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Chapter 2 – Section 3
Trade Networks of Africa and Asia
Trade Networks of Africa and Asia
Chapter 2, Section 3
Goals to learn:
• Why did trade flourish in the Muslim
world?
• What trading states rose in Africa and
what was life like for people in many
African cultures?
• How did China’s overseas trade expand in
the early 1400s?
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Arabia
Definition: Center of trade routes connecting the
Mediterranean world with Asia and Africa.
First Global Age = the long-
distance trade and travel
that grew in Africa, the
Middle East, and Asia in
the 1400s
Caravans = groups of people who traveled
together for safety
Silk Road = The Central Asian routes linking
China and the Middle East
Quran (Koran) = Holy book of Islam
Islam = religion
that emerged in
the 600s in
Arabia with
Muhammad as
the founder
Trade Flourished in the Muslim World
Chapter 2, Section 3
The First Global Age = the long- distance trade and travel
that grew in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in the 1400s
• Arabia = Center of trade routes connecting the
Mediterranean world with Asia and Africa. Arab
merchants played a role in the growing trade.
• Muslim sailors developed expert knowledge of the
Indian Ocean. They sailed to the many ports of Africa
and India.
• Muslim traders also traveled overland across Central
Asia. The Central Asian routes linking China and the
Middle East are known as the Silk Road. Because the
Silk Road was dangerous, traders formed caravans—
groups of people who traveled together for safety.
Trade to the Indies and the Silk Road (2:59)*** Use Media Player
Islam
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Emerged in Arabia in the 600s
Muslim = one who submits to Allah (Muslim god)
Founder = Muhammad
Holy book = Quran – contains the word of god that was
revealed to Muhammad
Spread through trade by Muslim merchants
5 Pillars of Islam
United Muslims across lands because of
pilgrimage to Mecca
Arabic – language of Islam
History and Teachings of Islam (5:04)***
Mohammad (3:29)
How Islam Spread (1:32)***
The Mosque (1:22)
The Faith and Practice of Islam (4:44)
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City-State = A large
town that has its
own government
and controls the
surrounding
countryside.
Savanna = A region of grasslands.
Extended Family = Several generations live in
one household
Swahili =
language
blending Arabic
and local
African
languages that
emerged from
Muslim traders
in East Africa
Mansa Musa =
Mali’s famous
Muslim ruler
Kinship = Sharing of common
ancestor
Timbuktu =
Major trading
center for Mali
and Songhai
The Trading States of Africa
Chapter 2, Section 3
Trading kingdoms of
City-states of East Africa (Kilwa,
West Africa (Mali,
Sofala)
Songhai)
• Gold was carried to African
coastal cities such as Kilwa and • Several trading
kingdoms grew up in a
Sofala and across the Indian
Ocean to India and China
region of grasslands
• Wealth from trade helped East
called the savanna.
African rulers build strong city• Timbuktu- major
states—large towns that have
trading center
their own governments and
control the surrounding
• Many rulers adopted
countyside.
Islam.
• Many rulers became Muslims.
• A new language, Swahili, blended
Arab words and African
languages.
Trading Kingdoms of West Africa
Mali
• Most famous ruler –
Mansa Musa
• 1324 – Mansa Musa
made a pilgrimage to
Mecca
Songhai
• Most powerful kingdom
in West Africa in 1400s
• Major city - Timbuktu
Ways of Life in Africa
Chapter 2, Section 3
Where people lived
• Most people of Africa lived in small villages away from the powerful
trading states.
How they earned a living
• Most people made a living by herding, fishing, or farming.
Family life
• Family relationships were important. Many people lived within an extended
family —several generations living in one household.
Importance of kinship
• Ties of kinship, or sharing a common ancestor, linked families. People
related by kinship owed loyalty to one another.
Religious beliefs
• Beliefs varied widely. However, common beliefs included the idea that
links among family members lasted even after a person died. Africans
honored the spirits of their ancestors as well as the forces of nature.
***Early Africa and Trade (3:24)***
China’s Overseas Trade in the 1400s
Chapter 2, Section 3
• China was ruled by an emperor.
• An emperor who came to power in 1402 was eager
for trade. He ordered a fleet of more than 300 ships
to be built. The fleet was commanded by Admiral
Zheng He.
• Zheng He made seven voyages. His fleet traded in
Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, and East Africa.
• After Zheng He’s death in 1435, China’s overseas
voyages abruptly ended. No one is sure why.
• How could history have been rewritten with Zheng
He’s voyages????
Section 3 Assessment
Chapter 2, Section 3
Which statement best describes Islam in the 1400s?
a) Islamic traders would trade only with other Muslim merchants.
b) Islam’s followers believed in many gods.
c) Islam was spread by the Chinese admiral, Zheng He.
d) Islam began in Arabia and spread across a vast area including North
Africa.
Which statement best describes Chinese trade in the 1400s?
a) Eventually a Chinese fleet crossed the Pacific and rounded the tip of
South America.
b) In the early 1400s, a large Chinese fleet traded in many foreign ports;
then, after thirty years, it suddenly stopped.
c) In the 1400s, the Chinese built a new fleet patterned after the many
Chinese fleets before it.
d) The Chinese established several trading cities on the west coast of
Africa.
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Section 3 Assessment
Chapter 2, Section 3
Which statement best describes Islam in the 1400s?
a) Islamic traders would trade only with other Muslim merchants.
b) Islam’s followers believed in many gods.
c) Islam was spread by the Chinese admiral, Zheng He.
d) Islam began in Arabia and spread across a vast area including North
Africa.
Which statement best describes Chinese trade in the 1400s?
a) Eventually a Chinese fleet crossed the Pacific and rounded the tip of
South America.
b) In the early 1400s, a large Chinese fleet traded in many foreign ports;
then, after thirty years, it suddenly stopped.
c) In the 1400s, the Chinese built a new fleet patterned after the many
Chinese fleets before it.
d) The Chinese established several trading cities on the west coast of
Africa.
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