Name: Global 10 Section Global Regents Packet 7 Movement of People and Goods
Theme: MOVEMENT MIGRATION: TRADE The movement of peoples People move because: o 1) rights are being denied (Jews from Egypt, Christians in Rome, and o 2) they need resources(fertile land, water source)(bantu migrations) The movement of goods between areas The main reason for trade is a scarcity [lack] of resources No one civilization can have every resource in its own land Import/Export Import: bringing goods into the country Export: shipping goods out of the country Tariffs are taxes on imports. CULTURAL DIFFUSION Exchange of ideas between different cultural groups Examples: o Spread of Islam along trade routes (like Mansa Musa in the African Mali Empire) o Silk Road Marco Polo and China o The Crusades NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement Demonstrates interdepence( countries need each other) Promote/encouraged/ economic growth and freedoms for participating countries OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Countries set the oil prices for the world Established in Iraq Includes countries in Africa, Middle East, and South America
SILK ROAD Trade route from China to Europe Marco Polo famous for traveling along the Silk Road and recording his exploration Mongols made the Silk Road safe ***cultural diffusion!*** CRUSADES European Christians fought to take control of Palestine (the Middle East) from Muslims Christians lost the Crusades, but there was a very important outcome o Crusades led to cultural diffusion and made Europeans interested in goods, ideas, and technologies from the Middle East **This is the most often-asked question on the Regents!** Trans-Saharan Trade Was a trade route that ran through many west African Civilizations during the 1300s. Goods that were traded were gold and salt Some of these civilizations were the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Many people from west Africa traveled to the Middle East such as Mansa Musa and Ibn Battuta and learned from their culture and religion(islam) Multiple Choice 1. Which statement best supports the idea that cultural diffusion has greatly effected Southeast Asia? 1. The population of Southeast Asia is concentrated in rural areas. 2. Monsoon climates effect food production in Indonesia. 3. A reliance on subsistence agriculture remains a problem for many Southeast Asian economies. 4. Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam are practiced throughout Southeast Asia 2. Which statement about cultural diffusion in Asia is most accurate? 1. Byzantine traders brought the Justinian Code to China. 2. Roman legions introduced Christianity to India. 3. Indian monks brought Islam to the Middle East. 4. Chinese ideas and practices spread into Korea and Japan.
3. A similarity between the ancient western African kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai is that these kingdoms 1. limited the power of their rulers 3. established economies based on trade 2. practiced Christianity 4. isolated themselves from contact with other cultures 4. An example of economic interdependence is 1. South Africans mining their gold and diamond resources 2. the government of France issuing new currency 3. Japan selling technological goods to buy Middle Eastern oil 4. an Indian subsistence farmer waiting for the rains to water his crops 5. The Silk Road was important because it allowed for the 1. exploration of China by the Roman Army 2. development of agriculture by the nomadic people of Central Asia 3. movement of Chinese armies through Southeast Asia 4. exchange of goods between Asia and the Middle East 6. One result of the Crusades was an increase in trade between the Middle East and 1.East Africa 2. Africa 3. North America 4. Europe 7. One major result of the Crusades was the 1. permanent occupation of the Holy Land by the Europeans 2. long-term decrease in European trade 3. conversion of most Muslims to Christianity 4. spread of Middle Eastern culture and technology to Europe 8. In Europe, the Crusades resulted in 1. a greater isolation of the religion from the world 2. an increased demand for goods from the Middle East and Asia 3. the adoption of Islam as the official religion of many European nations 4. the strengthening of the feudal system
9. What was a long-term impact of Marco Polo's trips to China? 1. The Silk Roads replaced the all-water route to Asia. 2. The Chinese forced the Europeans to trade only in Peking. 3. China was isolated from other countries. 4. Trade increased between China and Europe. 10. The principal aim of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European Union is to 1. keep communism out of the Western Hemisphere 2. reduce environmental pollution 3. increase economic cooperation between the member nations 4. eliminate global terrorism