Prehistory 10,000 BC to 1400

1. Prehistory 10,000 BC to 1400 Climate stability following the Ice Age in 10,000 BC created cultural changes. Hunter / Gathering becomes “civilizations” with agriculture. Increase knowledge and technology (irrigation!), and transportation. Agriculture (farming) and domestication (keeping animals)increases because population increased, need food. Fertile Crescent, Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ancient China, Rome = ancient civilizations. Civilization = writing, social hierarchy, government, defense, trade.

2. Let’s look at how trade Transformed Europe’s main form and path for trade with Asia was through the _______________ ___________: Trade route in silk and spices (mustard, cinnamon) between ______________ German researcher _____________________ who coined the term the Great Silk Road in his fundamental work, “China”, in1877.

3. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ There were ___________ and hubs set up along the trade route to _____________ and stop points to __________________.

4. Goods that were traded??

5. So what happened to make the Silk Road dangerous? 1.) Rise of Islam __________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ 2.) Safety from Raiders- __________________________________ __________________________________ _____________ _________________________________ __________________________________

6. 3.) Faster to trade by sea • _________________________________ _________________________________ 4.) Carry more goods • _________________________________ _________________________________ 5.) Civil War in China • _________________________________ _________________________________ • ___________________________________________________________________________________________________