Unit 2 Overview: Networks of Exchange (8:53)
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 02:25 What are caravanserai and why were they useful?
- 03:23 Where did large regional networks exist in this era?
- 03:56 How was trade conducted over the largest network in Afro-Eurasia and what goods were traded along this route?
- 05:25 How are the themes of governance and economic systems linked when studying networks of exchange in this era?
- 06:31 How did the creation of the Mongol Empire disrupt trade but also lead to building new caravanserai?
- 07:14 How did caravanserai affect many of the regions in which they were built?