1. Networks of Communication and Exchange 300 B.C.E. – 600 C.E. Chapter 7

2. The Silk Road Factors of Growth –The ___________ Kingdom fostered the Silk Road a trade route by which _________ products were exchanged with goods from the _________________ region. –General ________ led ___ expeditions that connected _________ with ________ Asia. –As _________ facilitated the movement of goods through their lands the _________ of Central Asia grew.

3. The Silk Road and The Spread of Religion The Sasanid Empire –Originated in Southern ______ the Sasanids defeated the ____________ and continued the rivalry with the ______________. –Sasanid Kings made ________________ the state religion. As a result other religions faced __________ and ___________, even though they still spread along the _______ ______. –Technology also spread through out Central Asia. Inventions included __________ warfare, mounted ______________ and the __________ for riding.

4. The Indian Ocean Maritime System & Routes Across the Sahara Growth & Development –Trade developed from the voyages of diverse people from _______ Africa, Southern _______, the _________ Gulf, __________ Southeast ______ and Southern _______. African Diversity –Geographic Features were barriers to ______ and ____________ through sub-Saharan Africa.

5. African Diversity Migration and the Development of Cultural Unity –Anthropologists believed that ________ & ________ traditions formed in Africa. ___________ Traditions were developed amongst ____________ elites who created written language, common ______ and _______ systems, __________ codes and other intellectual attitudes. ___________ Traditions were developed amongst ____-_________ locals but were passed around by stories and observed methods. –__________ Migrations Even amongst diverse climate zones it is believed that the _______ helped to develop African unity and technological advances such as ________ ____________________. Religious Ideas Spread –Networks in Africa and the Indian Ocean regions led to the spread and adaptation of religions such as ______________ and ______________. Buddhist ideology became split between ____________________ and ____________________ ideals. Christian societies in ________________ and ________________ spread through a combination of ___________ and imperial ________________.