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Sub-Saharan Africa

Emerging Transregional; Networks of Communication & Exchange

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?Emerging Transregional; Networks of Communication & Exchange New tech & more familiarity with the world= movement of people through Afro-Eurasia & the Americas Movement gave rise to greater transregional interaction Networks of communication and exchange grew in # and size War & migration + trade= force driving this ^ This movement allowed Transfer of tech and knowledge Spread & mixing of religious beliefs Redistribution of plant & animals Waging of war over longer distances Spread of diseases Transregional Trade Routes Trade mainly operated on the local or regional level Because a society didn?t have the means to travel farther A wide assortment of foods and resources could be obtained in regions where climate & terrain varied Islands of Oceania & the Americas

Chapter 8 Stearns MCQ

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Ethnic groups in Burkina Faso
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73 Copyright ? 2011 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. World Civilizations: The Global Experience, AP Edition, 6e (Stearns) Chapter 8 African Civilizations and the Spread of Islam Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Between 800 and 1500, as the frequency and intensity of contact with the outside world increased, which of the following had the most significant impact on sub-Saharan Africa? A) The arrival of the Portuguese B) The arrival of Christianity C) The arrival of Islam D) The arrival of Chinese merchants Answer: C Page Ref: 184 Topic: Introduction Skill: Conceptual 2) What was one of the major differences between African civilizations and other postclassical societies?

AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY Chapter 7 Review

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AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY CHAPTER 7 Larger Concept Section Review Vocabulary Terms Details THE SILK ROAD Origins and Operations -The rise of the Parthian kingdom helped foster the Silk Road, a route by which Chinese products were exchanged with goods from the Mediterranean regions -General Zhang led expeditions that established the route from China through Central Asia Silk Road-caravan routes connecting China and the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran Parthians-Iranians ruling dynasty between ca. 250 B.C.E. and 226 C.E. -The Seleucid kings focused their energies on Mesopotamia and Syria which allowed an Iranian nomadic leader to establish an independent kingdom of a people called Parthians in northeastern Iran

African Arts

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Oral literature was a very important component in most African communities. Storytelling was the way to pass down history and stories down through gernerations. Early sub-Saharan African cultures were famous for their pottery and bronze sculptures.

The Earth and Its Peoples - Chapter 14

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CHAPTER 14 Tropical Africa and Asia, 1200?1500 I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Tropical Lands and Peoples A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . The Tropical Environment 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . The tropical zone falls between the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the south. The Afro-Asian tropics have a cycle of rainy and dry seasons dictated by the alternating winds known as monsoons.

The Earth and Its Peoples - Chapter 8

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CHAPTER 8 Networks of Communication and Exchange, 300?b.c.e.?1100 c.e. I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . The Silk Road A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Origins and Operations 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . The Silk Road was an overland route that linked China to the Mediterranean world via Mesopotamia, Iran, and Central Asia. There were two periods of heavy use of the Silk Road: (1) 150 b.c.e.?907 c.e. and (2) the thirteenth through seventeenth centuries c.e. 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . The origins of the Silk Road trade may be located in the occasional trading of Central Asian nomads. Regular, large-scale trade was fostered by the Chinese demand for western products (particularly horses) and by the Parthian state in northeastern Iran and its control of the markets in Mesopotamia.
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