Name Class Date. Essential Question: What have been the major trade networks in world history?

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1 Trade Essential Question: What have been the major trade networks in world history? A. Define trade. B. Record information about the topics listed in the Cumulative Review or your answers to the questions in the Cumulative Review below. Use the Concept Connector Handbooks at the end of your textbook, as well as chapter information, to complete this worksheet. 1. Phoenician Sea Traders While powerful rulers controlled large empires in the ancient Middle East, the smaller state of Phoenicia made its own contribution to civilization. The Phoenicians gained fame as both sailors and traders. They produced glass from coastal sand, and a luxurious dye called Tyrian purple from a tiny sea snail. The Phoenicians traded all around the Mediterranean Sea, and as far as Britain. To promote trade, they established colonies in North Africa, Sicily, and Spain. The Phoenicians spread Middle Eastern civilization all around the Mediterranean. One of their most significant cultural contributions is the Phoenician alphabet. It is the basis of the alphabet we use today. 2. Phoenician Trade Network and the Silk Road The Phoenicians were Middle Eastern sea traders who sailed around the Mediterranean and a far as Spain. The Silk Road was a land-based network of trade routes that connected China to the Mediterranean. Both trade routes connected multiple cultures. The Phoenician trade network depended on Phoenician ships, traders, and the trade posts and colonies they set up. The Silk Road, on the other hand, was not controlled by any one group. In addition, trade goods on the Silk Road exchanged hands often because they passed from trader to trader on the extensive route. Small, expensive, luxury items were traded, including silk and spices from the east, and Roman glass from the west. They took up less space, were easier to carry, and had high value. 3. Trade in Ancient Greece and Phoenicia The culture and economy of ancient Greece was greatly influenced by trade. With hundreds of bays offering safe harbor for ships, and thousands of miles of coastline, it was only natural that Greeks became expert sailors. Greek ships carried cargoes of olive oil, wine, and marble throughout the eastern Mediterranean. They returned not only with grains and metals but also with ideas, which they adapted to their own needs. By focusing on the eastern Mediterranean, Greek sailors never traveled as far as the Phoenicians. Phoenicians, who made their home on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, sailed across the length of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic Ocean to reach the west coast of North Africa and as far north as Britain. 241

2 4. Traders and Merchants in Feudalism and the Manorial System Medieval Europe was dominated by feudalism and the manorial system. Feudalism was a political system; the manor, or lord s estate, was an economic system. Both systems were based on mutual obligations. The manor was intended to be selfsufficient, producing everything needed by the lord s family and the peasants and serfs who lived there. How did trade develop during this period? Around the 1100s, people began to travel more; crusaders brought luxury goods back to Europe. Nobles wanted goods that could not be produced on manors, and peasants needed iron for farm tools. Traders formed merchant companies that traveled together and set up trade fairs near major crossroads. Slowly, small trade settlements in Europe developed into towns and cities. Meanwhile, Europe s population was growing. Manors became overcrowded. Lords often allowed peasants to buy their freedom and move to towns. 5. Trade in the Byzantine Empire, Russia, and Phoenicia Trade was at the heart of the prosperity and power of Constantinople and the Byzantine empire. In Russia, trade contributed to the rise of Kiev and Moscow. Earlier, trade had been just as important to the ancient Phoenicians. Location helped each of these cities or regions develop trade. Phoenicia was located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. In addition, Phoenicia had a resource that people wanted, a valuable purple dye. The Byzantine empire had a strategic location between Europe and Asia, in an area linking the Mediterranean and Black seas. From this location, the empire commanded key trade routes. Merchants bought and sold wheat from Egypt, silks from China, spices from Southeast Asia, and furs from Vikings in Scandinavia. Rivers connected Vikings with Kiev and Russia. Russia s network of rivers connected it to the advanced Byzantine world Eventually Russia adopted many aspects of Byzantine culture. 6. Coastal Peoples and Trade Naturally, many coastal peoples became skilled sailors and developed major trading cultures. Greek, Viking, and East African traders all sailed great distances using their nautical skills, and exchanged goods and ideas with new cultures. The Mediterranean and the Aegean seas were central to the development of Greece, and the seas provided a vital link to the world outside. The Greeks traded primarily in the eastern Mediterranean. Farmland was limited in Greece. When the population grew, the Greeks set up colonies throughout the Mediterranean, including in Spain and Egypt. These colonies expanded trade opportunities for the Greeks. The Vikings of Scandinavia were warriors, skilled shipbuilders, and sailors. They constructed shallow-draft ships that could sail up European rivers, which allowed them to attack far inland. Eventually, Viking groups settled outside of Scandinavia and influenced the development of cultures in Russia and Normandy, among other places. East African trading cities flourished in the 600s. From ancient times, Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and Indian traders traded in the region. Later, African rulers allowed Arab and Persian merchants to set up communities. East African trading cities benefited from the monsoon winds that carried ships between Africa and India. Goods from the interior of Africa, Persia, Arabia, India, China, and Southwest Asia flowed on and off the shores of East Africa. 242

3 7. Chinese Trade in Southern China and Up Coast During his reign, the famous Han emperor Wudi (141 B.C 87 B.C) opened up a vast trade network, later called the Silk Road, that linked China to the west. Under both the Tang and Song dynasties, foreign trade flourished, with Chinese merchants carrying goods to Southeast Asia in exchange for spices, rare woods, and a faster-growing type of rice. Between 1405 and 1433, a Chinese admiral named Zheng He commanded a series of sea expeditions to promote trade. He sailed to the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf and visited ports in East Africa. As a result of trade, Chinese merchants settled permanently in Southeast Asia and India, bringing their culture with them. 8. The Dutch Trading Empire In the early 1600s, the Dutch set up what became a powerful trading empire in Southeast Asia. It was actually a trading company known as the Dutch East India Company. Unlike the companies of other European companies, the Dutch East India Company had full sovereign powers. Because it had the power to build armies, wage war, negotiate peace treaties, and govern overseas territory, it came to dominate the region. In 1641, the Dutch captured Malacca from the Portuguese and opened trade with China. Soon they were able to enforce a monopoly in the Spice Islands. The Dutch maintained an empire in Indonesia until the 1900s. 9. Indian Trade in Southeast Asia The Mughal dynasty ruled in India from 1526 to Mughal India was the center of a valuable spice trade. It was also the world leader in textile manufacturing, exporting large quantities of silk and cotton cloth. The Mughal empire was large and powerful. When Europeans approached Mughal emperors about trading rights, the Mughals saw no threat in granting them. The Portuguese, Dutch, English, and French were allowed to build forts and warehouses in Indian coastal towns. As the empire weakened, however, the Europeans fought for greater control. By the late 1700s, the British East India Company used its great wealth to dominate most of India. 10. European Approaches to Trade in the 1500s and 1600s In the 1500s and 1600s, European countries took various approaches to trade. The Portuguese did not set up colonies. Instead, they set up coastal trading posts with just enough men and firepower to defend them. They also attacked existing trading centers to add to their vast trading empire. As Portuguese power declined, the British, French, and Dutch established permanent footholds. In general, these nations established closer ties with local rulers, sometimes negotiating trade treaties. However, European trading companies were willing to use force and did. They also attempted to convert Asians and Africans to Christianity, sometimes destroying local sacred sites. 243

4 11. Earlier Slave Trades and the Atlantic Slave Trade The slave trade reached its height after the age of exploration, when Europe's overseas colonies required huge numbers of laborers to grow cash crops. However, the slave trade had existed long before this time. For example, slavery existed in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, as well as in the Muslim world. In these cultures, slaves were often conquered peoples. Sometimes, to pay debts, an individual might sell himself as a slave. The ancient Egyptians may have used slaves to build the great pyramids. As Rome expanded, it strained its workforce. As a result, Rome was heavily dependent on slaves. In the Muslim world, slaves were generally well treated. The founder of Islam, Muhammad, urged his followers to be kind to their slaves. The Atlantic slave trade however, was on a much larger scale and, in many ways, the most cruel. Unlike most other types of slavery, it was racially based, and entailed the forced migration of about 13 million people from Africa. 12. Trade Within the Roman Empire (Chapter 1, page 49) 13. Railroad Travel and Travel on the Silk Road (Chapter 5, page 191) 14. The British and Dutch Trading Empires (Chapter 10, page 345) 244

5 15. United States Trade in the Twentieth Century (Chapter 19, page 663) 16. Fears About Foreign Trade Dominance (Chapter 19, page 663) 17. Modern Free Trade and Mercantilism in the 1600s and 1700s (Chapter 19, page 663) 245

6 C. Sample Topics for Thematic Essays Below are examples of thematic essay topics that might appear on a test. Prepare for the test by outlining an essay for each topic on a separate sheet of paper. Use the Concept Connector Handbooks at the end of your textbook, as well as chapter information, to outline your essays. 1. Discuss how the strong Roman military helped support trade during the Pax Romana, and how that trade then affected Roman civilization. 2. Describe the relationship between trade and the new European imperialism of the late 1800s. 3. Describe the British trade in cotton before the Industrial Revolution and how it was changed by the factory system. 4. Describe the importance of trade in Latin American nations before and after independence. How did trade have both positive and negative effects? 5. How was a favorable balance of trade an important part of Japan s growth after World War II? 6. Describe the development of the Common Market and European Union, and evaluate their impact on trade among member nations. 7. Describe the international treaties or organizations and the regional trade blocs that have been set up to promote trade. What are the goals of these treaties, organizations, and trade blocs? 8. What are the benefits of global trade? Why do some people oppose globalization? 246