AP World Unit 2 Review

What did the Tang Dynasty contribute to the Silk Roads?

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Compasses, paper, and gunpowder

What were the 3 most important goods from China on the Silk Road?

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Porcelain, Tea, and Silk (PST)

What empire did the Mongols take over and how did they affect the Silk Road?

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Took over Abbasid Caliphate > improved roads and increased safety

Who created flying cash and what was it?

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Song China - allowed merchants to deposit paper money and withdraw it in another > inspired banking houses in Europe

What was the Hanseatic League and what did it allow?

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Alliance between northern cities in Germany and Scandinavia - ability to drive out pirates and monopolize trade in local goods.

What were a few characteristics of the Mongols?

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Pastoral nomads - skilled horse riders and hunter-foragers - highly disciplined and skilled with a shortbow

What was the war technology of the Mongols?

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Portable towers and catapults - pony express with oral messages

What was Pax Mongolica?

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The Peace of the Mongols - religious and cultural tolerance that cultivated trade

What were the empires of Ghengis Kahn's grandsons'?

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Golden Horde, Il-Kahnate, and Yuan Dynasty

What was the location of the Golden Horde, the founder, and success rates?

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Russia, Batu, Unsuccessful