Trade and Cultural Diffusion

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How does trade encourage/affect cultural diffusion?

How does trade lead to interdependency between societies?

What were the causes and effects of the Mongol invasions and their impact on Europe, China, India and Southwest Asia (600-1450)?

What were the major political, economic, and cultural developments in Tang and Song China and what was their impact on Eastern Asia?

How did the slave trade develop?

How did the Silk Road and the African gold-salt trade facilitate the spread of ideas and trade?

How did geography influence the development of civilizations such as in the Middle East?

How did new ideas in mathematics, science, and technology begin and then spread throughout the world? (Include ideas from the Tang to Ming dynasties.)

WHAT YOU NEED ON EACH SLIDE

• At least 5 bullet points per slide (this is an example of a bullet point)

• At least one picture or image representing the question (It can be something representing the area, something traded there or something that was culturally diffused)

• You should be creative with the font or colors or background.

Information about African Gold-Salt Trade http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/sh/Information about Ming China http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/kpct/kp_ming.htmInformation about Mongol Invasions http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/mongols/Information about Silk Road http://www.silkroadproject.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Public/sourcebook.pdfInformation about Slave Trade http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart1.htmlInformation about Song China http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/Information about Tang China http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Tang/tang.htmlInformation about Trade: Indian Ocean http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/dialogue/the-slave-route/trade-in-the-indian-ocean/Information on Pax Mongolica http://www.silk-road.com/artl/paxmongolica.shtmlMap of the gold-salt trade http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gold/hd_gold.htmMap of the Silk Road http://www.asian-studies.org/eaa/silkroad.htm

WEB SITES TO FIND INFORMATION