Medieval Trade Systems

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1 Medieval Trade Systems Learning Goal! Analyze how the Silk Route and the African gold-salt trade facilitated the spread of ideas and explain how the slave trade in East Africa developed.

2 Take notes in the appropriate spot on your green Medieval Trade Systems note page. This will be glued on p. 22

3 Primary Trade Routes Silk Roads (Eurasia) Sea Roads (Indian Ocean) Sand Roads (Sahara)

5 Step 1: Label the following locations on your map Indian Ocean China Chang an East Africa

6 Draw the Silk Road CHINA China Gun powder Paper Silk Mirrors Porcelain India Cotton fabric Spices Gems Middle East Dates Nuts Dyes Perfumes Olive oil Buddhism Islam Diseases

7 Silk Roads Land-based Relay Trade Began as indirect trade routes Prospered when large and powerful civilizations began to provide security for their merchants and travelers

goods were luxury products Silk came to symbolize the Eurasian exchange

8 Goods in Transit Typically large camel caravans Why camels? Traveled over harsh and dangerous steppes, deserts & oases Most of the goods were luxury products Silk came to symbolize the Eurasian exchange system Used as currency in Central Asia Symbol of high status Also associated with the sacred

9 China Gun powder Paper Silk Porcelain India Cotton fabric Spices, gems Middle East Nuts Dyes Perfumes Olive oil Buddhism Islam Diseases

10 Draw the Sea Roads - Indian Ocean Trade Taklimakan Desert Sahara Desert Himalayas Slaves Gold Iron Tortoise Shell Ivory Islam spread to cities along the East African coast & to Southeast Asia Indian Ocean

11 Sea Roads, cont. Islam spread to the east coast of Africa & southeast Asia via the Indian Ocean trade complex East coast of Africa: slaves were traded away to Middle East/Asia

than the Silk Road Ships could carry larger and

12 Sea Roads Indian Ocean connected people through the Eastern Hemisphere Ocean transportation was cheaper than the Silk Road Ships could carry larger and heavier cargo Used the monsoon seasons to their advantage

13 Sand Roads, the Gold Salt Trade Timbuktu Taklimakan Desert Sahara Desert Gold from West Africa Salt across the Sahara Slaves Ivory Nuts Dates Cloth Islam Sub-Saharan West Africa is pulled into the Muslim trade network Benin Himalayas Indian Ocean

Sand Roads Connected North Africa and the Mediterranean world with West Africa Made possible with the introduction of the camel Caravans would

14 Sand Roads Connected North Africa and the Mediterranean world with West Africa Made possible with the introduction of the camel Caravans would include as many as 5,000 camels and would take up to 70 days to reach their destination! Sub-Saharan West Africa = important part of the Muslim trade network

15 Culture in Transit Islam and Arabic

16 Flip your green paper over On the back, take notes about the West African Kingdoms of Ghana & Mali

17 Wealthy West African kingdoms: Ghana & Mali 5 th century: rise of powerful kingdoms based on control of trade routes Dominated for 1000 years- led to exchange of ideas, goods, rise of cities, and wealth ($$$) l Ghana Mali Iron weapons = controlled region & trade routes ($) King taxed all trade, esp. gold & salt Large army Ghana = gold Conquered Ghana (1240) controlled gold & salt mines Leaders converted to Islam (Mansa Musa- king) Built giant mosque in Timbuktu, a major trading city

18 Start of the East African Slave Trade Sent to the Arabian Peninsula & Asia Why were slaves taken from East Africa? Muslims -= not allowed to enslave fellow Muslims Many civilizations depended on a cheap source of labor

19 Next, you will complete the purple Kingdoms of Africa Webquest Turn the webquest in when done! If you have extra time & didn t finish your Genghis Khan assignment, do so now.

20 Mansa Musa Crash Course video with questions Awesome song

21 Review Questions 1. What empire did Mansa Musa rule? 2. What was the primary religion that spread on the trade routes? 3. True or False: the sea roads were across the Sahara in North Africa 4. What were the 2 major goods traded FROM West Africa?

Eastern Hemisphere African Empires

Eastern Hemisphere African Empires Eastern Hemisphere in the Middle Ages Europe Asia Africa India Background: During the Medieval Period several major trade routes developed in the Eastern Hemisphere.