Medieval China

a human-made waterway linking Northern & Southern China

• Panama Canal

• Strait of Gibraltar

• Grand Canal

• Suez Canal

people are hired or promoted based on talent and skills

• Good Ole Boy System

• Urbanization

• Meritocracy

• Daoism

Growth of cities

• Rural

• Urbanization

• Suburb

• Country

an economy in which people use currency rather than bartering to trade

• Credit Economy

• Bartering Economy

• Debt Economy

• Money Economy

a system of Indian Ocean trade routes that connected Asia, India, Arabia, and Africa.

• Trans-Saharan Trade

• Trade Caravan

• Chinese Waterway System

• Indian Ocean Maritime System

ancient trade route that linked Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Silk was an important trade item.

• Silk Road

• Cinnamon Road

• Salt Road

• Gold Road

a nomadic people who eventually conquered much of Asia

• Samurai

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Pilgrimage

• Mongols

leader of the Mongols who organized them into a powerful army for conquest

• Julius Caesar

• Genghis Kahn

• Ibn Battuta

• Emperor Qin

payment or gift to a more powerful country or government

• Taxes

• Tribute

• Interest

• Debt

Chinese explorer who led a series of sea voyages to win more tributary states.

• Marco Polo

• Ibn Battuta

• Zheng He

• Leif Ericson