How and why did states tap into the wealth that traveled along both land and sea routes?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Benefit of land and sea routes
1. routes of commerce are the lifelines of empires
a. pumped them with resources
b. equipped them with new ideas and technologies
c. laid down tracks for their armies to follow
B. State growth led to increased trade
1. urbanization led to increased trade over longer distances
2. numerous routes of communication provided opportunities for stronger, bigger states that could manage many political communities more efficiently
C. Evidence helps us see where and how land and sea routes emerged
1. mapping of the Indian Ocean by Darius I of Persia
2. increase in port cities
3. understanding of the monsoon season in the Indian Ocean
4. eastern goods travelled overland routes to western cultures
5. first written evidence of presumed commerce across Eurasia appears in a report from Zhang Qian
You might also like to view...
According to the papal bull Ausculta fili, __________.
A. the church and state are one B. the church has authority over the state C. the church and state are separate but equal entities D. the state is set above the church
Which of the following countries allowed earlier voting privileges to women and ethnic minorities than most other democratic countries?
a. France and Switzerland b. Greece and Bulgaria c. Norway and New Zealand d. Britain and Scandinavia
Where did King Philip’s War take place?
A) Britain B) Spain C) New England D) the Chesapeake
Why was the wealth that Spain acquired from the New World considered to be a mixed blessing?
a. Spain was forced to send a large proportion of its population to the New World to help ship gold and silver back to Spain. b. The Spanish got wealthy from silver and gold in the New World, but lost most of their army and navy in battles with Native Americans. c. Spain only used the New World as a source of wealth; it did not consider establishing real settlements there. d. Great inflation for ordinary Spaniards resulted from Spain's quick acquisition of its wealth. e. The Spanish who got wealthy very quickly did not know how to manage their wealth and lost it just as quickly.