Trade Between Cultures

Time Periods

Big Ideas

Specifics

Foundations

N and S American groups were isolated from other areas;

The rest of the world was linked in some way, such as trade or war;

Silk Roads – 5000 miles that linked China with the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Europe; religion, science, and technology spread;

Migrations: Polynesians migrated from Southeast Asia throughout the Pacific; Central Asian Peoples (Huns) began to migrate; Germanic peoples moved to other parts of Europe; Celts move from Europe to British Isles; As people move into areas caused great political and cultural upheaval

600 – 1450

More organized trade routes;

Increased contact (excluding N & S America);

Bantu migrations

Silk Roads;

Indian Ocean Trade;

Mediterranean trade;

Sahara caravan routes

Sub-Saharan Africa;

China and India’s international connections with others spread Buddhism, Hinduism, art and architectural styles to Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, Tibet;

Middle East spread knowledge, scholarship, music, art, and architecture;

Explorers and travelers: Zheng He and Ibn Battuta;

Migrations: Continued movement of Huns and Germanic tribes; Bantus in Africa lead to Swahili;

Wars: Hundred Years War (England and France); Crusades (Europe and Arabs) – leads to more trade; Islamic empire spreads from Asia, Africa, to Spain; attempts to enter eastern Europe;

Mongol invasions to China, southern Asia, and Eastern Europe lead to war; Muslim invasions into India (Delhi Sultanate) leads to strong Islamic culture in India;

Trade: Eastern European trade along river routes; cities rise; Indian Ocean trade between Asia and Africa; Sub-Saharan African trade for gold, ivory, and slaves; trade led to Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa; Song Empire established trade throughout Pacific; Ming spread influence throughout Asia; important port cities along eastern Africa and throughout Asian coast; Ghana became powerful because of gold; Mesoamerican trade was extensive and rivaled the trade of Asia and Africa;

 

1450 – 1750

World truly becomes connected for the first time;

Warfare, exploitation, and slavery;

European exploration changed trading patterns;

Missionaries;

European coastal trading centers;

Columbian Exchange;

Colonization;

European Wars became world wide;

Slave trade

Exploration: Europeans began to explore the entire world; Portugal explored Africa and ultimately gained many trading ports in Africa and Asia;

War: Ottomans conquer modern day Middle East;

Trade: Qing established full trade with Europeans by 1690s; English trade in Mughal India would ultimately lead to English control of India; Europeans in Africa leads to Atlantic Slave Trade;

Colonization: Spain in Latin America; France and England in North America; France and Dutch in Southeast Asia; England in India; Portuguese in Brazil

1750 – 1914

Western domination begins;

Imperialism;

Japan became a colonial empire;

Migrations of people – emigrants from China and Europe to the Americas (U.S., Canada, Argentina, and Chile);

War: Napoleonic contact leads to the spread of revolutionary ideas throughout Europe; Opium Wars leads to more trade in China; Russo-Japanese War;

Imperialism: European control of Africa and Asia;

Trade: China limited foreign trade; British forced opium on the Chinese; Open Door Policy with the U.S.; leads to internal decline; Commodore Perry in Japan;

Missionaries: Christian missionaries to China and Africa;

1914 to Present

Wars lead to more contact and spread of ideas; Communication leads to increased spread of democratic and reactionary ideas; Depression leads to protectionism

War: WWI fought on Asian, European, and African soil; troops from colonies fought leading to more spreading of ideas; WWII fought on Asian, European, and African soil; Cold War led to American and Soviet Involvement on all continents;