How Do Ideas Spread?

Pastoral Peoples, Migrations, and Trade Routes

I. Pastoral Peoples / Nomads

A. Nomads and settled peoples1. Pastoral people / Nomads2. Overland Routes

a. Example: Silk ROUTES

3. Provided

I. Pastoral Peoples / Nomads4. Inventions

a. Example: Paper

Pastoral Peoples / Nomads

b. Military

Pastoral Peoples / Nomads

c. Foodd. Diseases

1) Late Han Dynasty Plague162 CE

2) Antonine Plaguein Rome (165 – 180 CE)

Partner Discussion Question

• Identify the role that Nomadic/Pastoral people might have played in the development of civilization.

Pastoral Peoples / Nomads

5. Nomadic Peoples and History

MigrationsA. Bantu Migrations

(800 BCE – 1000 CE)1. Bantus2. Migration

Migrations3. How did it occur?

a. 2 Possibilities

4. Impacts of Migration

Bantu Migrations

Migrations

A. Polynesian Migrations1. Maritime migrations

1. Transplanted Foodsand Domesticated Animals

Partner Discussion Question

• Explain how the migration of people helped to spread ideas, religions, goods, culture, etc.

Trade Routes

A. Silk ROUTES – why plural???China to MediterraneanChina to IndiaOther trade routes

1. Specialized Merchantsa. Caravans

Trade Routes

B. Trans-Saharan Trade Routes (800 – 1500)***Routes existed prior to 800 but this is the period when the trade was most important***

1. Involved trade of Gold for Salt in sub-Saharan Africa

2. Camels3. Impact

a. Kingdom of Ghanab. Mali Empirec. Songhai Empire

Trade Routes

C. Indian Ocean Trading System (100 – 1600)***1600 – Introduction of European dominance***

1. Three distinct regions of tradea. South China Seab. East India / South East Asiac. West India / East Africa / Persian Gulf

Trade Routes

2. Impacta. Diffusion

3. Compared to Silk Road

Small Group Discussion Question

• Which trade route do you think would have been the most difficult to travel upon. Why? Give specific reasons for you answers.

Trade Routes

D. Diffusion of Ideas, Religions, and Technology1. Buddhism and Islam

a. Central Asiab. East Asiac. South East Asiad. Africa

II. Ideas, Religions and Technology2. Artistic motifs

a. Hellenistic World

Hellenistic Architecture in N. Africa

Closure Activity• How do the

three images to the right illustrate cross-cultural interaction?