Textbook Summary:

What factors contributed to the growth of trade along the Silk Road?

• Relations between traders and pastoral nomads

How did geography affect Indian Ocean trade routes?

• The monsoon system determined what seasons could be used to trade. Also, coastal areas had different relations with sea traders than deserts or cut off areas.

Why did trade begin across the Sahara Desert?

• Trade was influenced by the location of markets in both the northern and southern sides, with the two sides providing different resources. Plus, the invention of traveling by camel made it possible to traverse the Sahara.

What accounts for the substantial degree of cultural unity in Africa south of the Sahara?

• The Sahara wasn’t always as dry as it was now and when the land started to dry, people were forced to move elsewhere. It is hypothesized that people moved out of the core of Africa into different regions. As people of the same origins migrated, there was a shared degree of cultural similarity that developed throughout the land.

Why do some goods and ideas travel more easily than others?

• Some ideas are easily caught on by other cultures while others are not. Not all cultures and people will agree to certain ideas or religions. In many instances, there would be religious missionaries that tried to spread their ideals as they traveled. Different religions accepted these ideals more easily than others. Plus how light and convenient travel products are

  What was spread by the Silk Road?

• diseases, military tactics, produce, silk, religion

  What religions spread by the trade routes?

• The silk road spread Christianity and Buddhism.

• Parthian empire influenced trade in the Silk Road, making more money and products.

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