Tuesday

Today we are going to begin reading and taking notes on chapter 8: China and the World.  But before we do let's have one last look at trade.

1.     The “Monsoon Marketplace” gained popularity around ___________ but it really became popular between ___________ and ___________.  It declined but then rose again during the ____________________ centuries.  Who participated in Indian Ocean trading?

2.     How did the Mongols contribute to the decline of trading by sea?

3.     Trading can be said to be about supply and demand.  What kinds of resources were available in the marketplace?

4.     Explain the logistics of the monsoon season.  How might that have contributed to the popularity of the “Monsoon Marketplace?”

5.     Why did new cities and empires form along the trade routes?

6.     What made Muslim merchants successful enough to be such key players in Indian Ocean trading?

7.     Explain the Kota Rani story.  Why was her empire (and therefore herself) so desirable?  What did she construct?

8.     Explain some of the positive effects of the Indian Trading routes.

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9.     How did the “Monsoon Marketplace” contribute to the spread of Islam to places in Asia?  Why were people open to embracing Islam?

10.  Recount the Srivijava example.

11.  How did taxes allow for city-states along the trading routes become wealthy?

12.  Why is trade not exactly the best strategy to building an empire?  How can it lead to the downfall of a city state?

HOMEWORK: Answer the student questions above.