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A sign of the importance and economic value of trade in this era was that merchants from a great variety of cultures settled into areas far from their homelands & established pockets of communities. Profit motive drove this merchant diaspora! Examples Jewish & Christian merchants and families lived in China, South Asia, Central Asia, North Africa, western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Persian Gulf region.
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Muslim communities Indian Ocean SE Asia North Africa West Africa (Muslim) Spain Byzantine Empire China Chinese Merchants SE Asia, Indian Ocean region
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DescriptionWho is he? Christian merchant who traveled with his father & uncle from Venice to SW Asia via the Silk Roads into East Asia. (1200s) Returned 24 yrs later His account, A Description of the World Christopher Columbus used that book as an inspiration to find a way to the “East” and called China “Cathay” as did this traveler Marco Polo
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The wealthy west African King of Mali Journyed to Mecca in the 1300s (hajj) Visited Timbuktu, Gao, and Cairo Mansa Musa
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Muslim traveler from North Africa Began a 30 year journey in the 1300s Went through Dar-al- Islam “everywhere Islam is” West Africa, Muslim Spain, North Africa, Byzantine Empire, SW Asia, East Africa, South Asia, East Asia, SE Asia Journals contain lively commentary on the people, sights, and customs of each region visited. Ibn Battuta
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All seven of his voyages departed from Nanjing, one of China’s main ports Between 1405 -1433, visited ports in SE Asia, India, Persia, Arabian Peninsula, & Africa. Brought back a giraffe from Africa… Zheng He
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descriptionAnswer Chinese monk who went to India in the 600s Spent 10 years visiting holy sites and libraries Brought knowledge back to China Records called Great Tang Records on the Western Regions Xuanzang
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Patriarchy – male dominated society, continued to be the norm China: Tang & Song, women’s status deteriorated Across Dar-Al-Islam, traditional Muslim views of women prevailed EXCEPTIONS: Mongol and Vietnamese women refused to accept the Chinese cultural expectation of footbinding. Some Vietnamese women led revolts against Chinese occupation of their lands. Empress Wu of the Tang dynasty – early emperor in the Post Classical Era.
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