the rise of the Ottoman Turks
3. Which of the following statements does the map support most clearly?
a. Muscovy traded extensively with Western Europe.
b. Africa never experienced the Black Death.
c. The Black Death entered Western Europe through the Mediterranean Sea.
d. The strain of the Black Death that moved along the Indian Ocean was not fatal.
2.3 Merchants and Monsoons in the Indian Ocean Basin
DUE 9/30
Objectives:
● Explain the causes and effects of growth of networks of exchange after 1200.
● Explain how trade interacted with the diffusion of religion in the Indian Ocean in the period
1200 to 1450.
● Explain the role of environmental factors in the development of networks of exchange in the
period from 1200 to 1450.
Readings: AMSCO 2020,
Key Terms:
1. Define and explain the significance of each of the key terms using the table below.
a. A definition should include important facts, dates, ideas, people, etc. Significance refers
to the way in which the term is affected by or affects history. Use the AP historical
reasoning skills (causation, comparison, CCOT) to frame your thinking.
b. Collaboration is permitted, but all notes should be in your own words. No two
assignments should be exactly identical.
Term
Definition
Significance
Indian Ocean
Basin
monsoons
lateen sails
astrolabe
Strait of
Malacca
diasporic
communities
Swahili
city-states
Zheng He
Multiple Choice Practice:
2. Respond to the following multiple questions using the map provided.
1.
2.
3.
Questions 1-3 refer to the image below.
1. The map helps explain why South Asian merchants preferred to travel
a. to Africa in the winter months
b. to Southeast Asia in winter months
c. to China in the summer months
d. to the Middle East in the summer months
2. Since merchants were often delayed in foreign ports for lengthy periods of time, they frequently
a. became involved in local political affairs
b. married wives who often converted to their religion
c. lost their connection to the culture of their homeland
d. settled in the foreign port and converted to the local faith
3. The coastal cities of Mombasa, Sofala, and Mogadishu often exported
a) silks and porcelain
b) cotton and steel
c) horses, figs, and dates
d) slaves, ivory, and gold