Trade

The Silk Road and Water routes in the Indian Ocean

Trans Saharan

Trade Connections

GoodsAfrica Asia Europe Middle East Gold From West Africa

Spices from lands around the Indian Ocean

Cloth from India and China (silk from China)

Porcelain from China and Persia

Amber (Stone)

Later Cloth

Cloth

Technology Africa Asia Europe Middle East

China: Paper Compass

India:New crops

Water wheels and windmills

IdeasAfrica Asia Europe Middle East

Buddhism spread to Korea From China

Hinduism and Buddhism spread from India to South East Asia

Printing and paper money spread from china

Islam spread to Africa

Japan • Location

Chinese Influences• Writing• Architecture• Buddhism

Chinese Writing Japanese Writing

Japanese

Chinese

Shinto • Began in Japan • Honors the spirits thought to be found in nature- in

forest or mountains. • Honoring the spirit’s of one’s ancestors (influenced

by Buddhism) • State religion: worship of the Emperor

African Kingdoms

Askum • Located in the Ethiopian Highlands and

the Nile River• Became a Christian Kingdom

Zimbabwe• Located close to the Zambezi and

Limpopo rivers and the Indian ocean coast.• Active in the gold and ivory trade of East

Africa

• City of “ Great Zimbabwe” was their capital.

West African Kingdoms • Made up of the Ghana, Mali and Songhai Empires• Located near the Niger River and the Sahara • Big on trade

– Wealth comes from trading gold and salt – City of Timbuktu was center of trade and learning in the

area– Islamic

South America Civilizations

Mayan Location Represented by Government Economy Religion Central American Rain Forests

Chichen Itza Groups of City States ruled by kings

Agriculture and trade

Polytheistic

AztecLocation Represented by Government Economy Religion In Central Mexico (in a Valley)

Tenochtitlan Emperor Agriculture and Tribute from conquered people

Polytheistic: rituals

IncansLocation Represented by Government Economy Religion Andes Moutians Machu Picchu

** Road System

Ruled by an Emperor

High-Altitude Agriculture

Polytheistic

Achievements• Calendars• Mathematics• Writing• Record-Keeping Systems