Trade Networks of Africa and Asia
A Changing World
How is the world changing during this time?
How do you think this will effect people traveling?
First Global Age
• Long-distance trade and traveled increased dramatically in the 1400s
Islam
• 600s new religion in Arabia
• Prophet Muhammad
• People followed the Quran (Koran)
• Muslims
Trade
• Trade spread Islam
• Sailed from Middle East to Indian ocean
Silk Road• “Highway” from Asia to the Middle East• Lots of desert• Traveled in caravans
– Groups of people who traveled together for safety
Africa
• City-State is a large town that has its own government and controls the surrounding countryside
Africa
• Savanna: a region of grasslands
• Timbuktu: major trading center– Mali huge
kingdom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTrgA5xXiFU&feature=related
Songhai Empire [15c-16c]
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Africa
• Extended Families: Several generations live in one household
• Kinship: common ancestor
China
• Emperor: center of power
• 1400s China begins building huge fleets of ships– Zheng He discovers America? 1421– Maps of North America drawn by Chinese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxkvmQxM86U
China
• Chinese Ships much larger than Europeans ships
• A new emperor ends the voyages because he doesn’t see it as important
Europe
• Middle Ages:– Feudalism: system of rule by lords who
rules their land but people owe loyalty and military service to a monarch
http://lifeexaminations.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/feudalism3.jpg
Europe• During the middle
ages the Roman Catholic Church played a huge role
• The church was the source of education
• Clergy were often the only people who could read and write
http://jspivey.wikispaces.com/file/view/_Catholic_Roman_Catholic_Church_Books__History_Church_History_Vatican_Secrets_-_Hidden_History_Eucharist_2.gif/33797515/364x685/_Catholic_Roman_Catholic_Church_Books__History_Church_History_Vatican_Secrets_-_Hidden_History_Eucharist_2.gif
Europe
• 900s life began to change for peasants– New methods of farming to produce more
food– Warfare declined and trade grew
Europe
• 1100-1300 Crusades– Series of wars fought between Christians
and Muslims for control of the Holy Land– People now were venturing out of Europe– The growth of trade to the Middle East– New Experience of spices, silks and Asian
foods
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-crusades.htm
Europe
• Renaissance: – French for rebirth– A time with great learning– 1300-1600– New inventions– German printing press Gutenberg was
invented
Europe
• People wanted new trade routes to Asia
http://mrgrayhistory.wikispaces.com/UNIT+10+-+THE+RENAISSANCE
Europe
• Portuguese Voyages– King Henry encouraged exploration– Designed new ship the caravel
• Ship with triangular sails and a steering rudder• Could sail into the wind
• Explored coast of Africa– Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of
Good Hope of Africa
Europe
• Portuguese explored coast of Africa– Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of
Good Hope of Africa
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vasco_da_Gama_in_Ellis's_History_of_the_United_States.jpg
Work Cited
• http://www.ablogabouthistory.com/2010/02/26/the-search-for-ming-dynasty-shipwrecks/
• http://img264.imageshack.us/i/islam2ie9.jpg/• http://blog.webjoogler.com/blog/wp-content/
uploads/2010/07/quran.jpg• http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/index.php?
Lang=en&Page=21&TypeId=15&ArticleId=6249&Action=ArticleBodyView
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