Question 1

Using Map (in the textbook) 9.1,what explanation can be offered for the exclusion of Tibet from the general trade ventures of both the Silk Road and the Indian Ocean trade routes? Why were the northern routes not included in the Silk Road?

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Question 2

Using Map (in the textbook) 9.2, explain the significance of the Sahel in facilitating north-south trade.

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Question 3

Using Map (in the textbook) 9.2, show the major trans-Saharan and coastal trade routes. Also, label the major political entities and groups of peoples located along those routes.

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Question 4

Using Map (in the textbook) 9.1, discuss how the spread of religion accompanied the activity on the trade routes. Which religions were spread along the Silk Road, other overland routes, and Indian Ocean trade network?

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Question 5

The stirrup was invented by whom?

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Question 6

Sahel

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Question 7

Describe the diverse climatic, geographic and topographical zones shown in Map (in the textbook) 9.2. Keeping these geographic environments in mind, explain why cultural unity in Africa south of the Sahara was remarkable.

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Question 8

Using Map (in the textbook) 9.1, indicate the products, peoples, religious and political entities involved in the trade routes.

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Question 9

Aksum

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Kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture refers to Aksum.

Question 10

The rise of the Parthian empire helped foster the Silk Road to meet the European demand for silk and the Chinese demand for...

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Question 11

Samarkand

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Question 12

Mozambique

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Quiz 9: Networks of Communication and Exchange