Trade Route –
-Under the Abbasids, they created a trading route.
-They helped spread religion, Islamic culture, and technology.
-The routes went across North Africa and the Middle East, into Spain, West Africa, and eventually India and China. –India and China through silk roads.
Specific Countries/Areas that the trade routes went through:
-India
-China
-Arabia
-Northwest Africa
-Egypt
-Black Sea
Banking System:
-Their banking system was pretty complex with checks that could be cashed in another country.
-For their currency they often used fine fabrics made of cotton wool linen silk.
Sakk – is a form of check that traders in the Middle East used to pay for their items. Major currency.
What they traded:
-Silk, silver, gold, slaves, ink
-Elephants, tanned hides, armor, cinnamon and paper.
Mongol Invasion:
Invasion of Asia through the 13th century.
-Conquered areas that include China, Russia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
What happened:
-Cities that resisted were subject to destruction.
-The Mongols conquered west Asia either by force or voluntary submission.
-The Mongols conquered all of China during the invasion of China.
Military Units
-Were organized groups based on the decimal system.
-Transfers between units were forbidden and leaders at each level had the license to execute orders that they considered best.
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