KC3.1.pptx

TP 3

KEY CONCEPT 3.1

 _{Although Afro-Eurasia and the Americans remained separate from one}

another, this era witnessed a deepening and widening network of human interaction within and across regions. The results were unprecedented concentrations of wealth and the intensification of cross-cultural

exchanges. Innovations in transportation, state policies, and mercantile

practices contributed to the expansion and the development of commercial networks, which in turn served as conduits for cultural, technological, and biological diffusion within and between various societies. Pastoral or

nomadic groups played a key role in creating and sustaining these

networks. Expanding networks fostered greater interregional borrowing, while at the same time sustaining regional diversity. The prophet

Muhammad promoted Islam, a new monotheistic religion, at the start of this period. It spread quickly through trade, warfare, and diffusion

IMPROVED TECH AND

TRADE!

 _{As technology and trading practices improved, there was an increase in the}

volume of trade.

TRADE ROUTES

 _{Existing trade routes flourished}

 _{Silk Road}

 _{Mediterranean Sea}  _{Trans-Saharan}

 _{Indian Ocean}

TRADING CITIES

Due Monday, Sept 26

 Create a (1/2) poster of ONE of

the following trading cities.

 _{Include its location,}  _{role in trade,}

 _{trade route}  goods traded

 _{Map showing location}  _{Pictures if available}

First Names

 _{Novgorod A-B}

 Timbuktu D-E

 _{Swahili city-states G-H}

 _{Hangzhou J-L}

 _{Calicut M-O}

 _{Baghdad P-Q, I}

 _{Melaka R-S}

 _{Venice T-V}

 _{Tenochtitlan W-X, C}

COMMUNICATION AND

NETWORKS OF EXCHANGED

DEVELOPED IN THE

AMERICAS

 _{Example: Mesoamerica}

 _{The Azetcs (Mexica ) arrived in}

central Mexico around 1200.

 _{Capital: Tenochtitlan.}  _Expansionist

 _{Professional army}

 _{Dominated nearby states through}

taxes and enslavement.

 _{Created an empire of over 12}

COMMUNICATION AND

NETWORKS OF EXCHANGED

DEVELOPED IN THE

AMERICAS

 _{No bureaucratic form of}

government.

 _{Conquered areas ruled}

themselves

 _{As long as they paid the tributes}  _{ROADS linked different areas of}

COMMUNICATION AND

NETWORKS OF EXCHANGED

DEVELOPED IN THE

AMERICAS

 _{Religion was tied to the military.}  _{Need for humans….}

 To sacrifice

 _{Tens of thousands of me and}

women were killed every year.

 _{Some sacrificed simultaneously}

COMMUNICATION AND

NETWORKS OF EXCHANGED

DEVELOPED IN THE

AMERICAS

 _{Aztec women were subordinate}  _{Could inherit property}

 But mostly had influence in

private matters- running the household

 _{Some skilled crafts, such as}

weaving

 Some (limited) trade and

COMMUNICATION AND

NETWORKS OF EXCHANGED

DEVELOPED IN THE

AMERICAS

 _{Where did the Maya go.?}  _City-states

 Single king

 _{Lowlands flooded often}

 _{Built terraces to trap the silt}

drained by rivers.

 _{Some large cities}

 Long distance trade to central

Mexico

COMMUNICATION AND

NETWORKS OF EXCHANGED

DEVELOPED IN THE

AMERICAS

 _{Warfare was meant for capture of}

slaves

 _{Or human sacrifices}

 _{Cities were abandoned around}

800 CE

 _{Not sure why…}

 _{Environmental degradation}  _{Social unrest}

THE INCA

 _{Andes mountains}  _Peru

 Expansionist

 _{Professional Army}  _Bureaucracy

THE INCA

 _{Like all Mesoamerican societies it}

had no large animals

 _{Major source of labor was HUMAN}  _{Peasants worked the land or on}

construction projects

 _{Gave a portion of their harvest to}

support a ruling class and to provide famine relief.

 _{Surpluses supported large cities}  _{Capitol: Cuzco}

THE INCA

 _{Incan women}

 _{Work fields}  _Weave

THE INCA

 _Polytheistic

 _{Sun-god was center of the state}

religion.

 _{Some human sacrifice, but also}

sacrifice of animals or material goods.

 _{Rewards for good behavior,}

punishment for bad (in afterlife)

 _{Incan rulers were mummified after}

THE INCA

 _{Private property didn’t exist}  _{Ruler descended from the sun}

and owned everything on Earth

 _{Military was important because}

each new ruler secured his place in the afterlife by acquiring more land

THE INCA

 _{Complex system of roads allowed}

the nobles to administer the large empire

 _{Excellent builders, stone cutters,}

and miners.

 _{Temple of the Sun (Cuzco)}  _{Machu Picchu}

 They recorded census data and

TRADE EXPLOSION

 _{New technologies encouraged}

growth in trade

 _Caravanserai  _{Roadside inn}  _Courtyard

 _{Travelers could rest}  _{Overland trade routes}

 _{Silk Road}

TRADE EXPLOSION

 _{New technologies encouraged}

growth in trade

 _Compass

 _{Not new technology but}

TRADE EXPLOSION

 _{New technologies encouraged}

growth in trade

 _Astrolabe

 _{Finding latitude}

TRADE EXPLOSION

 _{New technologies encouraged}

growth in trade

 _{Larger ships}

 _{Especially true in Indian Ocean}

trading

TRADE EXPLOSION

 _{Lots of luxury goods}

 _{Silk and cotton}  _Porcelain

 _Spices

 _{Precious metals and gems}  _Slaves

TRADE EXPLOSION

TRADE EXPLOSION

 _{New technologies encouraged}

growth in trade

 _{New forms of credit/montetization}

 _{New innovations in economics}

allowed for trade to be carried out on a larger scale.

 _{Bills of exchange}  _Credit

 _Checks

 _{Banking houses}

TRADE EXPLOSION

 _{State practices}

 _{Governments facilitated the}

expansion of trade in 600-1450

 _{For example:}

 _{The Incan road system}

 _{Trading organizations like the}

Hanseatic League

 _{Commercial infrastructure like the}

TRADE EXPLOSION

 _{As states and empires grew, they}

conquered more people.

 _{This serves to expand trade and}

communication as more people were drawn into the trade

networks of their conquerors’ economies.

 _China

 _{Byzantine Empire}  _{Islamic caliphates}