HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Merchants carry on trade across Pax Mongolica
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Western European rulers unite to defeat Mongol invaders
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Mongol explorers reach Venice
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Mongol invaders conquer Japan
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Detailed explanation-1: -The resulting stability brought by Mongol rule opened these ancient trade routes to a largely undisturbed exchange of goods between peoples from Europe to East Asia. Along the Silk Road, people traded goods such as horses, porcelain, jewels, silk, paper, and gun powder.
Detailed explanation-2: -It introduced new goods to Europe, including fabrics such as satin, damask silk, and muslin. It also allowed for the exchange of technology. With Mongol encouragement, Muslim doctors gained knowledge of Chinese pharmacology, while Chinese doctors learned surgical techniques from their counterparts in the Middle East.
Detailed explanation-3: -In China, for example, the Mongols increased the amount of paper money in circulation and guaranteed the value of that paper money in precious metals. They also built many roads-though this was only partly to promote trade-these roads were mainly used to facilitate the Mongols’ rule over China.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Status of Merchants: Improved under Mongol Rule Under Mongol rule, merchants had a higher status than they had in traditional China. During their travels they could rest and secure supplies through a postal-station system that the Mongols had established.