Pax mongolica - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AP World History: Modern Unit 2 Networks of Exchange Topic 2.2: The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World The Mongols in World History Directions: You will work in collaborative groups for this assignment. It is important that you communicate and discuss the topics in detail so that you fully understand the information. Working as a team, you will click the links for your assigned group. AS A GROUP, read the passages. Then summarize the MAIN IDEA of each passage. Each group mem...

These notes summarize the introduction and accounts of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. They detail the challenges faced by travelers in the pre-modern period and highlight the differences in perspective and focus between Polo and Battuta. Polo's travels aimed to spread Christianity to the Mongol Empire, while Battuta's narrative focused on the importance of living a pious Muslim life. The notes also outline some of the lasting impacts of these travelers' accounts, including their influence on lat...

AP World History Modern Unit 2 Review Already Passed Silk Road Land-based trade route that stretched from the Mediterranean to East Asia. Indian Ocean Sea-based trade route that connected East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. Trans-Saharan Land-based trade across the Saharan desert between West Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East. Silk Road goods Silk, tea, spices, dyes, porcelain, rice, paper, gunpowder, horses, saddles, fruit, domestic animals, honey...