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Trade Networks of Asia and Africa

Trade Networks of Asia and Africa. Chapter 1 Section 3. Standards. 8.1.1 Recognize the definition of religion 8.2.7 Differentiate between a commercial and subsistence economy 8.3.3 Interpret examples of how cultures adapt to or change the environment. I CAN.

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Trade Networks of Asia and Africa

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  1. Trade Networks of Asia and Africa Chapter 1 Section 3

  2. Standards • 8.1.1 Recognize the definition of religion • 8.2.7 Differentiate between a commercial and subsistence economy • 8.3.3 Interpret examples of how cultures adapt to or change the environment

  3. I CAN • I can recognize the definition of religion. • I can explain the difference in a commercial and subsistence economy. • I can give examples of how cultures adapt to or change the economy.

  4. The Muslim Link in Trade • By the 1500’s, a complex trade network linked Europe, Asia, and Africa.

  5. What was traded??? • Spices • Silks • Gems

  6. Emerged on the Arabia Peninsula in the 600’s. Founder- the Prophet, Muhammad Muhammad taught there is only one true God (Monotheism) Followers of Islam are known as Muslims The sacred book of Islam is the Quran Rise of Islam

  7. Advances in Learning • Arab scholars made advances in mathematics, medicine, and astronomy. • Developed Algebra • Measured the size of earth • Said Earth was a sphere (rounded shape) • Built ships with large triangular sails that allowed captains to use the wind even if it changed direction

  8. The African Link in Trade • European traders sailed throughout the eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea to bring home cedar logs, silver, and horses. • They traded for ivory, spices, copper, and cattle

  9. Most powerful: Zimbabwe (Towers of Great Zimbabwe) Chief trading center: Kilwa East African Trade Centers • Began to appear about A.D. 1000

  10. West African Trade Centers • First major trade Center- Ghana • traded for gold and salt • Rulers of Ghana became rich • Ghana began to weaken because of shifting trade routes • The Empire of Mali took over Ghana

  11. West African Trade Centers • Mansa Musa- The ruler of Mali when it was at it’s greatest as an empire • Merchants in Mali traded for kola nuts, food, and gold • Timbuktu- became a city of great learning • Nomads capture Timbuktu in 1433 • Timbuktu is replaced by Songhai (1468)

  12. The East Asian Link in Trade • Highways, canals, postal system links China together • China’s empire expanded and so did trade • Hangzhou- one of the world’s largest cities by the 1200’s

  13. World Traders • 1050- Chinese invents printing with movable type • Made advances in Navigation (the science of locating the position and plotting the course of ships • Invented magnetic compass

  14. Chinese explorer Made several voyages with a fleet of more than 300 giant ships Fleet visited 30 nations throughout Asia and Africa Traded silks and pottery for spices, gems, medicinal herbs, and ivory Zheng He A display at the Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai purports to compare the size of ships used by Zheng He and by Christopher Columbus

  15. Spice Trade and the Silk Road • The Silk Road • Trade route • 5,000 miles long • Connected Xi’an in China to Persia • Merchants brought silk and other goods. • Traded for Cloves, nutmeg, and peppercorns along the way

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