AP World Unit 2 Review

What did the Tang Dynasty contribute to the Silk Roads?

Answer explanation

Compasses, paper, and gunpowder

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

Answer explanation

Porcelain, Tea, and Silk (PST)

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

Answer explanation

Took over Abbasid Caliphate > improved roads and increased safety

Who created flying cash and what was it?

Answer explanation

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?

Answer explanation

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?

Answer explanation

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

What was the war technology of the Mongols?

Answer explanation

Portable towers and catapults - pony express with oral messages

What was Pax Mongolica?

Answer explanation

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

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

Answer explanation

Golden Horde, Il-Kahnate, and Yuan Dynasty

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

Answer explanation

Russia, Batu, Unsuccessful