1. Chapter 7: Networks of Communication and Exchange 300 C.E. Thinking Skill: Demonstrate an understanding of concepts.

2. The Silk Road

3. Who was the stirrup invented by? –The Kushan people of northern Afghanistan btw 100 BCE and 300 CE

4. The Indian Ocean Maritime System forged economic and social ties between?

5. Ships Roman Trade ShipIndian Ocean Ship

6. Sahel

8. Steppes

9. Savanna

10. Tropical Rain Forest

11. Why did pigs have a religious significance in many cultures?

14. Silk Road Video http://www.learner.org/courses/worldhistor y/unit_video_9- 1.html?pop=yes&pid=2152#http://www.learner.org/courses/worldhistor y/unit_video_9- 1.html?pop=yes&pid=2152#

15. Silk Road Why can the Silk Road be described as a social system rather than simply as a transportation route? –Important in exchange of ideas/cultures –Due to size and isolated nature-not dominated by anyone state/culture –Trend toward moving from the countryside to the cities/trading centers altered people’s lives –Religion: Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism combined to create a complex culture that affected both the peoples on the road and beyond