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A Changing World How is the world changing during this time? How do you think this will effect people traveling? Trade Networks of Africa and Asia First Global Age • Long-distance trade and traveled increased dramatically in the 1400s Islam • • • • 600s new religion in Arabia Prophet Muhammad People followed the Quran (Koran) Muslims Trade • Trade spread Islam • Sailed from Middle East to Indian ocean Silk Road • “Highway” from Asia to the Middle East • Lots of desert • Traveled in caravans – Groups of people who traveled together for safety Africa • City-State is a large town that has its own government and controls the surrounding countryside Africa • Savanna: a region of grasslands • Timbuktu: major trading center – Mali huge kingdom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTrgA5xXiFU&feature=relat Songhai Empire SALT GOLD [15c-16c] Africa • Extended Families: Several generations live in one household • Kinship: common ancestor China • Emperor: center of power • 1400s China begins building huge fleets of ships – Zheng He discovers America? 1421 – Maps of North America drawn by Chinese http://www.y outube.com/ watch?v=Kx kvmQxM86U China • Chinese Ships much larger than Europeans ships • A new emperor ends the voyages because he doesn’t see it as important Europe • Middle Ages: – Feudalism: system of rule by lords who rules their land but people owe loyalty and military service to a monarch http://lifeexaminations.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/feudalism3.jp g Europe • During the middle ages the Roman Catholic Church played a huge role • The church was the source of education • Clergy were often the only people who could read and write http://jspivey.wikispaces.com/file/view/_Catholic_Roman_Catholic_Church_Books__History_Church_History_Vatican_Secrets__Hidden_History_Eucharist_2.gif/33797515/364x685/_Catholic_Roman_Catholic_Church_Books__History_Church_History_Vatican_Secrets__Hidden_History_Eucharist_2.gif Europe • 900s life began to change for peasants – New methods of farming to produce more food – Warfare declined and trade grew Europe • 1100-1300 Crusades – Series of wars fought between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land – People now were venturing out of Europe – The growth of trade to the Middle East – New Experience of spices, silks and Asian foods http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-crusades.htm Europe • Renaissance: – French for rebirth – A time with great learning – 1300-1600 – New inventions – German printing press Gutenberg was invented Europe • People wanted new trade routes to Asia http://mrgrayhistory.wikispaces.com/UNIT+10+-+THE+RENAISSAN Europe • Portuguese Voyages – King Henry encouraged exploration – Designed new ship the caravel • Ship with triangular sails and a steering rudder • Could sail into the wind • Explored coast of Africa – Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope of Africa Europe • Portuguese explored coast of Africa – Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope of Africa http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vasco_da_Gama_in_Ellis's_History_of_the_United_States.jpg Work Cited • http://www.ablogabouthistory.com/2010/02/26 /the-search-for-ming-dynasty-shipwrecks/ • http://img264.imageshack.us/i/islam2ie9.jpg/ • http://blog.webjoogler.com/blog/wpcontent/uploads/2010/07/quran.jpg • http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/index.php?Lang=en &Page=21&TypeId=15&ArticleId=6249&Actio n=ArticleBodyView
